Increasing player activity
As for the number of players, according to SteamCharts, it showed stable growth in June and July. If in the spring, especially in March, there was a slight decline in the average, then in June and July it began to increase again. The average number of users simultaneously playing CS:GO exceeded 580 thousand, and the peak number – 900 thousand.
Prices for many cases in CS:GO showed a noticeable increase in the summer months. For the most part, this is a natural price movement associated with increased activity in the market. As more and more users decide to invest in cases, there are fewer of them on the trading platform, which means that while demand continues, their price increases.
Therefore, if you are planning to add to your collection, it is better to use Lis-Skins.com without delay, especially since our prices are more favorable than on other similar platforms. It is possible that the increased activity is also associated with lags in exchanges on Steam, which have been noted by users several times this month. For those who plan to buy skins in the near future, information about the dollar exchange rate on the trading platform will also be useful. As of July 24, 1$ = 61.69 RUB.
Competition of stickers and works of community members
Another news that attracted the attention of the community in July was a sticker contest that Valve decided to hold for the tenth anniversary of CS:GO. The best stickers created by users will be included in a capsule that will be available to players on August 21. Along with regular stickers, the community's works also include stickers that change their appearance depending on the angle of view. This is noticeable both when examining the item in the character’s hands and when placing it on a weapon.
Look, for example, at Stickerception from Miguli: the impression is quite unusual, especially if you attach several copies to the body of the weapon.
Another example of such work – sticker with TV Installation animation effect from a user named oKeyush. The creator also submitted it to a competition through the Steam Workshop.
The developers have not officially added the functionality of animated stickers to Counter Strike. Judging by Miguli's comments, existing game features are used to create the illusion of movement, such as a holographic effect with manually adjusted settings and carefully selected gradients.
We can expect that stickers with this effect will become very popular among players, which means that, despite the laboriousness of their creation, new items in a similar style will appear. Other works vying to be included in the anniversary capsule can be viewed in the Steam Workshop under the CSGO10 tag. Applications for the competition ended on July 21, so now we have to wait less than a month to find out which CS:GO stickers will eventually become part of the official version of the game.
