CS2, WARDOGS & LoL Guides

Ranks & rules 9 min FACEIT · Getting started

How to Start Playing FACEIT in CS2: Sign-Up, Anti-Cheat and First Matches (2026)

Everything FACEIT asks for before your first CS2 match: the account, Prime and the Steam link, the anti-cheat and its Windows checks, your starting Elo, placements and which queue to pick.

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Can You Queue With Friends in CS2? Party Rules for Premier, Competitive and FACEIT (2026)

Which CS2 and FACEIT queues let you play with friends, how big your party can be, the rank-gap rules Valve and FACEIT publish (and the ones they don't), and how to play with a friend far above you.

Read guide → Gameplay & roles 9 min CS2 · Practice

CS2 Practice Commands: The Config for Smokes, Aim and Movement (2026)

Every console command you need for a CS2 practice server in 2026 — infinite money and time, grenade previews and re-throws, bots and noclip — checked against Valve's own command list, plus the ones that no longer work.

Read guide → Gameplay & roles 8 min CS2 · Crosshair

CS2 Crosshair Guide: Every Setting After the September 2026 Update

What changed when Valve rebuilt CS2 crosshairs in September 2026, what every setting and console variable does, why old crosshair codes stopped working, and how to build a crosshair that helps your aim.

Read guide → Gameplay & roles 10 min CS2 · Economy

CS2 Economy Guide: Loss Bonus, When to Buy, Force or Save (2026)

How money works in CS2: the loss bonus ladder, what wins, plants and kills pay, how to know whether your team can buy next round, and when to force, save or eco.

Read guide → Gameplay & roles 10 min CS2 · Aim

How to Improve Your Aim in CS2: Settings, Workshop Maps and a Daily Routine (2026)

Better aim in CS2 without guesswork: the settings that matter, sensitivity and eDPI, crosshair placement, the free Workshop maps worth your time, a 20-minute daily routine and how the 2026 reload change affects sprays.

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CS2 Sensitivity Guide: eDPI, cm/360, Pro Settings and Converters

How CS2 sensitivity really works: eDPI and centimetres per 360°, what professional players use, how to convert from Valorant, Overwatch, Apex, Fortnite or Siege, the zoom ratio and the old mouse commands to delete.

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Best CS2 Video Settings for FPS and Visibility (2026)

Every setting in CS2's video menu with our competitive pick and the reason, Valve's frame pacing options — FPS caps, V-Sync, G-Sync and NVIDIA Reflex — and the resolutions professional players use.

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How to Show FPS and Ping in CS2: Telemetry HUD and Commands (2026)

The Telemetry HUD that replaced net_graph in CS2: how to show FPS, ping and network quality, every console variable and default, the cl_showfps counter and how to cap your FPS now it can't change mid-match.

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Best CS2 Launch Options in 2026: What Works and What Does Nothing

How to set CS2 launch options in Steam, the handful that still do something, the popular ones that do nothing in CS2 — -tickrate 128, -novid, -threads — the Trusted Mode warning and a clean launch line to copy.

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CS2 Binds Guide: Syntax, Useful Binds and the One-Action Rule

How binds work in CS2: the syntax, the default keys, the August 2024 rule that ignores multi-action binds and its restricted commands, why jump-throw binds are gone, the binds still worth adding and where CS2 saves them.

Read guide → Gameplay & roles 8 min CS2 · Netcode

CS2 Subtick Explained: 64 Tick, Hit-Reg and What Valve Changed (2026)

What CS2's sub-tick system really does, why Valve's servers still run 64 tick, every netcode change since 2023, the few settings that matter on a bad connection and the myths to ignore.

Read guide → Gameplay & roles 9 min CS2 · Weapons

CS2 Weapon Prices 2026: Every Gun, Kill Reward and Ammo Count

The current price, kill reward and ammo of every CS2 weapon and piece of equipment, every price change Valve made from 2024 to October 2026, and what to buy in each kind of round.

Read guide → Gameplay & roles 9 min CS2 · Movement

CS2 Movement Guide: Counter-Strafing, Peeks and Jumping (2026)

How to counter-strafe in CS2, what Valve banned in 2024, how fast each weapon lets you run, how jumping and bunny hops work after the January 2026 update, and a 10-minute movement routine.

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