Every Counter-Strike 2 player eventually asks the same question: grind CS2 Premier’s official rating, or pay into Faceit’s third-party ladder instead? The choice used to be simple. Premier was free once you owned Prime Status, and Faceit was the paid alternative for players chasing stricter anti-cheat and tighter matchmaking. That gap narrowed on January 30, 2025, when Faceit began requiring the same $14.99 Prime Status just to register a new CS2 account, putting both platforms behind an identical entry fee for the first time.
This comparison breaks down how CS2 Premier’s CS Rating and Faceit’s ten-level Elo system actually stack up as of June 2026: the rank thresholds, the anti-cheat tech running underneath, what a subscription actually buys you on Faceit, and which platform fits which kind of player. The numbers below come from Valve’s own Steam support pages, Faceit’s published Elo documentation, and reporting from HLTV and ESL FACEIT Group, so every figure traces back to a source rather than a guess.
The stakes are bigger than they look at first glance. Where you queue determines who you play against, how quickly a cheater gets caught, and whether a five-stack of friends can even queue together at all. Pick wrong and you’ll spend more time fighting the platform than fighting the other team. This guide covers both systems in enough detail that you can make that call once and stop second-guessing it every patch.
What Is CS2 Premier and How Does Its Rating Work?
CS2 Premier is Valve’s official competitive mode, built directly into Counter-Strike 2 and tied to your Steam account. Instead of the old Silver-to-Global-Elite rank icons from CS:GO, Premier scores you with a single number called CS Rating, which climbs from a low baseline past 30,000 for the best players on the ladder.
To queue in Premier, you need CS2 Prime Status and Steam Profile Level 10, according to Steam’s own support documentation. Prime costs $14.99 as a one-time purchase, not a subscription, and it also unlocks souvenir drops and Trust Factor-weighted matchmaking across the rest of the game.
New Premier accounts play ten placement matches before Valve assigns a starting CS Rating. From there, rating moves up or down after every match based on round wins, not just the final scoreline, so a close loss on a map you nearly won can still add points. Valve has never published an official chart mapping CS Rating numbers to colored rank tiers, but community explainer guides, including breakdowns from marketplaces like DMarket, consistently describe seven bands: Gray, Light Blue, Blue, Purple, Pink, Red, and Gold, each covering roughly a 5,000-point range up to the 30,000-plus Gold tier that lines up loosely with the old Global Elite rank.
Premier also runs on Valve’s subtick netcode, the engine change that replaced CS:GO’s tick-based simulation when CS2 shipped. Positional data updates independently of the server’s tick rate under subtick, which Valve has argued closes some of the precision gap that used to separate 64-tick from 128-tick play. If matchmaking politics on either platform aren’t for you, running your own CS2 dedicated server sidesteps both ranking systems entirely, just without any ranked progression attached.
Premier also caps how far apart a party’s CS Rating can be before Valve blocks the group from queuing together, a restriction meant to stop a high-rated player from dragging low-rated friends into lobbies well above their skill. Wingman, the 2v2 mode carried over from CS:GO, runs its own separate rating track rather than feeding into your main Premier number, so a strong Wingman record won’t move your 5v5 CS Rating at all. Both tracks reset through the same placement-match process the first time you queue each one.
What Is Faceit Level and How Does Its Elo System Work?
Faceit is a third-party matchmaking platform that ESL FACEIT Group operates independently of Valve, and it has run competitive CS2 matches since the game’s 2023 launch, backed by a $100,000 Path to Pro tournament announced the same week, according to HLTV’s coverage at the time.
Instead of a single rating number, Faceit shows players a Level from 1 to 10, calculated from an underlying Elo score. Faceit’s own support documentation lists exact breakpoints for each tier: Level 1 covers 100 to 500 Elo, Level 5 sits between 1,051 and 1,200, and Level 10, the highest tier, starts at 2,001 Elo with no published ceiling above it.
Faceit built its reputation on stricter identity and anti-cheat requirements than Valve’s own matchmaking. Since January 30, 2025, new accounts must link CS2 Prime Status to register at all, closing a loophole that once let smurfs and banned players re-enter through Faceit without owning Prime. Existing linked accounts from before that date weren’t retroactively forced to add Prime.
