Afrigather In a shared open letter to Counter-Strike 2 developer Valve, members of the Astralis feminine CS2 group acknowledged the dearth of default feminine brokers within the sport feels “unfair, unwelcoming” and supportive of the sexist that feminine gamers “sadly nonetheless encounter.”
The shared letter is a follow-up to a personal message reportedly despatched to Valve by the gamers again in January, by which they push for as many default free feminine brokers as there are male brokers in Counter-Strike 2. The gamers claimed “extra ladies would begin enjoying the sport if there have been default free feminine brokers.”
Numerous feminine skins have been included with the addition of agent skins when the they have been all added to CS:GO throughout Operation Shattered Internet again in 2019. However because the operation has concluded, and with it the one technique of buying agent skins with out having to pay for them, gamers that don’t need to pay for agent skins solely have entry to the default male fashions.
The publish has attracted loads of consideration, with over two million views on X (previously Twitter) on the time of writing, however the consensus from most gamers and people from the professional scene appears to be supportive. It’s a small change that even within the worst case situation would solely have a small impact, however it will imply a lot to the gamers it will matter to.
A portion of the CS2 participant base, nevertheless, is utilizing the letter to Valve to aim to deliver consideration to different points they really feel are extra prevalent, just like the state of the game’s anti-cheat. Nevertheless, fixing the anti-cheat and including feminine default skins are not mutually exclusive, because it’s probably that the members of the dev group engaged on the anti-cheat aren’t those placing agent skins into the sport.
An excellent smaller however one way or the other louder portion of CS gamers are saying default feminine skins would take away from the “realism” of the sport, which is after all crucial in a sport with leaping sniper pictures, browsing on flat surfaces, and pinpoint firing accuracy with out aiming down sights.
Are there extra ways in which Valve may help fight sexism in CS2? After all, however there’s no hurt in taking a straightforward first step with some default feminine agent skins.
