However, they will no longer receive XP, Ranks, drops, or Skill Groups those features are now exclusively available to Prime Status players. New players can still play every game mode, play on community servers, and play workshop maps. So today we’re revising the offering for new players. Unfortunately, over time, those benefits have become an incentive for bad actors to hurt the experience of both new and existing players. We see new players entering CS:GO all the time, and it’s as important as ever that anyone in the world can pick up and play the game for free.Īlong with all the gameplay that we made available for free, new players had access to drops, Ranks, Skill Groups, and a free path to Prime matchmaking.
CS:GO went free to play over two years ago and is still going strong.
