Counter-Strike hacks are a blight on the game, because they make it difficult for legitimate players to enjoy themselves. Hacks have been problematic since CS 1.3, and Valve’s commitment to VAC being non-intrusive means that some hackers slip through the cracks.
We’re going to show you the types of hacks that you might encounter during your climb up the CS2 ranks, as well as what you can do to stop them.
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There are a few types of CS2 hacks that players should be vigilant of on the server.
The most common hack in CS2 is a wallhack. A wallhack is self-explanatory – it gives players the ability to see their enemies through walls. It’s more obvious at lower ranks, where players shouldn’t have the game intelligence to predict where enemies will be, nor the reaction times to act on it. At higher ranks like Global Elite, this is a bit trickier to identify, because players have lightning-fast reflexes and accuracy. Great communication at these ranks also means that the info is often there to know exactly where enemies should be. Prefiring common hiding spots can easily be mistaken for cheating, too. It’s important you get it right with the margins so fine.
CS2 aimbot hacks are also frequent in matchmaking. These are usually obvious to identify because they’re often shameless in their use. Counter-Strike aimbots can destroy even the greatest team, as it’s rare they miss a shot. An aimbot with an AWP is an opponent you don’t want to meet on the server. All you can do with aimbots is complete a report and move on, because in all likelihood you won’t be winning the game.
The final hack common in-game is a bunnyhop cheat. Bunnyhopping is an extremely hard skill to master in CS2, requiring frame-perfect hops over a long period. It’s impossible for most. In matchmaking, bunnyhop cheaters have perfect movement allowing them to reach areas of the map much quicker than expected. These players have an advantage over unsuspecting enemies when they get the drop on them.
Many hackers hide behind the justification of practice. Don’t fall for it. If they really wanted to practice, they’d be learning how to remove bots in CS2, and practicing by themselves on a private server. Instead, they go into public games and ruin others’ fun.
Players on CS:GO who have over 350 hours of playtime, 150 wins in competitive Counter-Strike, and are at least Gold Nova 1 in matchmaking, used to be enrolled in the game’s Overwatch program. Overwatch was a player-driven cheat detection process, where a group of players, the ‘Investigators’, were sent eight rounds of footage featuring a reported player, dubbed ‘The Suspect’ by the game. Investigators were given four categories to look out for:
In each of these categories, they had to decide between the options ‘Insufficient Evidence’ and ‘Evident Beyond a Reasonable Doubt’. If the Suspect was deemed to be cheating by the Investigators, they’d be permanently banned.
Players received a small XP reward when they made a correct decision on Overwatch. Unfortunately, there’s not much you can do to fight cheaters mid-game, but post-game the Overwatch option was some small justice.
Valve has currently removed Overwatch from CS2, but hopefully it makes it return in the future.
Valve has shown a zero-tolerance policy towards CS2 hackers in the past. Anyone caught using cheats of any kind is usually faced with a lifetime ban from the game. In these instances, ban avoidance is seen as just as bad as cheating, so making a new Steam account won’t help either. It’s important that this policy is in place. As one of the most competitive games on the planet, the integrity of CS2’s matchmaking is extremely important to the long-term health of the game. If every match was riddled was cheaters, as is the case in some shooters, then the game would die a swift death. Zero tolerance is the only approach here, especially as the game continues to grow. As mentioned above, the most commonly used cheat in CS2 is wallhacks. This is because it can be much harder for the game to detect, especially if there is a cheater playing it smart. Sometimes, these players will purposefully throw rounds, so that it doesn’t look as though they’re cheating in the Overwatch footage. That’s why it’s so important to stay vigilant at all times. Unfortunately, it’s not always easy to tell a cheater from a normal player. Aimbots are usually extremely obvious, as they bounce from player to player, hitting crazy headshots across the map. It’s wallhacks that are more difficult to detect. Sometimes, you’ll play against someone who seems to have superhuman game intelligence. Often, they do – always in the right place at the right time, and ready to kill you one more time. It’s frustrating to say the least, but it doesn’t instantly mean they’re a wallhacker. If you suspect a player, you should report them anyway. You can even go back and watch the demo yourself. Usually, there are some small slip-ups in the footage, where it’s clear they can see where the enemies are.
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