CS2 hype has broken CS:GO ranked games—and players are actually loving it

An influx of out-of-practice CS:GO players have stirred quite the commotion as matchmaking games have become inundated with old gamers returning to the fold.

CS:GO players were left questioning if “rank lost all meaning” in a Reddit thread on April 16 as gamers continue to return to their once prestigious competitive tiers to prepare for Counter-Strike 2. The influx has filled higher-tiered matches with teammates who once earned those ranks but are now a little rusty and struggling to keep up.