Counter-Strike 2 is one of the most anticipated games of the summer, and the latest update to the game is perhaps the biggest they've dropped yet.
A follow-up from all the previous updates, it features more details on CS Rating, the switch to MR12, as well as the reveal of an all-new Inferno.
Oh, and they're finally starting to open up the Limited Test.
One of the most significant new additions is CS Rating, which Valve is calling a "precise display of your skill in Counter-Strike 2".
Featuring both Regional and World Leaderboards, players with Prime Status who play Premier matches will be eligible for public leaderboards when they are among the top 1,000 players in their region.
Missing from the tweet is also the fact that there will be a leaderboard that includes a player's friends, because... who doesn't love healthy competition?
There are 9 leaderboards in total, and a player will appear on the leaderboard for whichever region's servers they play on most frequently.
Those leaderboards are: Friends, World, Africa, Australia, China, Europe, North America, and South America.
Players must submit a name for the leaderboard, which will pass through moderation staff before they can feature on the leaderboards. Those without Prime status are also not eligible for the leaderboards.
Look out Verti-globals, everyone will now be aware that you're fraudulent.
Another change to Counter-Strike 2 is that Skill Groups will now be determined on a map-by-map basis, which Valve says will allow players to 'master their favourite maps while learning others'.
A relatively big change; it should hopefully bring some of the player base to play maps they wouldn't have otherwise.
Another huge change is that the match length is changing to MR12.
In case you're wondering what this means, it means that halves will now have 12 rounds in them rather than the 15 rounds they have had for the duration of CS:GO.
There will also no longer be draws in CS2, as overtimes will now be used to determine a winner.
This is the update that everyone has been waiting for.
Although it doesn't mean the full game has now been released, Valve has also announced that they will be beginning the process of opening up the Limited Test to all eligible players.
To become eligible, players must have CS:GO Prime Status, an active Competitive Skill Group, and play most of their official matchmaking games in one of the regions where the Limited Test is available.
"If you haven't played Counter-Strike 2 yet, now's your time." - @CounterStrike on Twitter
The final part of the update is the arrival of the long-awaited new version of Inferno.
One of Counter-Strike's most popular and iconic maps, the map has undergone a massive overhaul in a visual sense, and some changes to the map appear as if they will also bring changes to how it plays.
Based on reactions on SoMe, Valve has smashed it out of the park with Inferno. Perhaps, the most beautiful of the revamped maps, it's visual overhaul is more extensive than any other and it shows the full force of the new engine and lighting changes that come with it.
We can't wait to play it.
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