It’s easy to forget that every time you sell a CS2 skin on the Steam Market, you’re not actually getting the full price you list. Steam quietly takes a 15% cut, part of it for Valve, part for the game itself. It doesn’t sound like much, but over dozens of trades, it adds up fast.
CS2 replaced CS:GO in 2023, with a substantial range of changes, chief among them the implementation of Sub-Tick networking that completely alters how input and tick rate are handled. It is a significant development, and in case you are still using the launch strings of old CS:GO or just thinking of 128-tick servers, you should reset your expectations. This is where this guide comes in handy, as we’ll go over the best settings for CS2 in 2026.