Today we will deal with a long-standing question: why Prime in CS:GO? Many people mistakenly believe that this is a standard premium subscription, or another season-pack ala Fortnite and Call of Duty, where you can add a ton of skins, speed up pumping, increase in ratings and everything else. You just pay us money and you'll be top-1 even in AFK mode.
Valve works on a different principle. Prime was originally planned by the developers as an additional defense against cheating. Only players who have enabled Steam Guard, smartphone tethering, and beyond can connect it. In other words — have completely de-anonymized themselves, which for some not particularly clean players is like death. Let's not argue, if you want to account can be made fake, but to do it will be few.
The second important difference between Prime — competition mode, where only gamers with the same status are allowed. What's more, the premium subscription raises you in ranking when picking up katki, which means cards are found faster, you don't have to languish in lobbies playing with randoms.
Well and most importantly, why do you need price status in CS:GO — minimize cheaters, fans of third-party software, smurfs, bots, AIMs and other garbage, which on the silvers like dirt. The presence of such a contingent makes one look at the situation with the need to switch to «premium» subscription in a different way.
Advantages of Prime status
It would be foolish to deny that Valve — is a good corporation that provides everything for a comfortable game in CS:GO. Needless to say, Gabe and his team are trying to squeeze the most out of this opportunity. Unfortunately, it is also not without tightening the screws and a series of restrictions. But they treat them more like regular gamers who either didn't have time to swing to rank 21 and upgrade Prime for free, or don't want to buy a subscription, which became mandatory at the beginning of June 2021.
First, let's talk about the good stuff. As we said, Prime minimizes the number of cheaters on the server. And this automatically allows you to breathe easier, and not yell into the microphone when at the beginning of the round flies into the head through half the map.
In addition, before the introduction of changes to the policy of CS GO, to get a free prime had to plow a long time up to 21 rank, and on the cheats such a similar can not achieve. This is where you have to grow and straighten your arms. And any attempts at hackwork are instantly thwarted by the patrol.
The second advantage of Prime status — forever. In the sense that it won't have to be updated every month, sucking up Valve's cash. Think of it as a permanent and highly coveted Achievement worth striving for for the sake of your own comfort.
In addition, all Prime owners receive a weekly container with a random skin or graffiti. Standard accounts are deprived of this privilege.
Among the additional advantages we note:
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Receiving items with experience bonuses;
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service medals;
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rating modes;
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experience, ranks, ranks.
If you look at the situation from another angle, with the introduction of restrictions Valve has significantly reduced the number of bots and looters who create dozens of accounts for the sake of farming crates on Idle servers. This approach created additional load on the client, opened access to various inadequates and other senseless contingent. The flip side of the coin after the introduction of the conditionally free distribution model in 2018.
Of the pleasant things to note is the receipt of a souvenir skin for MP5-SD Lab Rats. But such a gift was only available until January 2019. Today, such an item is more of a long-term investment in nature. The current price of 10-20 rubles clearly does not fit into the concept «collectible value».
Additional features of Prime
Why else do you need Prime in CS:GO? Its introduction creates a whole host of difficulties for those who don't like to get results in a fair way. In fact, it is an entrance ticket to «adequate» world, where there is at least some hint of honesty, competitive spirit and the desire to move forward in their careers.
For the vast majority of gamers the amount of 1150 rubles, which is how much you now have to pay for a Steam subscription, is if not unaffordable, then tangible. Agree, at high ranks you don't want to see an individual who bought a stolen account with global, and now tries to impose his vision of the game, shooting everyone on KD from AWP through half the map. You don't even have to worry about getting caught.
Exchanging with the Primes is also safer. At least you know that the owner has verified his details and is on «whitelist» CS GO. Which means there will be much less chance of an unfair trade. In any case, it is recommended to think thrice before conducting a transaction with dubious players. But we can safely advise our own trading platform Lis-Skins, where the top skins are collected with the ability to quickly purchase. Also cheaper than in Steam.
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And the last pleasant moment — additional badge in your personal profile, which looks as follows. Pampering, but warms the soul.
If you value your own time and nerves, we recommend to connect Prime in CS GO. It is not a panacea for all ills, but rather a stark necessity in the current reality. And it's pathetic to play hundreds of hours without getting even minimal feedback from the game.