The game is not terrible, it is just eh. Booting this game up you can tell that it is far from perfected like how CS:GO was, There are performance, connection, and hit registration issues.

Performance is far lesser than CS:GO, I understand that this game is more taxing because it has higher resolution textures and is on a newer engine, but with CS:GO (on a much lesser system) I could run high settings at 1440x1080 and still get 500 FPS. With CS2 (and a better system) I have to run all low settings at 1280x960 just to get 300 FPS. This is a bummer because I do care about skins and the lower the settings the worse the skins look. I suggest they work on the performance and optimization of the game.

Connection is way worse than CS:GO, I regularly get frozen in place for 5-10 seconds, this would never happen in CS:GO. I am on the East side of the United States, so I connect between two servers, either Atlanta or Chicago. I have noticed when I am in a Chicago server I have terrible connection issues, but when I am in an Atlanta server it seems to be a lot better (with very little issues) I think they could fix the connection issues by letting people pick what sort of servers they can queue for. (I do know about the max allowed ping setting, that does not help)

Hit registration in CS2 is terrible. I am not blaming my skill (or lack there of) on the game itself. I am bringing this topic up because I have hit AND missed shots that should not have. It feels so off compared CS:GO. I have a theory that is has to do with the packets being sent and received with the new sub tick system. It just feels very inconsistent and wrong. Also, the spray patterns feel very random for some reason? In CS:GO I had great spray with the AK-47 and the M4A4, but since CS2 it just feels off, kind of like Valorant random spray.

I would give CS:GO a 9 out of 10 rating.

I am giving CS2 (in it's current state) a 6 out of 10 rating.

I really hope they make the game better, I really love Counter-Strike.

The game is not terrible, it is just eh. Booting this game up you can tell that it is far from perfected like how CS:GO was, There are performance, connection, and hit registration issues. Performance is far lesser than CS:GO, I understand that this game is more taxing because it has higher resolution textures and is on a newer engine, but with CS:GO (on a much lesser system) I could run high settings at 1440x1080 and still get 500 FPS. With CS2 (and a better system) I have to run all low settings at 1280x960 just to get 300 FPS. This is a bummer because I do care about skins and the lower the settings the worse the skins look. I suggest they work on the performance and optimization of the game. Connection is way worse than CS:GO, I regularly get frozen in place for 5-10 seconds, this would never happen in CS:GO. I am on the East side of the United States, so I connect between two servers, either Atlanta or Chicago. I have noticed when I am in a Chicago server I have terrible connection issues, but when I am in an Atlanta server it seems to be a lot better (with very little issues) I think they could fix the connection issues by letting people pick what sort of servers they can queue for. (I do know about the max allowed ping setting, that does not help) Hit registration in CS2 is terrible. I am not blaming my skill (or lack there of) on the game itself. I am bringing this topic up because I have hit AND missed shots that should not have. It feels so off compared CS:GO. I have a theory that is has to do with the packets being sent and received with the new sub tick system. It just feels very inconsistent and wrong. Also, the spray patterns feel very random for some reason? In CS:GO I had great spray with the AK-47 and the M4A4, but since CS2 it just feels off, kind of like Valorant random spray. I would give CS:GO a 9 out of 10 rating. I am giving CS2 (in it's current state) a 6 out of 10 rating. I really hope they make the game better, I really love Counter-Strike.