Can CS2 Skins Wear Out Or Degrade Over Time?
Counter-Strike 2 may be one of the most popular first-person shooter games in the world, but it’s a surprisingly complex game with many rules and mechanics that players don’t often know much about. After so many years of continuous development, it’s easy to see how one could miss a few of the features that have been added.
One of the big questions that often comes up is whether skin wear (also called condition, exterior, or float value) can deteriorate over time with usage in CS2. We’re sure you’ve seen skins have a wear level like Factory New and Well-Worn, and as such it’s understandable that a lot of players will be confused by these labels. Well, worry not, we’re here to address the questions you think are silly and give you the answers you’re looking for.
Do Skins Degrade And Deteriorate With Use?
The simple answer to this question is a blunt no. Now you may be asking, if that’s the case, then why all the wear related labels? Those my friends, are wear levels, and while it may seem that they’re there to indicate how much a weapon has been used, they’re anything but.
Wear levels are actually a random aspect that is assigned to your weapon skin as soon as you get it. What wear level your weapon gets is based on what’s called a float value, which can range anywhere from 0.00 to 1.00. Depending on what float value applies to your skin, your weapon will be assigned one of these exteriors:
- Battle-Scarred: The exterior with the most apparent wear and tear, designs are often completely obscured by damage. Ranges from 1.00 to 0.45.
- Well-Worn: Scratched up and damaged, but not to the same level as Battle-Scarred weapons. Ranges from 0.45 to 0.38.
- Field-Tested: Goes right down the middle. Some damage, but the designs are mostly unobscured. Can sometimes result in an interesting look. Ranges from 0.38 to 0.15.
- Minimal Wear: Very minor scuffing on the finish of the weapon, sometimes not even noticeable. Ranges from 0.15 to 0.07.
- Factory New: Brand new with no signs of usage whatsoever. Ranges from 0.07 to 0.00.
These wear levels, despite what they’re called, cannot change no matter how much or little you use these weapons. Your Factory New AK-47 will look exactly the same as it did when you unboxed it. It’s why you can go to weapon skin marketplaces and look up specific exteriors for sale.
We hope this has helped answer your questions on this topic. CS2 has so many nuances that it can be easy to get lost within its many mechanics, but worry not, we’re here to help you no matter what the question is. Stay tuned for more!