ESL FACEIT Group’s press materials described its user base as 22 million serious players around the CS2 launch, though that figure dates to 2023 and the company hasn’t published a newer public total since. Levels move through gradual Elo decay rather than a hard seasonal reset, so a Level 10 player who stops playing will drift down slowly instead of getting reset to zero.
Beyond open matchmaking, Faceit’s Hub system is what separates it structurally from Premier. A Hub is a self-contained community space with its own rules, map pool, and often its own invite requirements, and organizers use them to run everything from casual 5v5 pickup groups to paid entry qualifiers. Elo earned inside some Hubs counts toward your main Faceit Level, while other Hubs run fully custom scoring that stays separate. That flexibility is also why Faceit match quality can vary more than Premier’s: a Level 6 Hub built for relaxed pickup games plays very differently from a Level 6 lobby in open matchmaking.
CS2 Premier vs Faceit: Full Specs Comparison
The core difference between the two platforms shows up in the mechanics as much as the numbers. Premier is baked into CS2 itself and free to play once you own Prime. Faceit is a separate client and website that layers its own anti-cheat, hub system, and Elo model on top of the same game. The table below lines up both systems spec for spec, using the most recent figures each platform has published or that reputable outlets have reported.
Read the table as two different philosophies rather than a strict better-or-worse ranking. Premier optimizes for zero friction: install the game, own Prime, and you’re in a ranked match within minutes. Faceit optimizes for control and verification, adding a client install, phone verification, and a kernel-level driver in exchange for a matchmaking pool it can moderate more tightly than Valve’s fully automated system.
| Category | CS2 Premier | Faceit |
|---|---|---|
| Operator | Valve | ESL FACEIT Group |
| Rating system | CS Rating (numeric, roughly 0-30,000+) | Elo (numeric, 100-2,000+) |
| Visible tiers | 7 color bands | 10 numbered Levels |
| Entry requirement | Prime Status + Steam Profile Level 10 | Steam account + Prime Status (new accounts since Jan 30, 2025) + phone verification |
| Entry cost | $14.99 one-time (Prime) | $14.99 one-time (Prime, via Steam) |
| Optional subscription | None | Faceit Plus and Faceit Premium |
| Anti-cheat | VAC + Trust Factor (background, account-weighted) | Faceit AC (kernel-level client driver, mandatory to queue) |
| Placement process | 10 placement matches | Placement matches before Level is shown |
| Netcode | Subtick (CS2 default) | Subtick (same CS2 client), Faceit-hosted servers |
| Match hosting | Valve datacenters | Faceit-operated servers + user-run Hubs |
| Custom competitions | Not available | Hubs, leagues, and community tournaments |
| Rank movement | Adjusts every match, no forced season reset | Elo decays gradually with inactivity |
| Registered user base | Not publicly disclosed by Valve | 22 million+ (2023 figure, ESL FACEIT Group) |
CS2 Premier Rating Bands Explained
Valve doesn’t officially label these bands or confirm exact boundaries, so the ranges below reflect the community consensus used across current CS2 explainer guides rather than a Valve-published chart.
- Gray: below 5,000 CS Rating
- Light Blue: 5,000 to 9,999
- Blue: 10,000 to 14,999
- Purple: 15,000 to 19,999
- Pink: 20,000 to 24,999
- Red: 25,000 to 29,999
- Gold: 30,000 and above
Faceit Elo Levels Explained
These thresholds come directly from Faceit’s own support documentation and apply to CS2 matchmaking specifically.
- Level 1: 100 to 500 Elo
- Level 2: 501 to 750 Elo
- Level 3: 751 to 900 Elo
- Level 4: 901 to 1,050 Elo
- Level 5: 1,051 to 1,200 Elo
- Level 6: 1,201 to 1,350 Elo
- Level 7: 1,351 to 1,530 Elo
- Level 8: 1,531 to 1,750 Elo
- Level 9: 1,751 to 2,000 Elo
- Level 10: 2,001 Elo and above
CS2 Premier Rating to Faceit Level: How the Two Scales Line Up
Neither Valve nor Faceit publishes an official cross-platform conversion, and the two systems draw from different player pools with different algorithms behind them. The table below is a directional approximation built by lining up the two publicly documented scales, not a verified equivalency either company has confirmed.
| CS2 Premier Band | CS Rating Range | Closest Faceit Level |
|---|---|---|
| Gray | Below 5,000 | Level 1-2 |
| Light Blue | 5,000-9,999 | Level 3-4 |
| Blue | 10,000-14,999 | Level 5 |
| Purple | 15,000-19,999 | Level 6-7 |
| Pink | 20,000-24,999 | Level 8 |
| Red | 25,000-29,999 | Level 9 |
| Gold | 30,000+ | Level 10 |
Treat this table as a rough guide for conversation, not a guarantee. A Blue-band Premier player and a Level 5 Faceit player won’t always feel like an even match, since Faceit’s stricter anti-cheat and manual region selection tend to concentrate more consistently skilled players at the middle Levels than Premier’s fully automated queue does.
