Counter-Strike 2 has been announced and will be released very soon. The first players have already received access to the popular shooter. CS2 is made on the Source 2 engine. The creators say that it will help show the biggest technical leap. The current game — CS:GO — was developed on the first version of Source and was released in 2012. All progress and cosmetic items will be transferred to the new game, which will also be free.
In addition to the fact that the developers updated the maps, and added lighting and high-quality textures, they also made changes to the all skins, among which you can see Glock Fade. Fans of the weapon will have even more interest in the new version of the game, as well as the opportunity to buy and sell improved skins on popular platforms.
Is Glock-18 Fade a good skin?
Glock-18 Fade is one of the most expensive and desired skins. The bolt and slide stop of this pistol are painted with translucent colors that smoothly transition into each other along the diagonal of the bolt. The rear and front sights remain black as well as the rest of the pistol.
It is worth saying that this paint is practically not subject to wear. Particularly noteworthy is the fact that the bolt part has several colors:
- gold;
- pink;
- navy blue.
Just imagine the beauty that the user will see when the skin is in CS2. The developers have added shine, so in good light, Glock-18 Fade will show a characteristic and unique color.
Users buy the skin without fear that it will lose its appearance or paint during long trials in battles. The price of such a skin hovers around $1,700, despite the fact that there are very few offers on the market.
What will happen to prices next?
The gold rush for skins began after Valve’s March 2023 announcement that all inventory in the previous version would remain intact in CS2. Then this excitement increased after the information that all skins in the new version will receive a significant visual update. After news like this, the demand for items has skyrocketed and players are eager to get their hands on everything from stickers to the most profitable knives.
The planned visual update for CS2 has generated a lot of interest in cases and skins with special coloring. Thanks to lighting improvements in Source 2 and numerous changes to weapon models, some skins will reflect light in a unique way and look more interesting than in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
In this context, you need to understand that the approximate cost of skins can increase by 20–30%. The bottom line is that there will be no fewer game users, but you will have to look for high-quality and rare skins.
Therefore, it is possible that many users will fight for a certain skin, thereby creating a stir. The owner of the skin will take advantage of this and raise the cost, significantly exceeding the original one.
Where to buy skins
If we talk about buying skins, then there are several ways:
- official community;
- third-party sites.
Among third-party sites, you can decide on DMarket. It is there that you can not only buy or sell a skin, but also withdraw money to your account using several payment systems. This is very convenient, and at the same time, the platform does not charge a commission (only the payment system takes a fee).
Through the official community you will not be able to withdraw money to your personal account. With the help of third-party sites, withdrawal of money is possible.
Already today, we need to think about how to plan possible purchases or sales of interesting and rare skins that are really popular and that users really hunt for.
At the moment, it is still unknown how exactly the market economy of CS:GO will change in the near future due to the release of CS2. It could be the start of something completely new. As more and more players cash out their skins through third-party sites, there is a chance that some skins will become extremely rare, causing their value to be much higher than past rates, not by a few percent, but by several times.
