{"id":7669,"date":"2023-10-02T11:00:39","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T11:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/news\/cs-2\/faceit-cs2-limited-access-all-you-need-to-know"},"modified":"2023-10-02T11:00:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T11:00:39","slug":"faceit-cs2-limited-access-all-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/news\/cs-2\/faceit-cs2-limited-access-all-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"FACEIT CS2 Limited Access: All you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FACEIT has unveiled a limited test of its platform and servers for Counter-Strike 2, with exclusive access granted only to individuals who have reached level 9 or 10 on the platform, boast over 1,000 matches played, and already possess access to Counter-Strike 2.<\/p>\n<p>In their recent blog post, FACEIT laid out a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.faceit.com\/en\/introduction\/cs2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">three-phase plan<\/a> for the rollout of CS2. Part one was introduced some time ago, and now they&#8217;re gearing up for part two. This phase aims to broaden accessibility for more players and will bring about changes to the ranking system.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, part two will mark the introduction of FACEIT Season 1, requiring players to have a minimum of 100 recorded matches to be eligible for an invitation.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, they&#8217;ve introduced a brand-new &#8220;Challenger&#8221; rank designed for the top 1,000 players in each region. This new ranking mirrors the Premier mode rank, providing players with a goal to grind for after reaching level 10. The standard skill level icon will be replaced with a numerical badge, a true identifier of the CS2 matchmaking cr\u00c3\u00a8me de la cr\u00c3\u00a8me per FACEIT.<\/p>\n<div class=\"_44tKOV3EvA2Ivv21VkJmnQ==\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"FACEIT CS2 Limited Access Ranks\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/231ef96628561d01.png\"> <span>The new rank &#8220;Challenger&#8221; is for the top 1,000 players in each region<\/span><\/div>\n<p>In response to the evolving player base, FACEIT also made significant adjustments to the Elo and skill level systems; these changes will come into effect in Part 2 of the release. The move was &#8216;\u009cdeemed necessary due to inconsistencies in skill level distribution resulting from the platform&#8217;s growth.&#8217;\u009d Notably, level 10 players participating in the Limited Access test will immediately encounter a &#8220;soft&#8221; Elo adjustment.<\/p>\n<p>As stated by FACEIT, Limited access will end once Part 2 of the release is live. This is scheduled to happen when Counter-Strike 2 is open to the entire community.<\/p>\n<p>With an upgraded Anti-Cheat, those invited will get to test the integration flow for FACEIT Anti-Cheat and new Game Servers for Counter-Strike 2, directly contributing to improving the experience on the platform.<\/p>\n<p>For a temporary period, the process of connecting to CS2 games on FACEIT will undergo some changes, requiring players to manually input the connect command from the matchroom page into their in-game console. If you&#8217;re unfamiliar with this process, here&#8217;s a quick guide to assist you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First, you&#8217;ll need to enable the developer console and open it. You can do this either through the in-game options menu or by adding the &#8220;-console&#8221; launch option to your game.<\/li>\n<li>To open the console, simply press the hotkey you&#8217;ve assigned or the default key if you haven&#8217;t set a custom one.<\/li>\n<li>Copy the connect command displayed on the matchroom page and then paste it into the console; press the &#8220;Enter&#8221; key to execute it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With Valve officially hardcoding 64-tick rate and having their own Premier mode with leaderboards, FACEIT will have a tough time keeping players on their platform, with the exception of a small percentage of the hard grinders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FACEIT has unveiled a limited test of its platform and servers for Counter-Strike 2, with exclusive access granted only to individuals who have reached level 9 or 10 on the platform, boast over 1,000 matches played, and already possess access to Counter-Strike 2. In their recent blog post, FACEIT laid out a three-phase plan for<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":82,"featured_media":7670,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[161],"class_list":{"0":"post-7669","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cs-2","8":"tag-faceit"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/82"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7669"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7669\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}