Pricing Compared: Prime, Plus, and Premium
Premier’s pricing is simple: pay $14.99 once for Prime, and Premier itself never costs anything on top of that. Faceit’s pricing has more layers, with a free tier plus two optional subscriptions that add convenience rather than unlocking ranked play outright.
| Tier | Platform | Price | What It Unlocks |
|---|---|---|---|
| CS2 Prime Status | Valve (Steam) | $14.99 one-time | Premier access, Trust Factor matchmaking, souvenir drops |
| Faceit Free | ESL FACEIT Group | $0 | Elo matchmaking, Levels 1-10, match history |
| Faceit Plus | ESL FACEIT Group | $6.99/mo or $49.99/yr | Paid convenience and cosmetic features |
| Faceit Premium | ESL FACEIT Group | $10.99/mo or $95.99/yr | Queue priority, expanded stats, cloud highlights, server/map choice, Elo-loss protection, premium tournament access |
| Faceit account registration | Valve (Steam) | $14.99 one-time | Mandatory Prime link required before creating a new Faceit CS2 account since Jan 30, 2025 |
A note on the Plus and Premium figures above: Faceit’s own pricing page wasn’t reachable during research for this article, so those numbers come from third-party Faceit resellers and community pricing trackers rather than a live official source. Confirm current pricing directly on Faceit’s site before subscribing to either tier.
It’s worth stressing that the $14.99 Prime fee isn’t a Faceit-specific charge. It’s a Valve product, purchased once through the Steam Store, and Faceit simply checks that your linked Steam account already owns it before letting you register. That means a player who bought Prime years ago during the CS:GO era for its trading, inventory, and matchmaking benefits satisfies both platforms’ entry requirement today without spending anything new. Only players who never bought Prime at all, a shrinking group given how long the feature has existed, hit that $14.99 charge for the first time in 2026.
Anti-Cheat Face-Off: VAC and Trust Factor vs Faceit AC
Anti-cheat is where the two platforms diverge the most in philosophy. CS2 Premier runs on VAC, Valve’s anti-cheat system, which works in the background and doesn’t require a separate download or a visible client. Layered on top of VAC is Trust Factor, Valve’s matchmaking system that weighs account history, playtime, and reports when building lobbies, keeping accounts with clean records away from those with a history of bans or complaints.
Faceit takes a more hands-on approach. Faceit AC is a kernel-level driver that installs separately from the game client and has to be running before you can queue for a single match. It sits in the same category as the driver-level anti-cheat software Riot runs for Vanguard, and it’s mandatory rather than optional the moment you try to join a Faceit lobby.
Neither Valve nor ESL FACEIT Group publishes a public, head-to-head statistic comparing ban rates or cheater prevalence between the two systems, so treat any specific percentage you see elsewhere with caution unless it links back to one of the companies directly. What is verifiable is the structural difference: a kernel-level driver sits closer to the operating system and can catch certain cheat categories that background-only detection misses. That’s part of why organizers selling access to CS2 cheat menus, like the ones behind the Atlas Menu breach, treat Faceit lobbies as the harder target. The reputation predates CS2 and carried over from Faceit’s CS:GO era largely intact.
Ranking integrity isn’t only a bragging-rights issue, either. Other Valve-adjacent titles have had their own reckonings this year: Dota 2’s match-fixing investigation was a reminder of what’s at stake industry-wide when a competitive ladder’s integrity breaks down at the tournament level, even though that scandal involved a different game entirely.
Bans work differently, too. A VAC ban on Premier attaches to your Steam account and follows you across every VAC-secured game on the platform, not just CS2, which is part of why Valve treats VAC bans as a last resort rather than a first response. A Faceit ban is scoped to Faceit itself and can range from a temporary matchmaking suspension to a permanent account block, decided by Faceit’s own moderation team rather than Valve. A player banned on one platform isn’t automatically banned on the other, which is exactly the loophole the January 2025 Prime requirement was built to narrow.
