The beta of Counter-Strike 2 is currently running, the major successor to Global Offensive. In particular, professionals and experts are now testing the new shooter. However, they have also discovered that there are cheats that anyone can easily activate through the in-game console.
What is the status of Counter-Strike 2?
- Counter-Strike 2 was officially announced in March 2023 and is basically supposed to be a major update for CS:GO, the biggest shooter on Steam.
- The closed beta of CS2 is strictly limited and only selected people are allowed to participate. Twitch streamer Trymacs even publicly begged for access on Twitter.
- However, testers have noticed a problem: players currently have too many rights and can essentially cheat.
Here you can find all information about the Counter-Strike 2 beta and how you can participate.
What kind of cheat is this? Wallhacks have existed in gaming for decades. They allow you to see enemies through solid objects. This way, no one can sneak up on you, and you always know where enemies are located. An unfair advantage.
With a console command, the green boxes around the model of all players can easily be displayed. This means: anyone can enter the command and immediately has a wallhack at hand.
Even the new anti-cheat tool from Counter-Strike 2 is of no help, because the “cheat” ultimately comes from the game itself:
“Isn’t this still fixed?”
On Twitter and Reddit, Counter-Strike fans are outraged about the possibility. Apparently, it has been known for some time that this “hack” is possible. The developers are said to have known about it, but despite patches, the command is still possible.
Content creators and experts like ohnePixel and WarOwl warn about this: the game is currently unplayable (via Twitter). Especially in such a limited test, this is a problem. WarOwl runs a channel on YouTube with over 1.44 million followers and creates content mainly about Counter-Strike.
You can find the changes in Counter-Strike 2 in overview. In the video, we show you the most important details:
In the meantime, people are even agreeing to rounds with 10 players, who meet in advance to at least not encounter “cheaters”. Whether one can be banned for using it is unclear – probably not, as it is a bug, for which a beta is exactly for finding.
Otherwise, Counter-Strike 2 is currently generally well received, at least by professionals who already have a lot of experience with Global Offensive and previous titles. They have apparently received exactly what they wanted, with some innovations:
