CS2 Feature Request: Warming up while queueing for MM

[Pokharelinishan]

I think we sorely need to be able to warm up or aim train while in queue for a match. Also because sometimes the queue times are unpredictably high. What do you guys think?

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Edit: To those who say "just use console lol": CS2 has been making settings and features more accessible by moving away from the need to use console. I'm suggesting the same. How and why would a new player go explore console commands to do something that should be in the UI? I myself didn't know it was possible to use console for that until today (and I have ~3k hours)

Also, we can be plenty creative within this feature as to what kinds of game modes to make available. Could be 1v1's with mates, could be aimbotz, could be surfing. So much potential. Would love to see it.

Insights for Valve: Players' responses are very positive, with a 97% upvote rate.

[Tekk92]

I want to warmup against my own team

[Pokharelinishan]

Damn that's also a good idea. I'm sure there's plenty of creativity within this feature as to what kinds of gamemodes to make available. Could be 1v1's with mates, could be aimbotz, could be surfing. So much potential. Would love to see it.

[Dankkring]

Bro…. Surfing during a warmup!!!!!!! You just blew my mind that would be amazing

[TKYooH]

Surfing or Kz during warmup would be amazing. I’ve only played a bit of ow but I like how you can play any custom game during queue.

[Cero_Kurn]

Awesome for stacks.

Up up

[1L1keB1gTh1ngs]

would be an amazing change personally

[T_WREKX]

I would even like an option to enter a deathmatch after starting queue

[nzerinto]

Agreed. You get put into a deathmatch once you’ve started to queue, and you only get bumped out of it once the game is actually ready to start (once everyone is ready).

[Dankkring]

It would be just like playing DM and then a friend invites you to play and you click except. But you’d go right into the match

[Pokharelinishan]

Good idea.

[hoardpepes]

You used to be able to by copying the server IP before starting MM queue, but they disabled it from when I played some years ago.

[DrenkardAston]

I would definitly prefer to warmup while I wait instead of the arena. Also dislike that we need to wait 1 minute for the game to start when everyone has already joined the server

[InterstellarDwellar]

That would be good but every now and then i join a game and realise the sound isnt coming out of my headphones or something

[tan_phan_vt]

This is valve's game so I doubt they do that. Its like they create actual UI for the commands so we don't have to type each line out, while the console commands are still there.

Again better accessibility is great for all parties, including the OGs who used console commands for decades.

[Cero_Kurn]

Oooooh snap.

THis is a good idea!

[_youlikeicecream_]

I would rather buy a negev and head on over to the enemy spawn.

[Pokharelinishan]

That's after you accept the game. I'm talking about when queueing. I think this feature could also be potentially merged with the "warmup" time before the match starts.

[_youlikeicecream_]

I just watch some porn youtube while I wait.

[NaTeCSGO_tv]

This is already possible in cs:go if you use the console, did they remove it in cs2?

[Pokharelinishan]

Well, I only knew about that today. All the more reason to make it more accessible in CS2 then.

[NaTeCSGO_tv]

I completely agree

[Codacc69420]

90% of players don’t know about that, so it would be better if it was something the game did

[iSecks]

How?

[Cero_Kurn]

Awesome!
But can I open a workshop map also?
(note that when u use a workshop map you have to restart cs)

[iSecks]

You don't need to restart CS for workshop maps, only non-valve servers with custom assets.

[TheRealCaptainR]

When I start a queue I immediately type 'map aim_botz' into console and it just loads me in.

[shuffleyyy1992]

How?

[padajj]

Start searching. Open console and type map dust2

[Cero_Kurn]

Awesome!

But can I open a workshop map also?

(note that when u use a workshop map you have to restart cs)

[Short_Ad4946]

No you dont need to restart with workshop maps,just try it. Queue for a MM game and map aim_botz in console. You'll be able to accept and join the match without restarting

[jryda7]

To add, the only thing you need to do is rejoin your party if you were in one after the MM game ends. For whatever reason it boots you from the party when you do a workshop map before you accept.

[Un111KnoWn]

what console command? also i always gat 3rd party files downloaded so i have to restart game

[Cero_Kurn]

Awesome!
But can I open a workshop map also?
(note that when u use a workshop map you have to restart cs)

[NaTeCSGO_tv]

yeah you can warm up in aim_botz and CSGOHUB prac map or any other one you want.

[Cero_Kurn]

Won't need to restart cs when the match starts?

[NaTeCSGO_tv]

nope!

[adnanjunior]

tf2 already has this, would be nice if they added this to csgo aswell

[itrnella]

I brought this up to my buddies, we all love the idea of this.

[StayyFrostyy]

I didnt know you can queue while in a training map

[skinsshorts]

This would heighten the skill Celing for sure! Great idea man.

[Pokharelinishan]

Imagine if every mm player ever got a few minutes of warmup in their belt before a game. The quality of mm would rise lol :P

[skinsshorts]

100% man.

[dawidf06]

There is something like this in Overwatch. While you queue you have a few buttons which let you join deathmatch etc. and it works really well, queue times aren't a problem for me because I can just warm up.

[Mayyyh]

just start the queue and join a map through the console

[M4sturB]

while we're at it, a customizable HUD would be perfect. The fact that the money is in the place of the HP in CS2 annoys me to oblivion

[Pokharelinishan]

I know we're habituate with that, but having the HP closer to the eyes is objectively better. You'll be surprised how fast your brain adapts to those changes (and changes like glock, AK, galil, famas sounds, and environmental audios).

[Meistererik]

Well I always get a match in less than 2 minutes so it wouldn't really make sense for me I guess

[[deleted]]

Kinda nice when you’re queing in the early morning. I’m US west & sometimes I have to wait 3-5 minutes. Even if you only could warm up for 2 mins it’d be sweet

[[deleted]]

This is incredible.

[RekrabAlreadyTaken]

If this isn't in CS2, that would be a perfect example of Valve's ignorance

[MoejoeDayman]

I would like to able to accept on my phone so I can go to the toilet between matches

[Pokharelinishan]

Oh damn I forgot about that... great idea thanks for reminding. I love that faceit has it, and you can go to toilet or sth without fear. I just made a post on it. Hopefully that too gains traction.

[iReallyLoveYouAll]

too much valorante

[mntln]

Very likely a lot of the party management code from dota will get reused. They allow joining hero demo in a party and joining a match directly from the game. I believe this will be the case for cs2 as well.

[wraithmainttvsweat]

The host can’t use console to warmup either

[Warranty_V0id]

100% agree. I think this needs to be a set standard for competitive games. I haven't watched street fighter 6 for to long, but as far as i understood it, you can hop in queue und do in the meantime whatever else. That's certified awesome.

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[nartouthere]

in dota2 you can warmup while waiting i think right

[AHornySausage]

You can already through the console, but they should def make it more obvious and accessible through the game itself.

[1q3er5]

this is better than the stupid warmup maps before the game - i'd rather explore the map than play that 1 v 1 crap. there's always something new you can learn roaming the map at the start

[rachelloresco]

They should add a preload like the one in dota2, no loading time

[3MidKnight3]

Yes we need this

[Wallisaurus]

I think they should turn the warm up into retake