Matchmaking Quality, Servers, and Region Selection
Server quality is less of a gap than it used to be, since both platforms run on the same CS2 client and the same subtick netcode Valve introduced at launch. Subtick processes player inputs independently of the server’s tick rate, narrowing the precision difference that once separated 64-tick from 128-tick play back in the CS:GO era.
Where the platforms differ is control. Premier’s matchmaking picks your server and region automatically based on your location and the state of the queue, with little manual input beyond the general region setting in CS2’s own options menu. You queue, you get a lobby, and Valve decides the rest.
Faceit hands more of that control to players and organizers. You can select specific regions before queuing, browse or create Hubs with custom rules, and join community-run leagues that set their own map pools and formats. That flexibility, combined with the stricter anti-cheat requirement, is a big reason teams and organizers lean on Faceit for scrims and qualifiers rather than Premier’s public matchmaking. You can check Faceit’s live server and matchmaking health on its status page if a queue feels slower than usual.
The tradeoff is discoverability. Premier’s simplicity means a new player can queue within seconds of installing CS2. Faceit’s Hub system rewards players who already know which communities or leagues they want to join, and it takes a bit more setup before your first competitive match actually starts.
Real-World Examples: How CS2 Players Actually Use Both Platforms
Numbers only tell part of the story. Here’s how the differences between Premier and Faceit actually play out for different kinds of CS2 players.
- The day-one launch crowd. When CS2 replaced CS:GO in 2023, Faceit didn’t wait to build its own version of the game. Matches went live on the platform immediately, and ESL FACEIT Group backed the transition with a $100,000 Path to Pro tournament, according to HLTV’s coverage at the time. That head start is part of why Faceit kept its competitive following instead of losing players entirely to Valve’s built-in mode.
- The January 2025 Prime requirement. Before that date, a player could create a free Faceit account and start queuing without ever buying Prime Status. Once Faceit made Prime mandatory for new signups, that path closed. A brand-new CS2 player in 2026 now hits the same $14.99 wall whether they start on Premier or Faceit first.
- The returning CS:GO veteran. A player who reached Global Elite before CS2 launched doesn’t carry that rank forward. Premier assigned everyone a fresh CS Rating through placement matches, so years of CS:GO history count for nothing until you’ve played your first ten Premier games on the new system.
- The tournament organizer. Community leagues and third-party qualifiers regularly run through Faceit Hubs rather than Premier, since Hubs let organizers lock rosters, set custom map pools, and require Faceit AC for every participant. Premier has no equivalent tool for running a private, invite-only bracket.
- The stats-focused improver. A player trying to fix a specific weakness, like slow trade timing or weak spray control, gets more out of Faceit Premium’s expanded match analysis and cloud highlights than out of Premier’s more limited post-match summary, since Valve’s built-in stats page leans on the scoreboard rather than round-by-round breakdowns.
- The budget player. Someone who already owns Prime for the rest of CS2’s features, like souvenir drops and Trust Factor matchmaking, gets Premier essentially for free on top of a purchase they’d likely make anyway. That same player can still try Faceit’s free tier without spending anything beyond the Prime requirement both platforms now share.
- The five-stack of friends. A group queuing together on Premier can run into Valve’s rating-gap restriction if one friend is far above the rest, blocking the party from queuing until the gap narrows. The same group can sidestep that entirely by building a private Faceit Hub with looser rules, or by finding a Hub tuned for mixed-skill groups instead.
- The smurf-hunting regular. A player who keeps running into obviously mismatched lobbies on Premier often migrates to Faceit specifically because the Prime-plus-phone-verification requirement raises the cost of spinning up a throwaway account. It doesn’t eliminate smurfing outright, but it adds friction that free, no-verification queues don’t have.
Benchmarks and Data: What the Numbers Actually Say
Every figure in this comparison traces back to a specific source rather than a rounded estimate, and it’s worth being upfront about which numbers are official and which are community-tracked.
The Faceit Elo breakpoints for each of the 10 Levels come directly from Faceit’s own support documentation, so those numbers are as close to official as this comparison gets. The $14.99 Prime Status price and the Profile Level 10 requirement for Premier come from Steam’s support pages, also a primary source. Faceit’s broader activity, including the 2023 CS2 launch event, is covered in Faceit’s corporate newsroom.
