Valve's recent update added a change that came as a surprise not only to players, but also to marketplaces: items in inventory now remain invisible to other users for 10 days after purchase or exchange. Let's find out why this update was introduced and how it will affect skin trading.
What the CS2 swap rules update means: hiding new items for 10 days
On the night of April 3, Valve released an update that changed the rules
for sw
apping items. Skins and other Counter-Strike items will now remain invisible to other users for 10 days after you have received them through purchase or exchange.
Why did Valve add ten-day item hiding?
The
company has not yet commented onwhy
it introduced such an update. Perhaps it was meant to make life difficult for scammers, but in reality the inability to view recent items in inventory may even open up new opportunities for scams. Most likely, the main target of the – update is not scammers, but gambling sites.The existence of sites that turn the drawing of skins and cases into a game of chance is controversial in the community. They have recently gotten attention again because of a protest at a major. During the quarterfinal match between G2 and MOUZ, several people burst onto the stage, who wanted to express in this way their dissatisfaction with the partnership between G2 Esports and CSGORoll – a gambling site that is accused of money laundering and cheating its users. Shortly after that the CSGOEmpire portal, which was the initiator of this action, published an apology and promised to compete with CSGORoll exclusively in the legal field in the future.
It is likely that this case became the reason for Valve's new attempt to make it harder for gambling sites to operate. Hiding skins in the inventory for 10 days can create problems for honest trading platforms, which have to adapt to the new conditions.
Will hiding for 10 days prevent you from buying skins?
Lis-Skins.ru continues to work as before. With us, you can still buy exactly the skins you want without relying on randoms. The interface works with the new conditions: now you can specify a period from 1 to 8 days when you filter items by hold, or choose «No Hold», if you are interested only in skins, which can be received immediately after payment.
Otherwise, the purchase procedure remains the same as before: choose skins, cases and other items, selecting them by the parameters you need, and pay in a convenient way. We are working hard to ensure that you continue to have the opportunity to buy and sell skins at attractive prices.
