Season 2 of Premier is here at last.
The unending opening season of CS2 Premier has come to a close, with Valve today shipping the Season 2 patch notes for the FPS' main competitive mode. Plenty of changes have been made to the mode including a core map update and several weapon adjustments.
Here's the breakdown of what's coming with CS2 Premier Season 2 and the full patch notes, live in-game right now!
CS2 Season 2 Premier launches: Vertigo out, M4A4 price drop, FAMAS buff, and more
CS2 players have been patiently awaiting the launch of Premier Season 2 after the main game mode was taken offline yesterday. For those chasing their Premier rating, it has been recalibrated: you'll need to win 10 matches before you get your new rating.
If you're wanting the new Season 2 medal you'll need to play 25 matches before the season ends after the BLAST Austin Major in June.
Vertigo is officially gone with the reworked Train now available in the Premier map pool. Train was added to the pro map pool and debuted at last week's BLAST Bounty, but the rest of the player base has had to wait until today's seasonal changeover before the map was added.
Weapon-wise, the M4A4 variant is a little cheaper, now matching the price of an M4A1-S. The FAMAS is also slightly cheaper and has received significant buffs as it could not compete with the budget T rifle, the Galil. A few other weapons have copped a nerf, with the MP9, MP7, and MP5 having their crouching accuracy reduced.
Valve has also shipped a few quality-of-life changes with a dynamic radar zoom for the minimap. Some bugs have also been squashed.
Here's a full look at what's new with today's CS2 patch.
All CS2 Premier Season 2 patch notes
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Premier
- Premier Season 2 is here, and Premier matchmaking has resumed.
- Every player who earned a CS Rating during Season 1 will receive a commemorative Premier Season 1 Medal which includes detailed season statistics.
- Every player will have their CS Rating recalibrated based on their Season 1 performance, and will need to re-establish their CS Rating by winning 10 matches.
- Train has been added to the Active Duty map pool.
- Vertigo has been removed from the Active Duty map pool.
Gameplay
- M4A4 price reduced to $2,900.
- FAMAS accuracy improved and price reduced to $1,950.
- Reduced crouching accuracy for the MP9, MP5-SD, and MP7.
- Adjusted scope dot on AUG and SG to be more useable at range.
UI
- Added a new radar dynamic zoom option that will grow or shrink the radar to include your team mates, bomb and other detected elements.
- Adjusted grenade order in spectator UI to match weapon selection order.
- Increased brightness of carried C4 in UI.
Maps
Train
- Removed a boost angle from Long Dog to Bombsite A.
- Fixed lighting artifacts on double-sided materials.
Miscellaneous
- Added fallback logic to allow playing incomplete demo files, either copied from an ongoing live match or recovered after a game server crash.
- Fixed an exploit where users could use secondary fire on R8 Revolver and then sell it back.
- Counter-strafe summaries are now available in game server log data distributed via log address in addition to console logs.
The full patch notes can be found here.
That's all for now! Stay tuned to esports.gg for more CS2 news.