The seven-band CS Rating breakdown, Gray through Gold in roughly 5,000-point steps, is not something Valve has published as an official chart. It comes from community explainer guides that have converged on the same numbers across multiple CS2 seasons. Treat those boundaries as reliable but unofficial. Valve’s choice to leave them unofficial fits a wider pattern in competitive shooters: Call of Duty’s Ranked Play went further this year by hiding its underlying MMR entirely behind a simplified Skill Rank display, which makes CS2’s semi-transparent CS Rating look generous by comparison.
Faceit’s 22 million registered user figure comes from ESL FACEIT Group’s own press materials tied to the CS2 launch, but that number dates to 2023 and hasn’t been publicly refreshed since, so current 2026 user counts could be higher or lower. Valve has never published an equivalent total for Premier specifically. What’s missing from the public record on both sides is a verified, head-to-head cheating or ban-rate statistic. Neither company has published one, and this comparison won’t invent a number where the companies haven’t provided one themselves.
Best Use Cases: CS2 Premier vs Faceit
Neither platform is objectively better for every player. Here’s who each one actually fits.
Choose CS2 Premier if:
- You already own Prime Status and don’t want to install another anti-cheat client
- You play mostly solo or duo and don’t need custom lobbies
- You want the simplest path from installing CS2 to your first ranked match
- You’re not ready to commit to a subscription for extra stats or perks
Choose Faceit if:
- You want a kernel-level anti-cheat layer running on top of VAC
- You organize or play in community leagues, scrims, or private tournaments
- You want detailed post-match analytics, cloud highlights, or queue priority through Premium
- You’re grinding toward a specific Level and prefer Faceit’s Elo transparency over Premier’s broader color bands
How to Migrate From CS2 Premier to Faceit: Step-by-Step
Switching platforms, or running both side by side, takes less than 20 minutes. Here’s the process from a standing start.
- Confirm you already own CS2 Prime Status. Open CS2, check the Play menu, and look for Premier in the mode list. If it’s available, you already have Prime.
- If you don’t have Prime yet, buy it once through the Steam Store for $14.99. It never expires and covers both Premier and Faceit’s registration requirement.
- Go to Faceit’s website and sign up, or log in directly with your Steam account to skip creating a separate password.
- Link your Steam account if you haven’t already, and complete phone verification, which Faceit requires for all new CS2 accounts.
- Download and install the Faceit AC client when prompted. It has to be running in the background before you can queue for any match.
- Play your placement matches. Faceit calculates your starting Elo and Level from these results, separate from any CS2 Premier history.
- Pick a region in Faceit’s settings, and browse Hubs if you want a specific ruleset, map pool, or community instead of open matchmaking.
- Decide whether to stay on Faceit’s free tier or upgrade to Plus or Premium later. Neither subscription is required to queue, so it’s safe to start free and upgrade only if queue priority or expanded stats end up mattering to you.
- Keep Premier installed and active too. Registering on Faceit doesn’t remove your CS2 Premier access, and most competitive players end up using both depending on who they’re playing with that day.
One practical wrinkle: your first Faceit placement matches tend to land you at a lower Level than your Premier CS Rating might suggest, since Faceit’s Elo model has no visibility into your Premier history and starts you close to the middle of the scale. Don’t panic if a Gold-band Premier player opens on Faceit at Level 6 or 7 instead of Level 10. Ten to fifteen matches is usually enough for Elo to settle closer to your real skill.
CS2 Premier: Pros and Cons
Pros:
- Free to play once you own the one-time $14.99 Prime purchase
- Built directly into CS2, no extra client or download required
- Simple, automatic matchmaking with no setup beyond your region setting
- Rating updates every match based on round performance, not just wins and losses
Cons:
- Valve has never published an official chart mapping CS Rating to its seven color bands
- No custom Hub or league system for organizing private matches
- Less granular post-match analytics than Faceit’s stats tools
- No independent, kernel-level anti-cheat layer beyond VAC and Trust Factor
Faceit: Pros and Cons
Pros:
- Kernel-level Faceit AC anti-cheat mandatory for every match
- Hub and league system built for scrims, tournaments, and private communities
- Officially published Elo thresholds for every one of its 10 Levels
- Premium tier adds queue priority, cloud highlights, and expanded match stats
Cons:
- Requires a separate client install and Prime Status just to register, since January 30, 2025
- Plus and Premium subscriptions add ongoing cost if you want the extra features
- An extra onboarding step (verification, placement matches) beyond just launching CS2
- The 22 million registered user figure hasn’t been publicly updated since 2023, so current platform scale is unclear
The Verdict: Which One Should You Actually Play?
