Community reacts to "The Armory" update

Criticism and praise have both been levelled in abundance at CS2's latest update.

Valve have just dropped "The Armory" update for CS2, adding over 100 new cosmetic items, including gun charms, a new pass with which to collect many of those items, networking updates, and animation changes.

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"The Armory" update adds pass with gun charms, 100+ items; animation and network fixes

As with any update to CS2 the reactions have come thick and fast, with the full range of emotion on display. There is criticism for what some see as a cash-grab update, praise for how the animation and networking changes have affected gameplay, and everything in between.

Overwhelmingly, the positive responses have been focused on the animation changes, but general praise for the game feeling better to play has cropped up here and there.

X user ren has added to the praise stating that feedback on inputs is a few frames faster in the latest update based on his testing.

With this update has come evidence that Valve are preparing for the return of the much-beloved Train. The map pool has come under fire in recent months, so with Cache in the works and Valve preparing for the return of Train, there is something for the community to get excited about on that front.

The update has not come off without a hitch. There are certain problems that have been highlighted repeatedly by the community, including a significant hit to the average FPS players are experiencing.

Of course, the update has also not come without criticism. Plenty of the community have commented on the focus seeming to be on cosmetics rather than gameplay.

And now, for some of the more humorous takes on the update.

Finally, let's find out what some of the mens))) had to say about the update. HLTV users seemed to trend towards the negative, but the reaction was still mixed.