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Why do people care so much about CS2 skins?

Posted by Alex T. on February 3, 2026, 6:03 pm

Genuine question, why does everyone obsess over skins in CS2? They don't change gameplay at all right? Just visual stuff?

Re: Why do people care so much about CS2 skins?

Posted by Jann C. on February 3, 2026, 6:36 pm, in reply to "Why do people care so much about CS2 skins?"

Yeah it's purely cosmetic but that's kind of the point. People like customizing their loadout and showing off rare items. Same reason people buy nice clothes in real life I guess

Re: Why do people care so much about CS2 skins?

Posted by Alex D. on February 3, 2026, 7:12 pm, in reply to "Re: Why do people care so much about CS2 skins?"

It's definitely about personalization and status in the community. Some skins are super rare and expensive so having them is like a flex. When CS2 launched there were changes to how the trading system worked which I read about at https://davidicke.com/2023/06/27/trading-skins-in-counter-strike-2-what-changes/ and it shifted a lot of prices around. For some players collecting and trading skins is almost as fun as the actual game. Others just like making their weapons look cool. It's optional but adds another dimension to the experience beyond just shooting

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