Anyone started at Lvl1 FaceIt, plz plz tell me how to get out of it?

[ORION_z]

Hi all,

I am really enjoying Cheat Free competitive play on FaceIt. I only have about 80h on CS2 in total. I am almost out of Lvl1 but keep hovering on the edge of lvl1 and lvl2.

Has anyone started off at this level and climbed their way up?
Can you give me any tips on how you did it?

I am trying to add as much friends as I can that I am meeting in Solo queuing, but I can't seem to arrange matches with them. FaceIt has no PC notifications with messaging (I heard only on Mobile). Also I am clutching some matches and getting some highest scores. I am also a positive player, do not grief, and try to call as much as I can and help my team out.

Is it a matter of some luck where you get players who are also performing well with me?
Or is there no other way than to play with friends?
Do people play with stacks at this level? or do you have to reach a certain elo?
On discord, the only people who are stacking are lvl5 and up (from 10 to 5k elo).

Any advice would help, even form people not playing FaceIt, its just that FaceIt is very competitive and has from what I have seen until now no Cheaters.

[76561199592687968]

There's no other advice but improving your mechanical, tactical and communication skills. Don't bother about other players and focus on winning as a team.

[TripleSteal-]

Faceit has a much higher skill floor relative to built-in MM, because most newer players are not aware of the platform or are not interested enough to spend their time figuring it out.

You definitely should NOT feel bad about your current level there. Majority of lvl3-4 players have 4-digit hour count, and you approaching lvl2 with just 80 under your belt is a very impressive progress.

That said, at the current moment of your cs2 journey you will benefit most from simply playing the game and gaining more raw experience. Watching some general guides or learning nade lineups never hurts, but it is all very secondary relative to basic game experience.
Also, keep in mind that you do not become good by achieving certain rank/ELO - it works precisely the other way round. Faceit levels will follow your skill improvement, and it is exceedingly more productive to focus on the latter if you want to get better.

[ORION_z]

Originally posted by Defiler:

There's no other advice but improving your mechanical, tactical and communication skills. Don't bother about other players and focus on winning as a team.

Cool thanks for advice...thats also what I thought.

[ORION_z]

Originally posted by TripleSteal-:

Faceit has a much higher skill floor relative to built-in MM, because most newer players are not aware of the platform or are not interested enough to spend their time figuring it out.

You definitely should NOT feel bad about your current level there. Majority of lvl3-4 players have 4-digit hour count, and you approaching lvl2 with just 80 under your belt is a very impressive progress.

That said, at the current moment of your cs2 journey you will benefit most from simply playing the game and gaining more raw experience. Watching some general guides or learning nade lineups never hurts, but it is all very secondary relative to basic game experience.
Also, keep in mind that you do not become good by achieving certain rank/ELO - it works precisely the other way round. Faceit levels will follow your skill improvement, and it is exceedingly more productive to focus on the latter if you want to get better.

Awesome advice TripleSteel, and very encouraging!! ....What's cool is I can see a quick progress. This is why I am enjoying it so much. I used to be a high level amateur Table Tennis player, and I can feel my reaction and hand eye coordination really helps in CS2.

I had a feeling I should be more patient and just get better at basic mechanics like aiming, counter strafing, etc. .,,,,Its just that I am a very competitive person and that makes me impatient sometimes, so need to focus on and enjoy the progress.

[ORION_z]

Correction guys....very sorry. I have according to Steam 288 hours on CS2. But that is mostly Casual Mode and Death Match.

Ok, I actually have only 45h of competitive CS2 matches under my belt.

[ORION_z]

Yeahh!!! After 81 matches finally in Level 2 FaceIt. Thats with zero previous CS2 or CSGO Competitive experience (not even on Valve servers). I am progressing really fast and loving it.

In some matches I'm even playing better than level 4 and 5 guys, so hopefully thats a good sign.

How the hell are not more people playing FaceIt :-)

[Pod]

Originally posted by Oriioon:

Yeahh!!! After 81 matches finally in Level 2 FaceIt. Thats with zero previous CS2 or CSGO Competitive experience (not even on Valve servers). I am progressing really fast and loving it.

In some matches I'm even playing better than level 4 and 5 guys, so hopefully thats a good sign.

How the hell are not more people playing FaceIt :-)

Because this thread makes it sound scary lol.

I'm just about to start playing on premier but was put off using faceit from replies in my other posts, one person even saying I'm not good enough for it yet. So it's not about anti-cheat it's about skill?