There’s no single winner here, and the numbers back that up rather than pointing to one. CS2 Premier is the better default for most players. It’s free after a purchase most CS2 owners already make, it requires no extra install, and Valve’s subtick netcode means the on-server experience is close to identical to Faceit’s either way.
Faceit earns its subscription and extra setup step when competitive integrity or organization matters more than convenience. Its kernel-level anti-cheat, transparent Elo thresholds, and Hub system are why scrims, community leagues, and tournament qualifiers lean on it instead of Premier’s public matchmaking. If you’re chasing a specific Level, want detailed post-match stats, or you’re organizing anything more structured than solo queue, the $6.99 to $10.99 monthly cost of Plus or Premium is a reasonable trade for what you get.
Don’t treat this as an either-or decision, either. Both platforms share the same $14.99 entry cost now, both run on the same CS2 client and subtick netcode, and nothing stops you from keeping both installed at once. The realistic pattern most players settle into is Premier for a quick solo queue session and Faceit for anything that matters more, whether that’s a scrim, a Level push, or just a lobby with fewer smurfs in it.
The scorecard below breaks the decision down by category instead of declaring one platform better across the board.
| Category | Better For | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Starting cost | Budget-conscious players | Tie, $14.99 Prime either way |
| Ongoing cost | Players who don’t want a subscription | CS2 Premier |
| Anti-cheat strictness | Competitive integrity | Faceit |
| Casual accessibility | Solo or duo queue simplicity | CS2 Premier |
| Custom competitions | Teams and organizers | Faceit |
| Stats and analytics | Post-match self-improvement | Faceit Premium |
| Built-in convenience | Players who don’t want another client | CS2 Premier |
Play Premier because you already own it. Add Faceit once you outgrow what public matchmaking can give you.
Frequently Asked Questions About CS2 Premier and Faceit
Is CS2 Premier free to play?
Yes. Premier itself costs nothing beyond the one-time $14.99 Prime Status purchase and reaching Steam Profile Level 10, both one-time requirements according to Steam’s support documentation. There’s no subscription tier for Premier the way there is for Faceit.
Do you need Prime Status to play on Faceit now?
For new accounts, yes. Faceit began requiring linked CS2 Prime Status for account registration on January 30, 2025. Accounts created and linked before that date weren’t forced to retroactively add Prime, but every new signup needs it.
What Faceit Level is closest to CS2 Premier’s top rank?
Community conversion tables put a 30,000-plus CS Rating, Premier’s Gold band, roughly in line with Faceit Level 10, which starts at 2,001 Elo. Neither Valve nor Faceit publishes an official cross-platform conversion, so treat any mapping as directional rather than exact.
Is Faceit Anti-Cheat stricter than VAC?
The two work differently. Faceit AC is a kernel-level driver you must install and run every match, while VAC operates in the background alongside Valve’s Trust Factor matchmaking. Neither company publishes head-to-head ban-rate statistics, so there’s no verified number showing which system catches more cheaters.
Can I use the same Steam account for both platforms?
Yes. Faceit links directly to your Steam account and Prime Status, so the same account that plays Premier matchmaking can also queue on Faceit. Many players keep both active and switch depending on who’s online.
How much does Faceit Premium cost?
Third-party Faceit resellers and pricing trackers list Faceit Premium at $10.99 a month or $95.99 a year as of 2026, with Faceit Plus priced lower at $6.99 a month or $49.99 a year. Confirm current pricing on Faceit’s own site before subscribing, since neither tier is required to play.
Does my CS2 Premier rating carry over to Faceit, or vice versa?
No. The two platforms run completely separate rating systems with no shared database. A high CS Rating in Premier doesn’t grant you a matching Faceit Level. You’ll play placement matches on Faceit independent of your Premier history.
Which platform do CS2 esports teams use for scrims?
Faceit’s Hub system lets organizers set custom rules, invite-only rosters, and map pools, which is why many scrims, community leagues, and qualifiers run through Faceit rather than Premier’s public matchmaking. Premier remains the default for solo and duo ranked play.
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