

On August 6, 2013, the beta was opened to the public, and on November 28, CSO2 officially launched in South Korea. Recruitment of playtesters for CSO2 began on July 16, 2012, with closed beta testing commencing on August 2. CSO2 operated using a free-to-play model, with various items being purchasable with real-world money via a microtransaction system.ĬSO2 was announced on Apas a successor to Counter-Strike: Online, though the latter game would continue to be supported. The game was online-only, requiring players to connect to a master server operated by the publisher of the game in their region in order to play the game. The sequel to Counter-Strike Online, Counter-Strike Online 2 ran on a modern version of the Source engine similar to that which Valve had used for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Some weapons need the player to collect the given kill points to unlock them.Counter-Strike Online 2 (abbreviated as CSO2 or CSOL2) was a multiplayer first-person shooter game developed by Nexon, who licensed the Counter-Strike intellectual property from Valve. Some weapons can be obtained for free while the others can be obtained for points and achievements. They are separated into pistols, shotguns, submachine guns, assault rifles, sniper rifles and machine guns. The weapon models are heavily modified and reanimated. The weapons are taken from Counter-Strike: Source as well as adding new weapons. The game also adds its own exclusive maps. Some are heavily modified in term of graphics, such as Dust II, Inferno, and Italy. Maps in this game are taken from Counter-Strike: Source. Some of them are protect confidential documents, destroy enemy vehicles and survive until the end. Coop: A mission mode where the players are given task to complete.When it reaches 3000, you will turn into a pig that has a very high speed and damage. Pig: Shoot at the enemies to increase your health points.Gun Deathmatch: Level up with the given weapon and reach the max level to win.Killed players will respawn in 5 seconds. Team Deathmatch: Eliminate the opposing force until the reaching the kill limit.Stealth: This mode is similar to the previous modes, except the Terrorists are half-invisible and can only use melee weapons and grenades.Bomb defuse: The Terrorists must destroy one of the two bombsites in the map with a C4 or eliminate all the Counter-Terrorists.


There are several modes introduced in Counter-Strike Online 2: With the new updated modes, maps and weapons, Counter-Strike Online 2 is promising a better environment to play. Counter-Strike Online 2 is a heavily modified and expanded version of Counter-Strike: Source with enhanced graphics and user interface, greatly inspired from Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