[Eat my Sucuk]

it is possible to play only dust2?

[ORION_z]

Originally posted by Eat my Sucuk:

it is possible to play only dust2?

No.

You get assigned to a team. And then competitive maps (Mirage, Dust2, Inferno, Nuke, Anubis, etc.) appear and the team leaders (priority goes to a paying member) of both teams have to start banning the maps they don't want to play until 1 map is left. Most matches are played on Mirage or Dust2, followed by Anubis, Inferno or Nuke, etc. About 50% of my 80 matches have been on either Mirage or Dust2.

[ORION_z]

Originally posted by Pod:

Originally posted by Oriioon:

Yeahh!!! After 81 matches finally in Level 2 FaceIt. Thats with zero previous CS2 or CSGO Competitive experience (not even on Valve servers). I am progressing really fast and loving it.

In some matches I'm even playing better than level 4 and 5 guys, so hopefully thats a good sign.

How the hell are not more people playing FaceIt :-)

Because this thread makes it sound scary lol.

I'm just about to start playing on premier but was put off using faceit from replies in my other posts, one person even saying I'm not good enough for it yet. So it's not about anti-cheat it's about skill?

In your case, iff you are totally a real beginner I would start with premier adding Casual Mode game play and Death Matches. You could do that for 2 or 3 months before moving to FaceIt. By that time you will be pulling your hair for the number of cheaters you will encounter on Valve's servers.

[Hamless Hog]

Originally posted by Pod:

Originally posted by Oriioon:

Yeahh!!! After 81 matches finally in Level 2 FaceIt. Thats with zero previous CS2 or CSGO Competitive experience (not even on Valve servers). I am progressing really fast and loving it.

In some matches I'm even playing better than level 4 and 5 guys, so hopefully thats a good sign.

How the hell are not more people playing FaceIt :-)

Because this thread makes it sound scary lol.

I'm just about to start playing on premier but was put off using faceit from replies in my other posts, one person even saying I'm not good enough for it yet. So it's not about anti-cheat it's about skill?

Yes, the skill ceiling is higher in faceit leading to even more false hackussations.

[Pod]

Originally posted by Oriioon:

In your case, iff you are totally a real beginner I would start with premier adding Casual Mode game play and Death Matches. You could do that for 2 or 3 months before moving to FaceIt. By that time you will be pulling your hair for the number of cheaters you will encounter on Valve's servers.

I have 250 hours, thought mostly on Dust 2, and I'm still not good by any means lol.
I don't run into cheaters so not worried about that, but yes it seems faceit is more about skill than anticheat, and I'm not great to will stick to normal I think

[ORION_z]

Originally posted by Hamless Hog:

Originally posted by Pod:

Because this thread makes it sound scary lol.

I'm just about to start playing on premier but was put off using faceit from replies in my other posts, one person even saying I'm not good enough for it yet. So it's not about anti-cheat it's about skill?

Yes, the skill ceiling is higher in faceit leading to even more false hackussations.

Bro, I have now seriously found out that most people who falsely accuse FaceIt of having lots of cheaters are officially nuubs and losers who know nothing about Competitive Counter Strike.

[ORION_z]

Half way through Level 2 in one day here from end of Level 1.

97 FaceIt CS2 matches without a single cheater and loving every minute of it. Level 3 here I come.

[The HappyBoY]

1. its not Cheat Free
2. you need good team or good cheat for exit level1

Originally posted by Oriioon:

Hi all,

I am really enjoying Cheat Free competitive play on FaceIt. I only have about 80h on CS2 in total. I am almost out of Lvl1 but keep hovering on the edge of lvl1 and lvl2.

Has anyone started off at this level and climbed their way up?
Can you give me any tips on how you did it?

I am trying to add as much friends as I can that I am meeting in Solo queuing, but I can't seem to arrange matches with them. FaceIt has no PC notifications with messaging (I heard only on Mobile). Also I am clutching some matches and getting some highest scores. I am also a positive player, do not grief, and try to call as much as I can and help my team out.

Is it a matter of some luck where you get players who are also performing well with me?
Or is there no other way than to play with friends?
Do people play with stacks at this level? or do you have to reach a certain elo?
On discord, the only people who are stacking are lvl5 and up (from 10 to 5k elo).

Any advice would help, even form people not playing FaceIt, its just that FaceIt is very competitive and has from what I have seen until now no Cheaters.