Counter Strike Global Offensive, or CSGO, is the first person shooter online most popular in recent years. An improved version of Counter Strike that incorporates important playable and graphic novelties. The rank system in CSGO allows the system to match players based on skill, making matches more competitive.
Ranks are the key in games against other users, because they allow keeping the challenge at acceptable levels for both teams. Otherwise, a novice player could have to face an expert who in a few seconds would end up eliminating him in most cases. Also, CSGO ranks are used for Danger Zone mode and there are badges and experience ranks. We tell you everything you need to know to understand them thoroughly.
What ranks exist in CSGO for competitive mode?
Competitive Matchmaking and Wingman modes use a rank system that is organized as follows:
- Silver II (S1)
- Silver II (S2)
- Silver III (S3)
- Silver IV (S4)
- Silver Elite (SE)
- Silver Elite Master (SEM)
- Gold Nova II (GN1)
- Gold Nova II (GN2)
- Gold Nova III (GN3)
- Gold Nova Master (GNM/GN4)
- Master Guardian I (MG/MG1)
- Master Guardian II (MG2)
- Master Guardian Elite (MGE)
- Distinguished Master Guardian (DMG)
- Legendary Eagle (LE)
- Legendary Eagle Master (LEM)
- Supreme Master First Class (Supreme)
- The Global Elite
The game system will only display your rank after you have played 10 games. In this way, make an evaluation of your style and game strategy. It then places you in a rank where you can learn more and compete against other players at your level.
How is your rank determined?
El rank ranking system in CSGO it's a bit tricky, because it's based on an Elo rating. There are numerous factors that influence your Elo rating, and they are not public data. It is also not possible to know our own Elo, although systems like Faceit can bring you closer to knowing this number.
Some of the things that are known about Elo include:
- Its calculation is round by round, not by games.
- The Elo being compared is that of the team as a whole. Players with lower Elo in a team will give less points to the opponent in case of losing. If we win, lower rated players will get higher profits.
- Rank is determined by Elo. Each of the ranks includes players of a specific Elo.
- It is calculated from the ratio of rounds won and lost. The players of a team that wins the round add points. The team with the most points wins the least. On the losing team, players with higher Elo will lose more points.
- The MVP of each round gets more points than the other 4.
What happens to rank if a team gives up?
The score is updated according to the results obtained until the surrender. If the team surrenders, but has more rounds won, the player gets Elo.
Expulsion or kicking a player
Through the csgo voting menu someone can be kicked out, and that affects ranks. The expelled player will have the same statistics of rounds won and lost, but he will not be able to be MVP in the rounds that he does not participate. Its effect on the Elo is negative, since it increases the points that are lost and decreases the possibility of Elo gained.
Can I play with friends at another rank?
There is no limitation to play in a team with friends of different ranks. In the end, the Elo will be calculated based on the performance points of each one. In the case of teams with less than 5 players, we can only play with other players located up to 5 ranks apart.
The distribution of ranks in CSGO
The CSGO system match players and teams based on Elo. The ranks with the highest number of players are Gold Nova II and III, while of the total Global Elite there are barely 0,7% of the players.
A few years ago, Valve changed the Elo rating and ranking system. Because of this, many players who had easily made it to Global were demoted today. However, the main goal of the rank system in CSGO is to encourage players to keep improving and reach higher levels.
Conclusions
As in other competitive games, the key to success in CSGO is that players have fun and learn how to improve performance and strategies. For this, a balance between challenge and possibilities is necessary, so the ranges help players to face each other in more or less similar conditions. Otherwise, a novice player would be immediately frustrated trying to play a match against the highest rank in the game. It is a very present mechanic in multiplayer games.
George