Counter-Strike, a long-standing titan of competitive FPS gaming, yet again finds itself in familiar territory with gamplay concerns; this time with its recently launched iteration: Counter-Strike 2. Player ‘Noob123345321’ posted on a well-known online community sharing their experience about the game feeling “laggy”, despite it supposedly running at 300 FPS on a 280Hz monitor. They compared the performance to a different FPS title ‘The Finals’ and felt a smoother gaming experience with lower FPS.
Summary
- Players feel the game is not optimized well for higher frame rates.
- The issue isn’t unique to CS2, as it also existed in CSGO.
- Players commend CS2 for its innovation but expect improvements in smoothness of gameplay.
- The low performance perception persists despite one’s advanced hardware setup.
An FPS Conundrum
User ‘dont_say_Good’ blames the ‘shit frame pacing’ for the perceived lag. ‘C-D-9-K’ suggests a potential problem with 1% lows, which could indeed affect the perceived smoothness of the game. ‘Anfifo’ adds to this conversation, suggesting the player to check 99% FPS for drops that might not be evident in their average count.
Hardware Blues?
Another angle to the issue comes from user ‘rozy1111’ who despite a 360Hz monitor and 400 FPS, still feels like they’re playing at a meager 60Hz. ‘CARLS_CAR’, too, reports a choppier gameplay when the monitor is cranked up to 360Hz from 240Hz.
Valve’s Challenge
While user ‘RickyTrailerLivin’ and ‘Sugar_cane_planter’ believe that the frame time issues and in-game FPS lock might be the reason behind the lag, they all agree that Valve needs to address these issues for CS2 to keep its throne. ‘UnKn0wN31337’ questions the quality of Valve servers as it could also be a potential cause of the problem.
Despite the concerns raised by the community, the unshakeable love for Counter-Strike persists among players. With the evidence at hand, it’s clear that CS2’s issues extend beyond being just an individual instance with ‘Noob123345321’. It’s an industry-wide challenge, one that developers and participants in the realm of FPS gaming will need to rise to. But as it’s always been with the resilient Counter-Strike community, they aren’t ready to abandon ship just yet, fueling the fire of ongoing improvements and innovation in the franchise and genre as whole.