CS2 cases are a key part of the off-the-server experience. Case openings are extremely popular online, as the adrenaline from receiving an expensive skin or watching someone else find one is immense.
If you’re a player wondering how to get cases in CS2, you’re in luck. We’re going to show you three ways you can get cases in-game, which you can open to find some of the rarest CS2 skins.
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If you don’t want to grind through matches to get CS2 cases, the Steam Community Market is the place for you. It actually requires very little effort, we’re sure you’ll be pleased to hear. This is how to buy cases in CS2:
It’s as easy as that! While there’s no guarantee that you’ll receive what you want due to the CS2 case odds, that’s all part of the fun!
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Now you own a collection of Counter-Strike cases ready to open, you’ll be able to find skins for use in competitive CS2. Keys for these cases are purchased directly from inside the game for $2.50 each. Do not purchase the keys available on Steam’s marketplace. These are more expensive than the in-game keys, and no longer work after a 2019 update cracked down on trading fraud. Nowadays, these keys essentially serve as inventory decoration.
After this, you just need to open your CS2 case in-game. You can do this while at the main menu screen in your inventory, or you can even do it in-game, where other players can see what you got in your CS2 case.
If you want to know how to get free CS2 cases as well as Counter-Strike skins when earning your weekly reward, read on. The free CS2 cases that players can receive come from the Prime cases pool. This pool changes with the release of every new CS2 case, though it currently consists of:
These cases usually won’t sell for above $1 on the Steam marketplace, with the exception of new CS2 cases, as they are the most common cases being brought into the game’s economy. Updates to the Prime cases pool usually occur whenever a new Armory update is released, which happens on a regular basis at the moment.
Only opening CS2 cases when you receive them post-matches is a great option if you usually have a few dollars spare in your Steam wallet. You’ll be able to make sure you’re not spending huge amounts on CS2 cases, which is easily done.
Free CS2 cases can also be earned by completing Operation missions, whenever there’s one active in-game. You can’t replay previous Operations, so you’ll have to wait for a new one before this option becomes available again.
With no current news on an Operation from Valve, players face a wait to see what the developer has planned next for the game. For now, players must know how to buy cases in CS2 or earn them in competitive matchmaking.
CS2 cases are so expensive because of supply and demand. The game is experiencing its biggest interest bump in years, meaning that there are loads of players wanting CS2 cases. While this does mean that more cases are being dropped in-game, it’s not nearly enough to satisfy the demand. At this rate, CS2 cases are going to continue to rise in price. It remains to be seen whether this is a course of action the developer decides to take. Good news, once you have your CS2 case, you’re able to purchase the corresponding key through the in-game menus. If you can’t find it, simply try to open the case without a key. The game will guide you!. Players used to be able to purchase keys on the Steam marketplace, but this was being abused by traders. Valve put a stop to it and ultimately made them worthless. You can technically still buy keys on the marketplace, but they have no use. While this depends on the type of case that you open, you should never expect to open CS2 cases and make a profit. The odds are inherently stacked against you getting a great drop from a case, even if you open many of them. That’s why it’s important you only open as many cases as you can afford to. There are outliers, as there are with anything. Some players receive life-changing sums of money from getting the right skin from the right case. However, these people are so few and far between. Opening CS2 cases should be treated as a bit of fun to get some trendy new skins for your guns, as opposed to being a way to make a profit.
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