CS:GO New Updates: What To Expect From The Game’s Newest Patches

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has just received a couple new updates, and players around the world are wondering what changes they can look forward to. What do these patches bring to the table, and how do they change and/or improve gameplay? They may only be considered minor updates compared to the bigger patches that could change game features or mechanics, but they’re still noteworthy enough to be mentioned and discussed in a bit of detail. 

September 26 Update: Cheaper Weapons, Fix To Smoke Bug

For the September 26 CS:GO update, one of the first things you may notice is that a couple of the game’s weapons have become a bit more affordable. For starters, the Dual Elites are now priced at $400, and that means you can get your hands on this pistol option in the early goings,  The ubiquitous Revolver is also $100 cheaper as well, as you can now purchase this weapon for only $600.

In addition to the cheaper weapons, Valve has also squashed a rare, but rather annoying bug in the game, fixing the glitch where smoke grenades carom off to the opposite side after bouncing into fire, as if nothing had actually happened. This has proven to be quite a nuisance in CS:GO eSports tournaments, but with the September 26 CS:GO update, Valve has made it a point to extinguish the fire each time a smoke grenade bounces into it. These grenades can now bounce off to lower heights to extinguish flames, which should help in squashing the bug and improving gameplay going forward.

You also may have noticed that bug where bullets aren’t able to penetrate the arms of players. Valve has squashed that one as well, while also including some minor stability updates and cosmetic changes on top of the changes we mentioned above.

September 27 Update: New Options For Chinese Players

The September 27 CS:GO update appears to be more geared toward Chinese players than anyone else in the world, but it’s nonetheless important, as players in China can now opt to play the standard version of the game, while players in other parts of the world can conversely play the Perfect World version. The former is facilitated by the all-new “-worldwide” launch command, which allows Chinese players to play on servers located outside their home country, while the latter can be launched with the “-perfect world” command, which simply allows those outsides of China to enjoy CS:GO’s Perfect World in one go.

Meanwhile, this particular CS:GO update will also allow the game to launch in Perfect World mode by default for Chinese players. If you live in China and have your Perfect World and CS:GO accounts linked together, you can take advantage of the lower-latency Chinese game servers, and use the Perfect World CS:GO Launcher to compete against friends any time you wish.