Opening cases in Counter-Strike 2 is not profitable. Even in the best case scenario (pun intended), for every dollar spent you will only get back half. In case you didn’t know, CS cases can be opened not only in the game, but also on third-party websites that allow you to open cases. There, the chances are higher (supposedly), the cases are more interesting (custom-made), and all that. Sounds cool? Yes, but in reality, case-opening websites suck. CS.MONEY Blog explains what’s the problem with opencase sites and why you shouldn’t use third-party websites for it.
You should know: the best way to open cases is to do it in CS2 itself. Just buy them and do everything yourself inside the game. Of course, all cases best purchased on CS.MONEY: fast, cheap and handy. Or even simply buy the skin you’re interested in.
Case Maths: Chances to drop skins
To open a case you need a key. Regardless of its rarity, the corresponding key will cost two and a half dollars. Always, because you buy it in Valve’s store. But if you add the cost of the case itself to this amount (and some boxes cost tens of bucks), you get a very considerable price for trying to drop something good. So, basically even the cheapest case opening will cost you at least three dollars.
The Return On Investment is, to put it mildly, poor. Having spent three dollars on the cheapest case and the key to it, a player, on average, gets a skin for one and a half bucks. That’s just stats, maths, and facts. In general, opening cases is a just another roulette with a high chance of losing.
Case Opening Websites: Good or Bad?
With the growing popularity of skins and cases, third-party platforms appeared, allowing you to open cases with their help. Most often, these are some unusual and self-made cases, not like those in Counter-Strike 2. Basically, such case-opnening websites select the contents for the cases, and the gambler opens them with a high chance of getting good skins. Sounds neat? Yes, but there’s a catch. Even two.
First, even if the website is an honest one and the contents of the cases correspond to the description, it is still a negative investment. In other words, just buying a skin is cheaper than trying to get it out of a case either in the game or on a third-party site. This system is made to take your money. You can win only with some huge luck or fate involved.
Second, many case-opening websites have bad reputation. Moreover, some platforms openly lie about the chances: they increase the odds and help influencers/streamers to get better skins who advertise them. Even if we ignore the unethical nature of such deceptive advertising, the single fact that changing the odds is possible means everything.
Where to get skins for CS2 then?
So, we get a simple yet disappointing (for some) answer. Case opening is not profitable, 100%. Case-opening websites seem to offer better chances, but they are still not aimed to help you win, moreover, all this might be a scam. That’s the sad truth. And that’s why it’s better to avoid case opening, but to buy or exchange skins from other players.
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