Since Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) officially launched on 27 September 2024, the game has effectively been in “Season 1,” and on 29 January 2025, Season 2 officially began. With it comes interesting changes and additions, the most significant of which are the M4A4 and FAMAS buffs!
Valve announced the news of CS2 Season 2 via a rather short but definitely sweet blog post, where the developer outlined their plans. First up, Train (finally) replaces Vertigo on the Active Duty Map Pool and in Premier Mode. Check out the CS2 gun changes with Season 2 below.
- M4A4: A bit less expensive, with the price reduced to $2,900.
- FAMAS: Improved crouching and standing accuracy. The price was reduced to $1,950.
- MP9, MP7, and MP5-SD: Couching accuracy reduced.
- AUG/SG: Scope dot adjusted to be more usable at range.
Anyone who earned CS Rating (aka played Premier Mode) during Season 1 will get a commemorative Premier Season One Medal, which includes detailed seasonal statistics. Valve explains:
To celebrate, every player who earned a CS Rating during Season One will receive a commemorative Premier Season One Medal. Your medal includes detailed Season Statistics that you can view by clicking on the medal in your inventory. Review your Season One highs and lows with graphs of your CSR and playtime, or view your map-specific stats to find areas of improvement for Season Two.
Check out the full, official patch notes below. Just click on it to expand, and click again to hide the blue wall of text.
CS2 Season 2 Update Patch Notes
[ PREMIER ]
- Premier Season Two is here, and Premier matchmaking has resumed
- Every player who earned a CS Rating during Season One will receive a commemorative Premier Season One Medal which includes detailed Season Statistics
- Every player will have their CS Rating recalibrated based on their Season One 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/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
[ MISC ]
- 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
To re-establish your CS Rating in Season 2, you must win 10 Premier Mode matches. Valve also noted that when the BLAST Austin Major 2025 event ends, so will Season 2. You can earn a Season 2 medal if your account is in good standing, you have 25 Premier Mode wins, and an active CS Rating at the end of the season.
