CS:GO and Valorant are the most popular FPS games right now. Both games give players the opportunity to customize their loadouts by applying skins to their weapons. Today, let’s take a look at the key differences between Valve’s and Riot Games’ shooter.
Valorant and CS:GO with their respective takes on a dragon-themed skin. Who did it better? (Sources: Valve/Riot Games)
1. CS:GO vs. Valorant Skins – Differences: Price determination
Valorant skins have fixed prices. Riot themselves choose how much a player must pay. The prices of CS:GO skins on the other hand are driven by the principles of supply and demand. Nowadays, some skins are 10 times more expensive than when they first came out.
2. CS:GO vs. Valorant Skins – Differences: Animations
When it comes to animations, Valorant beats CS:GO. Sure, in Valve’s shooter, some knives have a special animation when you pull them out, but Valorant took it to the next level. If you have a level three Vandal Elderflame, your gun turns into a living dragon that incinerates your fallen enemies.
3. CS:GO vs. Valorant Skins – Differences: Upgrades
Many Valorant skins can be upgraded after you purchase them. That means you can buy the base version of a skin and improve it later on. This is a great feature for people who are unsure whether they like a weapon or not, but still want to pick up a skin.
4. CS:GO vs. Valorant Skins – Differences: Trade-Up Contract
CS:GO allows the player to use 10 skins of one rarity to craft one skin of the next higher rarity. This feature is called the “Trade-Up Contract” and follows very specific rules which some people use to make a profit. Unfortunately, Valorant does not currently have the option to turn lower-tier skins into better ones.
5. CS:GO vs. Valorant Skins – Differences: Conditions
To make every skin unique, Valve introduced the so-called “float value” to CS:GO. Each weapon finish is assigned a random number, either 0 or 1. The lower the number, the better the condition. This means that two AK-47 skins of the same type can look completely different. In Valorant, two Classic Smites will always look the same.
Valorant and CS:GO have completely different approaches when it comes to their cosmetics. Both have their strengths and weaknesses, but ultimately, it is up to you, the player, to decide which one you prefer
