Can you Break the Unwritten Rules? | What Every New CS:GO Player Needs to Know About the Unwritten Competitive Matchmaking Rules

Counter-Strike is a game that basically every gamer knows, and it has gone through so much in the past (almost) quarter of a century, and there’s an entire culture around the game that keeps developing. Many developers have tried to clone or emulate Counter-Strike but none have succeeded, and you could say that Counter-Strike has a cult following.

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However, competitive matchmaking that got introduced in the CS:GO era has definitely set some written and unwritten rules. Written rules are the ones you see in-game and unwritten (or rather, unspoken) ones… well, we’re about to make them written here, which kind of makes the title of this article redundant, right? Anyway, all memes and giggles aside, here’s what you as a new player in competitive matchmaking should know before diving in, and let’s face it, you’ll be expected to know about this anyway, since the community of CS:GO is tough and unforgiving, it’s their ranking at stake after all.

What Should You Know Before Starting Out in Competitive Matchmaking in CS:GO

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Top 20 Unspoken and Unwritten Rules of CS:GO Competitive Matchmaking

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1. Drop Weapons After Halftime / Match End (GL GH GG)

You probably have seen that players are tossing away their weapons as they are frozen at the end of half and end of the match. This is related to the Default key bind for weapon drop, which is “G”, thus forming a “GG” when you tap the button twice (and have your rifle and pistol dropped while doing so)

In short:

GL = Good Luck (pre-match)

GH = Good Half (half-time)

GG = Good Game (after the match)

2. Alms for the Poor?

When a teammate is crouching during Freeze Time and looking at you, and even nodding, it is expected that you drop a weapon for them. Usually, you are the chosen one because you have the most money AND you are geared already.

3. Mind the C4

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4. Don’t steal Aces

So it’s 3v1 and one of your teammates has killed 4 enemies already. Let them have the 5th kill (ACE). This goes for MOBA games as well.

5. Defuse priority

If someone has made a great effort during a site retake, let them defuse the bomb and gain a few hundred dollars more, they deserve it. Alternatively, let the person with the defuser do it. After all, they invested money into a defuse kit, and you haven’t.

Also, be mindful of the time. If the time is short, just have the defuse kit player do the task. Especially with live Ts around.

6. “Shut up, I’m Clutching”

If a teammate is in a 1v2, 1v3, or worse situation, you shouldn’t disturb them in the voice chat. You had your chance to pass all the info you were supposed to pass, now don’t bother them, let them hear things around them. Unless it’s *extremely* important.

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7. Try to make use of your spawn position

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