I've seen some pretty nice skins recently and was just wondering are people getting these in drops or are people actually paying for these?
I only ask because I only seem to get pretty poor skin drops and see a lot of people running around with some nice weaponry :(
Also how have people managed to get different knives?
I know it doesn't matter in the long run, I'm just curious
I've bought 1 skin, but I didn't really pay for it as I sold a load of boxes for 3 or 4 quid each.
Sell some stuff and treat yourself!
I got nearly £80 in my wallet just from selling stuff, and that's after buying GTAV and Toxxic.
Some people seem to get lucky with weapon drops at end of games/matches. (DEX comes to mind)
Most will get weapon cases dropped which means they are asking you to spend extra money on the game. If you buy the key to open the case you then enter a kind of lottery as to what will be in that case. You can spend a fortune opening cases and getting nothing of any real quality. If you just want a middle of the road weapon skin quality wise, I would put your cases up for sale and purchase something though the market. Most are relatively cheap or ask about in here I`m sure someone as some stuff they don't want.
I will have a look in my inventory when online tonight ......... I`m sure I have some duplicated stuff and skins that I never use You are more than welcome to them.
Cheers
Andy
Nice one, cheers guys :thumb:
Yeah, some people (like me) get insanely lucky with drops, so in my case I used the money I got from selling my dragon lore to buy games + the skins you see me using today. Others tend to just buy.
Quote from: Dexterous;403870Yeah, some people (like me) get insanely lucky with drops, so in my case I used the money I got from selling my dragon lore to buy games + the skins you see me using today. Others tend to just buy.
I've had nothing but cases drop for a good month or two..
Someone mentioned that you'll get a drop for each rank you gain - xp, not matchmaking.
You seem to get weapon drops after rank up from private 1 to private 2, private 3 etc. through gaining XP
XP is only gained through playing games on official servers whether they are matchmaking or casual, playing other stuff like operation bloodhound will also give XP
Cases seem to be dropped randomly at the end of games/matches on any server.
I have not seen any weapons dropped after a match/game for quite a while.
sucks we don't get XP from playing on the DMW servers :( even a reduced amount would be nice.. come on valve!!
"Your first rank earned each week will reward you with a weapon drop." - http://www.counter-strike.net/operationbloodhound/
Quote from: Dexterous;404115"Your first rank earned each week will reward you with a weapon drop." - http://www.counter-strike.net/operationbloodhound/
yeah that seems about right but I don't get them at the end of the game like the cases.............. I have a new item in my inventory when I exit the game if that makes sense.
Quote from: SLoWHaND;403809You can spend a fortune opening cases and getting nothing of any real quality. If you just want a middle of the road weapon skin quality wise, I would put your cases up for sale and purchase something though the market.
Saw a nice YouTube video today that includes statistics for case opening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwJAKmjmtrQ
Just thought that this was worth mentioning after Andy's comment...the video creator spent $50,000 on cases/keys and the gear he had at the end was worth around $26,000. Definitely worth avoiding the cases and buying the skins you want!
Cheers
Ed
I actually opened a case the other day............It was donated to "SLoWHaND" from my alt account "BaDGe" along with a few minor weapon skins.
Inside the case was a field tested "CRIMSON WEB" Knife I don't know why I opened the case as I usually put them straight up for sale.
Well it was worth £90.00 ish. I always thought it would be cool to own a nice knife but the lure of more exotic rifles tugged at me so I have sold it along with a few other bits.
I now own a FN VULCAN AK47 and a FN GOLDEN COIL MP4A-S not sure how long I will keep the GOLDEN COIL tho because I think I preferred the CYREX.
Quote from: SLoWHaND;405811I actually opened a case the other day............It was donated to "SLoWHaND" from my alt account "BaDGe" along with a few minor weapon skins.
Inside the case was a field tested "CRIMSON WEB" Knife I don't know why I opened the case as I usually put them straight up for sale.
Well it was worth £90.00 ish. I always thought it would be cool to own a nice knife but the lure of more exotic rifles tugged at me so I have sold it along with a few other bits.
I now own a FN VULCAN AK47 and a FN GOLDEN COIL MP4A-S not sure how long I will keep the GOLDEN COIL tho because I think I preferred the CYREX.
Golden Coils are amazing :worship:
You lucky git, I'd love a knife! I saved up from selling shadow cases and managed to buy the cheapest stattrack AK on the market, Elite Build. It's now my most prized possession!
Quote from: Bellowhead;405846You lucky git, I'd love a knife! I saved up from selling shadow cases and managed to buy the cheapest stattrack AK on the market, Elite Build. It's now my most prized possession!
