I just posted this to /r/GlobalOffensive but I want feedback here. Mods if you feel this belongs somewhere else move it. So I was on my smurf (I know, hate me... Only way I could play with my friend (GN1), besides I was only Scout no scoping)... And I realized how broken the Nova spectrum ranks are. There were CoD guns (Augs/SG's/ P90's) everywhere, so much salt If I licked them I would probably have a stroke, and an insane amount of smurfs (I know, i'm not helping this). Nova spectrum is the same as silver in my opinion, except somehow more toxic. I had people (nova 1/2) bragging to silvers (Who were 2 kills below them), about how they were good and they where trash. The worst rank was Nova 3. I honestly feel bad for everyone stuck in Nova 3 (I was once), and I can say it is quite possible the worst rank in CS for the following reasons. 1. Unranked first gamers. This issue's been fixed by the rank 3 update, but it still exsists. It's annoying to have someone who has little idea how to play on your team. 2. Smurfs. Yes, I know a smurf complaining about better smurfs, but it would be hard to gain Elo because Smurfs who are from higher ranks keep wrecking you. 3. "CoD Kids die off above this rank". I define CoD kids as P90s, augs, and SG's. And Nova 3 seems to be the rank where most of these get stuck in. As I saw few of these in Nova Master. What I think the reason behind this is Nova master is where people start getting "Good" and learning to counter CoD guns. And only the ones that are really good with said guns can rank up past it. 4. Hackers. Ok, I saw Hackers in Nova 3. And they were complete trash too. Even with hacks they couldn't rank up past Nova 3. And don't say they weren't hacking. Really obvious through wall Shots and Insta dinks everywhere (albeit since Poly VAC wave it's been less). This doesn't really stick with Nova 3's. This is for everywhere. If you're hacking and your not atleast DMG/ Eagle you're trash. This is why I call Nova's 1-3 "Silvers with Fancy Stars". I remember back when I was ranking through Nova's pretty much all "CoD guns" died at Nova 1/2. TL;DR I feel bad for Nova 3's because Smurfs, CoD kids, and First gamers. Leave opinions below

My views about CSGO Low - Mid Nova spectrum

By niofalpha
July 26, 2015 in PC Gaming

Go to solution Solved by Osmium, July 29, 2015

I've never had a lot of problems in silver and gold nova to be honest.

Maybe in 5% of my games there were smurfs. In my entire CS career I've only encountered 2 obvious hackers.

And yes, gold nova is basically silver, I've always said this. People saying ranks like MG1-2 are above average are pretty stupid IMO.

It's extremely easy to reach high novas - low guardians without being good.

Even in LEM/Supreme ranks (where I'm at now), I still encounter people who rush as a CT, aim at the ground,...

Yeah it never gets better. At global and that shit never goes away (it is way better than gnm ofc but still bad). Never queue for D2 because that is the map where all the casuals/boosters play.

Posted August 20, 2015

I'm a nova 2 player and I haven't seen that many trolls or ragers. Maybe its because I focus on my game play instead of someone else who I have no control over.

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