Premier Season 2 has officially come to an end, with the upcoming CS2 Premier Season 3 being announced by the developers through the game’s social media handles. At the time of writing, the Premier game mode has been disabled, with several changes expected to be made when it goes back live.With the release of CS2 Premier Season 3, there are several new things expected in the game’s community, including new map pools, anti-cheat updates, and more. Alongside that, the ratings will also get reset, requiring players to start the grind again.
Changes in CS2 Premier Season 3
CS2 Premier Season 3 will lead to the arrival of a brand-new competitive season, succeeding the previous Season 2. As always, the competitive ratings will receive a reset, and you will subsequently have to win 10 placement matches to find out your Premier Rating in CS2. Based on your performance, you can expect the rating to either increase or drop by a few hundred points. If you managed to play and win at least 25 matches in Premier Season 2, you will be awarded the Premier Season 2 model upon the release of the new season. For the same, you must ensure that your competitive skill rating is visible and hasn’t gone away due to inactivity. Speaking of the maps, it is widely anticipated within the CS2 community that there could be possible changes made to the Active Duty Map Pool. As of now, the map pool features the following maps:
- Dust 2
- Ancient
- Anubis
- Train
- Inferno
- Mirage
- Nuke
There are chances that one of these maps gets replaced by other popular maps like Cobblestone, Overpass, or even Cache, which has particularly received a brand-new overhaul in CS2. Additionally, Valve has also acquired the rights to Cache from the creator, increasing the chances of the map’s return very soon.Finally, there has been news regarding Valve improving CS2’s anti-cheat and rolling out VACnet 3.0, which has been in development for a while now. Although it hasn’t been confirmed yet, it is a much-needed change, given that CS2 Premier matches often get infested with cheaters. With VACnet 3.0 potentially rolling out, it will make it a lot better for regular players, who have been demanding a cheater-free experience. This is all you need to know about CS2 Premier Season 3, and it will soon be made available inside the game in the coming days.