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Best game ever made
Truly a unique FromSoft experience!

Dear Valve Developers and Counter-Strike 2 Team,

We, the dedicated community of Counter-Strike 2 players, are writing to express our profound concern and frustration regarding the catastrophic state of cheating and suspicious bot activity that is currently ruining gameplay and eroding trust in the game.

Core Issues:
Cheating Epidemic:
The number of players using cheats (aimbots, wallhacks, triggerbots, radar hacks) has reached unprecedented levels. Nearly every match (especially in unranked modes, but also in competitive play) involves blatant or highly suspicious cheating. Current anti-cheat systems (VAC, Overwatch/Reviewed Cases) are clearly failing to handle the scale of the problem. The speed of detection and punishment feels disproportionately slow compared to the proliferation of cheats.

Suspicious Bot Accounts:
We are observing an alarming trend: accounts with names mimicking real players but exhibiting bot-like or cheat-assisted behavior. These accounts:

Have strange, templated, or nonsensical usernames (often appearing auto-generated).

Display highly unnatural gameplay: erratic movement, random wall-banging, instant reactions without audio/visual cues, yet often with low overall impact.

Seem deliberately placed in matches, potentially to fill lobbies or mask queue times. Their presence creates grossly unbalanced and unsportsmanlike matches, as they are either useless or use suspicious mechanics.

Undermine our trust that we are competing against genuine, fair players.

Consequences:
Destroyed Gameplay Experience: Fair, competitive matches have become rare. Constant encounters with cheaters/bots breed frustration, anger, and a desire to quit.

Loss of Trust: The community is losing faith in Valve’s ability to protect CS2’s integrity. There is a growing perception of developer indifference.

Player Exodus: Many loyal players, including series veterans, are reducing playtime or leaving entirely due to the lack of improvement.

Reputational Damage: CS2 risks permanently cementing a reputation as a "cheater-infested game," deterring new players and causing long-term brand harm.

Our Demands:
Immediate Acknowledgment & Action:
Publicly acknowledge the severity of the issue. Declare that combating cheaters and suspicious bots is your #1 absolute priority.

Urgent Anti-Cheat Reinforcement:

Significantly increase resources for VAC, machine learning, and manual review teams.

Implement frequent, large-scale ban waves. Cheaters must face real and swift consequences.

Revamp the reporting system: Add transparency (e.g., notifications when reports lead to action). Consider temporary bans for mass-reports combined with rapid verification.

Restrict Cheap/Throwaway Accounts: Enforce stricter measures for new accounts (e.g., mandatory phone verification for ranked, higher XP/playtime thresholds for competitive access).

Investigate "Suspicious Bot" Accounts:

Publicly clarify if these accounts are Valve-operated (e.g., for lobby filling). If so, immediately cease this practice – it is destructive.

If not Valve-operated, explain their prevalence and behavior. Enhance detection and blocking of such accounts.

Provide clear criteria distinguishing genuine new players from bots/cheaters.

Transparency & Communication:
Release monthly progress reports detailing banned accounts, anti-cheat improvements, and emerging threats. Show the community you’re actively solving this.

Conclusion:
Counter-Strike is a legendary franchise built on fair competition and skill. The current state of CS2 jeopardizes this legacy. We love this game and want to keep playing, but our patience is wearing thin.

We demand immediate, decisive, and visible action to purge CS2 of cheaters and suspicious bots. Ignoring this crisis will only accelerate the erosion of our community and the decline of the game.

There isn't anything quite like Grim Dawn when it comes down to the ARPG-genre.
This one, has it all. Crate entertainment has created something that has been a fan favourite in the genre for many years and it continues to do so with the new upcoming DLC next year 2024.

Truly one of the best arpg's out there, from beautiful landscapes to huge variety of monster/boss art design, this one is able to fill all the needs for everyone who has enjoyed Diablo, Path of Exile, or similar games in the past.

Pretty damn addictive

D4BAD

RIP Diablo franchise you wont be missed