To be fair, the Elite Build is also a very nice skin. I'm surprised how cheap it is considering how good looking it is.
i am still new to counter strike as people who have played with me can tell lol but i got a few skins i love so far my fav are Dual Berettas | Urban Shock and Desert Eagle | Naga. the pistols look awesome in the blue and the desert eagle don't need a paint job just the sleek carvings that the naga provides makes it look amazing
Quote from: Dexterous;405866To be fair, the Elite Build is also a very nice skin. I'm surprised how cheap it is considering how good looking it is.
Yeah Elite Build is a nice piece of kit
Yeah, I like it. It must just be common, only reason for it's cheapness. Probably higher probability for it in cases, saturation of market means cheaper skins.
Does anyone here have any experience from buying skins from third party sites like OPSkins.com or similar? The prices there are a lot lower than buying them off the Steam market, but I don't know if it's a trustworthy source or not?
Quote from: SjuSortersApa;405977Does anyone here have any experience from buying skins from third party sites like OPSkins.com or similar? The prices there are a lot lower than buying them off the Steam market, but I don't know if it's a trustworthy source or not?
I've not used it but it's been around for quite a while now and not heard and horror stories about using it.
I'll be using Skinz.gg when it launches. My cousins new project, he's the CEO of Esportsify if any of you have heard of that. Should be trustworthy enough.
Quote from: Bellowhead;405846You lucky git, I'd love a knife! I saved up from selling shadow cases and managed to buy the cheapest stattrack AK on the market, Elite Build. It's now my most prized possession!
Hi Fella
Would you like this to go with the AK just drop me a message and you can have it.
StatTrakâ,,¢ P90 | Elite Build(http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/apps/730/69f7ebe2735c366c65c0b33dae00e12dc40edbe4.jpg)
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
StatTrakâ,,¢ Mil-Spec Grade SMG
Exterior: Battle-Scarred
SOLD
MP7 | Urban Hazard
(http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/apps/730/69f7ebe2735c366c65c0b33dae00e12dc40edbe4.jpg)
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Mil-Spec Grade SMG
Exterior: Minimal Wear
SOLD
Negev | Desert-Strike
(http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/apps/730/69f7ebe2735c366c65c0b33dae00e12dc40edbe4.jpg)
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Mil-Spec Grade Machinegun
Exterior: Factory New
SOLD
Quote from: Jewelz^;405983I'll be using Skinz.gg when it launches. My cousins new project, he's the CEO of Esportsify if any of you have heard of that. Should be trustworthy enough.
Ah, well that sounds good... Depends on the prices though. I signed up for the early access/newsletter. :) We'll see if I've managed to get a knife of some sort once they've opened, but I'll keep an eye out for the site.
@King: Thanks for the info. I guess it seems legit enough to try, but I'm still a bit put off by the amount of money they charge for a knife skin (although buying it off the Steam Market is even more expensive). :P
If you want a cheap alternative to spending large sums of money for knives I recommend attempting trading. If you can get the hang of it you can quite easily go from a low tier skin (below £4 or so) to a mid tier skin (below £25) within a month or two. Once you've done that, it's just one more step to getting a low tier knife and restarting the process.
Quote from: Dexterous;406010If you want a cheap alternative to spending large sums of money for knives I recommend attempting trading. If you can get the hang of it you can quite easily go from a low tier skin (below £4 or so) to a mid tier skin (below £25) within a month or two. Once you've done that, it's just one more step to getting a low tier knife and restarting the process.
I'll trade my scout for your knife Dex.
Quote from: Dexterous;406010If you want a cheap alternative to spending large sums of money for knives I recommend attempting trading. If you can get the hang of it you can quite easily go from a low tier skin (below £4 or so) to a mid tier skin (below £25) within a month or two. Once you've done that, it's just one more step to getting a low tier knife and restarting the process.
Yeah, I've seen some guides and stuff on trading, but feel like it's too much work. I'd rather just pay straight up since I don't really have the time to chase potential trading partners... :)
People are making these skins.
How?
what is the process?
I'd like a go.
I'd like to do some skins.
I've not got a clue how to make skins, I know there are lots of tutorials on it and presumably it would be very fun once you'd got the hang of it. If you makes some I'd love to see them.
looks like you need Photoshop extended and a load of spare time, neither of which I have right now.
On the back-burner it goes.
Quote from: SLoWHaND;405985Hi Fella
Would you like this to go with the AK just drop me a message and you can have it.
StatTrakâ,,¢ P90 | Elite Build
(http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/apps/730/69f7ebe2735c366c65c0b33dae00e12dc40edbe4.jpg)
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
StatTrakâ,,¢ Mil-Spec Grade SMG
Exterior: Battle-Scarred
SOLD
Uhhh, yes please!!
Was just playing around with a photoshop imitation and I remembered this thread, I gave making skins a go and although I had to steal a small section of the dragon lore to do it, I managed to make some concept art for a skin! (though a pretty bad one)
(http://i.imgur.com/RPwa5sf.png?1)
It is very rewarding though at the end of the process to be able to look at an image and say "I made that... or at least most of it"