Counter-Strike 2 has been getting plenty of praise lately, but not everyone agrees with the idea that it’s in a “good state.” Creator Thour recently shared his view on X (formerly Twitter), saying that CS2 is in a strong spot overall and that the only missing piece is a proper anti-cheat system.
But Vitality’s Robin “ropz” Kool quickly pushed back. Coming straight off his team’s Esports World Cup match, the Estonian rifler argued that performance, not anti-cheat, is still CS2’s biggest flaw.
Tbh it’s tough to agree. A massive problem is still the FPS. For me the game is ass on anything else but a 9800X3D and not every tournament has that. Many issues still but this is a big one.
— ropz (@ropz) August 20, 2025
“Complete tearing” at the EWC
ropz went further in a follow-up, saying he experienced heavy tearing during site executes at the EWC even while running on a 14700KF CPU, RTX 4080, and a 360Hz monitor. He claimed the FPS felt no better live than it did watching the demo replay afterwards, which is a worrying sign for a game designed to reward split-second reactions.
Out of curiosity download the demo and play this sequence, let me know what kind of FPS you guys get
— ropz (@ropz) August 21, 2025
When one user suggested Intel chips were pulling 350+ frames, ropz fired back that those numbers don’t hold up in real 5v5 conditions or on packed deathmatch servers. According to him, FPS can average under 200 on the latest Intel hardware when stress-tested.
Show me that on a 20 slot DM server or in a 5v5 under stress. It can average below 200 on the latest Intel in these conditions.
— ropz (@ropz) August 20, 2025
The community splits
The exchange sparked a wave of discussion across the CS2 community. Some sided with ropz, saying performance tanks in real match settings no matter how good the specs. Others echoed Thour’s optimism, pointing out that August’s updates improved 1% lows by around 10–15% and that disabling overlays or running lower resolutions can stabilise frames.
Still, many agreed with ropz’s broader point: FPS inconsistency remains one of CS2’s biggest headaches, and not every tournament setup will offer the exact hardware needed to smooth it out.
A bigger frustration with CS2
Beyond FPS, players continue to complain about subtick inconsistencies, hit registration, and of course, the missing 128 tick servers. But for ropz, the issue is simpler, if the game doesn’t run smoothly, nothing else really matters.
His message was blunt: until Valve fix FPS stability across a wide range of setups, CS2 will keep holding back even the pros meant to showcase it.