Does CS2 have a way for players to block others in the game? Here’s what we know so far.
Counter-Strike 2 is set to release in Summer 2023 and is already one of the most anticipated games of the year. The sequel to Valve’s popular Counter-Strike Global Offensive has several improvements over its predecessor. For many players who will be playing CS2 for the first time, they’d want to ensure a good experience in the game. And occasionally, this means they might have to block some other players in the game. Here’s how to block players in CS2:
How to Block players in CS2?
Unfortunately, there is no way to block players in CS2. Even though it’s often important to ensure a good experience for players in-game, the Block feature is not yet integrated into Counter-Strike 2.
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has one of the largest active player bases in all of esports. The game occasionally gets more than a million concurrent players, which reduces the chances of you matching with the same players.
Furthermore, the game has a robust report system and Valve has been actively improving the report system. The system is useful not only to catch cheaters and hackers but also to take action against griefers and abusive players in-game. Over time, toxic players will receive penalties which can range from communication bans to even game bans at the highest levels.
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Why is blocking players important?
There are two sides to this issue. While players would always like to block toxic payers and not have to encounter them again, it has consequences. If blocked players would no longer match with each other, it dramatically reduces the player base for the matchmaking system.
Ofcourse, this, in turn, means the matchmaking queues will start becoming longer. Players would require more time to actually find a game which in turn could lead to a decline in the active playerbase. As such, it is often more prudent for Valve to strengthen its reporting system than allow players to block others.
However, Valve has implemented the Block system in other games such as Dota 2. Other games also have a robust block system including Overwatch and VALORANT.
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