While most gamers know how the ranking system in CS2 works, many don’t know that the game also uses a second type of ranking or player-scoring system called the Trust Factor, which plays a crucial role in determining what type of players you encounter when online matchmaking. If you are concerned about your own Trust Factor score and want to make it better, you’re at the right place. Here’s a complete guide on how to improve your Trust Factor in CS2.
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Improving Trust Factor in CS2
In a nutshell, a Trust Factor is a secret number assigned to each player in CS2, which determines how good they are. However, we don’t mean the skill level by “good.” We have the Competitive rank and Premier Rating for that. The Trust Factor, on the other hand, lets the matchmaking system know how the player conducts themselves within a CS2 match with other players.
For example, if you have a low Trust Factor, it would suggest that you more often try to ruin the experience of other players in the match by being toxic, making loud noises in the mic, or sabotaging your team. Because of your low trust factor, you’ll get paired with players with Trust Factors similar to yours. That will worsen your gameplay experience, so having a good Trust Factor is crucial. Here are all the best ways you can do that.
Get Prime
Thankfully, while Valve hasn’t revealed exactly how Trust Factor works in CS2, they have touched on how players can improve it. One of the methods they’ve highlighted includes getting the Prime Status Upgrade. According to Valve, things like whether a player has added a phone number to their account, bought the Prime Upgrade, and their CS2 rank does get included when their Trust Factor gets calculated based on the new Trust Factor matchmaking system.
Avoid Being Toxic
Trolling and being toxic to your teammates or opponents is a guaranteed way to lower your Trust Factor. That’s because if you ruin the experience of other players by typing unnecessary and uncalled-for insults in the chat or disrupting the coms with loud noises, other players will report you, and the more reports you receive, the lower your trust factor will get.
Don’t Sabotage The Match
Sabotaging refers to deliberately doing stuff that will cause your team to lose the match. That can include picking up the bomb and not giving your teammates to plant, staying AFK, teamkilling, wasting your in-game currency, or throwing flashbangs at your teammates. All these things will result in you getting reported.
Be Friendly
Besides not annoying your teammates, you can also try to be generally a good person when in a CS2 match. For example, you can give compliments to your teammates when they pull off an impressive clutch or maybe say something motivating when they lose a gunfight so they don’t get so bummed out about it. Doing this won’t just improve your trust factor but also your gameplay experience.
Be A Good Teammate
One of the best things you can do to improve your trust factor in CS2 is to be a good teammate. Always communicate with your teammates to give them valuable information. You can also stick to the strategy that the rest of the team is following, like deciding to Eco or doing a Force Buy. And, if you have the in-game currency to spare, always ask your teammates if they want a weapon.
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Expert Take
“Probably the best way to improve Trust Factor is to play with friends and actually try to win matches. Don’t troll, don’t grief, be nice, and everything else will take care of itself. If you focus on playing properly and avoiding reports, your matchmaking experience will naturally improve over time.” – Pawel ‘Biegan’ Bieganowski
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Conclusion
Trust Factor is a hidden number, and Vale hasn’t yet revealed how it works. Therefore, we can never be sure of the exact way you can improve your Trust Factor. However, all of the techniques mentioned above are, in general, a good place to start. Along with that, Valve has some information on how to improve Trust Factor and the recommendations they highlight do align with what we’ve explained above.
