CS2 Winter Update Adds R8 Revolver & Revolver Case
Welcome to the CS2 Winter Update, filled with holiday cheer. There’s something for everyone here: a brand new pistol, a new weapon case, three new sticker capsules, gameplay adjustments, and the all-new Killer Replay feature.
The headline is the R8 Revolver. Four of its first finishes ship alongside it - two join existing collections, and two can be found in the new Revolver Case.
The two that join existing collections are below: Amber Fade goes into The Dust 2 Collection, and Bone Mask into The Bank Collection.
The New Revolver Case
The Revolver Case contains 17 new skins from The Revolver Case Collection, plus the original knife finishes as a rare drop.
The Revolver Case Collection
The 17 new finishes make up The Revolver Case Collection, which is exclusive to the Revolver Case. Two of them are R8 Revolver finishes - the first ones available from a case.
The New Sticker Capsules
Three new community sticker capsules arrive with the Winter Update: the Pinups Capsule with 12 stickers, the Slid3 Capsule with 15, and the Team Roles Capsule with 11.
Additional Stickers
Seven foil stickers sit outside the capsules entirely. They are the foil versions of the Team Roles designs, and the only way to get one is to buy it directly.
Killer Replay
How did that happen? In Demolition and Casual modes you can now review your deaths with a Killer Replay from the perspective of your opponent. See the game through their eyes, and plan your next move.
Timeouts and Round Timers
Need a minute to think things through? In Competitive Matchmaking, teams can now vote at any time to take one 60-second timeout, which begins at the next freezetime.
This update also changes the round and C4 timers in Competitive Matchmaking to 1:55 and 0:40, and these are the times that will be used for CS2 Major Championships going forward. The intent is to unify the professional and community experience while addressing the exceptional strength of smoke grenades in the shorter rounds of professional matches.
Weapon balance has been adjusted to reward taking your time to aim as well: movement inaccuracy is up for all pistols except the R8 Revolver, and recovery time on the AK-47, M4A4, and M4A1-S has been tuned to reduce the range at which spraying beats tapping and bursting.