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An influx of out-of-practice CS:GO <\/em>players have stirred quite the commotion as matchmaking games have become inundated with old gamers returning to the fold.<\/p>

CS:GO<\/em> players were left questioning if \u201crank lost all meaning\u201d in a Reddit thread on April 16<\/a> as gamers continue to return to their once prestigious competitive tiers to prepare for Counter-Strike 2<\/em>. The influx has filled higher-tiered matches with teammates who once earned those ranks but are now a little rusty and struggling to keep up.<\/p>

While many in the community feared it may negatively affect the waning days of Global Offensive<\/em>, the overall response was actually quite positive\u2014a large portion of fans are welcoming the old veterans back with open arms, despite all the high-ranked losses.<\/p>

The unexpected consensus was simple: players believe CS:GO<\/em> gamers should embrace this \u201cold school\u201d matchmaking feeling. In particular, fans rallied behind the suggestion that gamers should play \u201cCS<\/em> ’cause you want to, and you enjoy playing,\u201d rather than be too worried about what ranks you grinding at in these last days.<\/p>

While earning that rating might provide a brief feeling of satisfaction, players still found the opportunity to have \u201cso much fun\u201d in CS:GO<\/em>, despite older players making their returns.<\/p>

There were some too that said the LEM-to-Global experience has actually been like this for some time and that nothing has really changed.<\/p>

Either way, players agreed that the resurgence of more variance in lobbies has created exciting and challenging matches that keep players on their toes\u2014a mix-up the community seems to be very much on board for.<\/p>

It\u2019s certainly no surprise that veteran gamers from the days of old would surface across CS <\/em>lobbies again as CS2 <\/em>creeps closer. The hype has actually pumped CS:GO’s<\/em> numbers quite a bit<\/a>, with the player base climbing almost every month. That has been helped, of course, with players logging in to try and get beta access<\/a>.<\/p>

Overall, this resurgence seems like a good thing too\u2014by the time CS2 <\/em>rolls around these players will have polished their skillset and be a fighting force once again.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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