For most skins in CS:GO, the pattern index does not affect the appearance, and therefore the cost. This is quite logical: if the skinmaker has thought through how the elements of the design will be located on the body of the weapon in order to create the most striking image, there is no need to create many options. But with skins that use repeating patterns or abstract images in their design, the situation is often different. All skins for which the pattern index is important can be divided into several groups.
Skins in camouflage style
This is the most common and least noticeable type of skin with a pattern index. As a rule, their design uses soft colors, and all options look about the same. An example of this is – XM1014 Urban Perforated. Thus, although the pattern index provides some variety, there are almost no skins in this category for which a specific index value would give any increase in value.
Skins with metallic textures
Their design uses patterns consisting of larger repeating elements than those camouflage options. Thanks to this, changing the pattern index provides greater variety. All variants of such skins cost approximately the same, but sometimes the cost can be influenced by the personal preferences of players – for example, it may turn out that someone is looking for a version XM1014 Frost Borre with a pattern in the form of small weaves, rather than large waves on the body.
Skins with abstract colors patterns
Here we are no longer talking about repeating ornaments, but about color stripes or gradients. Skins with the Case Hardened pattern fall into this category. In this category, skins in which one of the colors predominates on the body, or their distribution among the elements of the weapon is of interest, will be more valuable.
Skins with many small details
In a sense, this is the opposite of the previous category – in this case, the texture is filled with many small objects, among which there may be ornamental elements, images of mythological creatures or cartoon characters. As a result, all options are quite noticeably different from each other. More expensive are those in which remarkable elements of the design are visible, for example, those options AWP PAW, in which the image of a golden cat is visible on the body.
Although the pattern index can affect the appearance of the skin, exactly how this will affect its value depends on the type of pattern. Regardless of whether you are collecting a collection of rarities or just want to diversify the game, at Lis-Skins.com you can purchase a wide variety of skins at competitive prices.
