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People cheat in CS2 (and online games in general) for a variety of reasons, usually a mix of psychology, competitiveness, and sometimes plain frustration:
1. Desire to win at all costs
Some can’t stand losing. Instead of improving their skills, they take shortcuts.
2.Lack of patience to learn
Reaching a high level in CS2 requires hundreds of hours. Cheats give instant results, which is tempting for impatient players.
3.Ego and false sense of superiority
Getting kills through walls or perfect headshots gives them the illusion of being “the best” — even if it’s fake.
4.Frustration and “leveling the playing field”
Some start cheating after meeting cheaters themselves, thinking: “If others do it, I can too.”
5.Trolling and ruining the game for others
Certain players take pleasure in making the game unenjoyable for everyone else.
6.Account selling and boosting
There’s a whole market where cheats are used to quickly boost accounts to a high rank and then sell them or offer paid boosting services.
7.Experimentation or curiosity
Some try cheats “just to see how they work” — and then get hooked.
In short — they put fast results over fair competition and ignore the fact that they ruin the fun for dozens of other players.
CS2 is more susceptible to cheats than some other FPS titles because of a mix of technology, history, and game design:
1.Long history of cheating in Counter-Strike
Since CS 1.6, the series has been one of the most popular FPS games in the world.
This popularity attracts cheat developers because demand is high and profits are big.
Many cheats from CS:GO could be easily adapted to CS2.
2.Network model and tick system
CS2 uses a “sub-tick” system to reduce latency, but the client (player’s PC) still sends a lot of data to the server before it’s verified.
This leaves room for client-side cheats (like aimbots, wallhacks) before the server rejects suspicious actions.
3.VAC — outdated, slow anti-cheat
VAC (Valve Anti-Cheat) is passive: it mostly checks file signatures and can take weeks to ban a cheater.
Compared to active kernel-level anti-cheats (like Valorant’s Vanguard), it’s much less aggressive.
Cheats can run in real time without immediate bans.
4.No mandatory anti-cheat for free mode
The base version of CS2 is free-to-play, so a banned player can make a new account in minutes.
No strict identity or phone verification in casual matchmaking makes it easy for cheaters to return.
5.Huge skin market and boosting
High ranks and rare skins = financial motivation to cheat.
6.Some use cheats to boost accounts for sale or offer paid boosting services.
Difficulty detecting “soft cheats”
Very subtle aim assist or wallhack settings can look like normal human reaction.
These “human-like” cheats are harder to catch automatically and often need manual review.
7.Pro scene and risk-taking
Even in semi-pro environments, cheating happens because prizes and contracts are valuable, while the risk of detection in CS2 is still relatively low