If you have just started mastering the shooter, you probably wondered how to get cases in CS GO and whether there is any point in it at all. Yes and no. To justify this, we will say that some cases can cost from $1.50 to $7 per unit, and there are not so few people who want to purchase them. In addition, there is always a chance to drop a particularly rare skin worth about $130-270. As for the disadvantages, not everything is clear here either: to open the case you need a key, which costs $2.49 (a fixed Valve price). Each case needs its own key, while Souvenir packages open without one. So decide for yourself whether to collect boxes for your own use or further resale. In any case, the game is worth the candle, if only because the potential Asiimov and Dragon Lore can be sold, and in bulk.
Our task — tell you how to get cases in CS GO for free, what is needed for this, and whether there are really reliable resources with freebies. We warn you in advance that the administration of LIS-SKINS does not campaign for a specific site or VKontakte group, offering “verified” people. We show you the ways, and you decide for yourself whether it’s worth getting involved in.
Introductory information for thought
More than 8 years have passed since the launch of CS GO, and during this time the Steam masters, under the clear leadership of Gaben, managed to release more than 27 different cases, including 3 very rare (eSports) and 4 elite (Bravo, Armory 1/2/3). The latter are valued above others for a simple reason — the value of skins is much greater. Many collections have already been taken out of the game, so cases containing a rare machine gun or rifle are of maximum value. Find out at your leisure what the course of the same Hansman, Breakout, Revolver or Falchion is today. Not the most valuable guys, but we are simply not able to list everything.
Each case contains a weapon, knife or gloves in 5 different quality types:
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Factory New — perfect condition, no signs of wear, of the highest value
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Minimal Wear — the number of abrasions is within 5% of the “factory” value, but the cost is already lower;
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Field-Tested — average workmanship, there are minor abrasions, the design may be faded;
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Well-Worn — significant abrasions, signs of wear, yellowing are visible (on a white background);
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Battle-Scarred — a classic low-grade skin with a wear percentage of about 50 or higher is of no value.
Chance that a rare “Factory New” skin will drop, also with a StatTrak counter — less than 0.1%, and each opening will cost you the price of the case plus $2.49 for the key. Is it worth it? Decide for yourself.
The second moment on the path of discovery — rarity and gradation of skins:
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Consumer Grade (white) — the most common skins that can often be caught in battle;
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Industrial Grade (light blue) — a little better than Consumer Grade and $0.13-0.20 more expensive;
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Mil-Spec (dark blue) — a relatively worthwhile weapon, there may be interesting options;
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Restricted (purple) — the price tag can rise to $30-40, but the chance of falling out is extremely low;
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Classified (pink) — the cost is selected, on average, up to $100, there are unique works;
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Covert (red) — top skins, the flagships of the collections of each case in CS GO, often cost about $1000 and more;
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Rare Special Items (gold) — knives and gloves; the chance of getting one from a case is about 0.26% (roughly 1 in 385 cases).
We're done with the introduction, let's move on to the rest of the questions.
Free farming without problems
So, how do you get a case in CS2 quickly? The answer is simple: play the game. Prime accounts receive a weekly Care Package when they level up: you choose 2 of 4 offered items, which can include cases, graffiti and weapon skins.
The weekly cycle resets on Wednesday around 01:00 UTC, and unclaimed choices do not carry over.
Actually, getting a new case in CS GO completely legally is not that difficult. You can also participate in various distributions in VK public pages or communities. But we do not undertake to take responsibility for this. Decide for yourself if it's worth it. If you tickle your nerves, it’s only for the sake of free keys that don’t drop out in the game, but are valuable.
Finally, we note the following:
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Open cases yourself — extremely unprofitable if you are a F2P player and are not used to donating to a shooter;
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For maximum profit, we recommend farming boxes immediately after the update is released. But for the money you receive you can already buy an interesting skin that you have wanted for a long time;
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Valve periodically adds fuel to the fire and contacts bloggers who receive rare skins in videos. So don't fall for it;
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Sell rare drops immediately. In a couple of weeks there will be no value from it.
