cs2 Trust Factor System in CS2 [NEW]

[Luks]

Hey guys, so I’ve been messing with CS2 for a while now and trust factor is that hidden thing that screws up your matches big time.

 

 

If yours is low, you end up in lobbies full of ragers and cheaters, long queues, all that crap. I have two fresh accounts and one super old with green trust. For the fresh accounts, the game is unplayable, 3/4 of players are toggling. I put together this guide based on what I’ve tested myself. It’s not perfect science since Valve keeps it secret, but this stuff helped me and others get back to green after I got reported If you have brand new account, basically nothing will help you. You will need to get some Service Medal aka “Trust medals”. That’s the only way.
 
Quick Key Points

 

Enable Steam Guard and phone link, it boosts your account security and seems to help trust a bit.
Make profile public, make sure it’s not level 1 and empty
Play clean games, no toxicity like team damage, queue with good trust friends only.
Spending money on cases or passes? Mixed opinions, some say it pushes new accs to green, others nah. In my case I spent some money and it did not improve anything at all.
Recovery takes time, like 30-50 legit matches, inactivity seems like not working anymore. There was some old guide saying you can be 2 weeks inactive and your trust factor will reset but it’s not true in December 2025 

 

 

How to Check Your Trust Real Time

 

No official way, but this “Players Nearby” trick is gold. Go to Looking to Play tab, refresh.

 

 

Counts to 40 and drops to 20: Top trust, clean games.
35 to 20: Still okay, rare issues.
25 to 20: Yellow, some cheaters slip in.
Under 20: Red, expect hacks every game. Mostly will be soft + ESP.
Under 10: Maybe not HvH hell, but everyone is injected + you see Semi Rage. For more, not worth playing, just wasting time.

 

For better accuracy, try Wingman (it works the best):

 

 

12+ players: Green as hell. You will get quality games.
6: Yellow. You will see people toggling.
0-2: Red, RIP.

 

 

You can also look for nearby players and their profiles, if you see 20 of them with many medals = you have really good trust factor. If you see only 2-3 players with medals and rest are without or just 2-3 medals = that’s not a good sign.

Also, if queuing with mates and you see yellow/red warning in chat, someone’s trust is low.

 

 

Use sites like https://cswatch.in/ and https://leetify.com/ for stats. Additionally I suggest to install two addons to your browser, to quickly verify if the player you facing is legit or not.

 

 

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ban-checker-for-steam/canbadmphamemnmdfngmcabnjmjgaiki

 

 

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/face-x/kbgbaiijelkigjdpodahiigocomklhdk

 

 

What Drops Your Trust?

Stuff like VAC live bans tank it instantly, and it spreads to other accs on same PC cause of HWID, linked phone number! Reports, griefing, teamkills, bad behavior all add up. Even queuing with low trust peeps can drag you down.

 

Steps to Fix and Keep High Trust

 

Focus on being good boy in game lol.

Play legit Wingman or Comp, grind XP without screwing around.

 

Don’t get reported! Play nice, no grief. That’s the most important thing!
Getting commends by being helpful does not help, I’ve tested it by purchasing 2000 commendations. You can get 20 free commendations here https://cs2commends.com/ maybe your account will look more legit

 

No abandons

For account:

Steam Guard on, phone linked. Do not link with other banned accounts!
Profile public with bio, avatar.
Get Prime ofc.

 

Community stuff:

Just get the free community ambassador badge with extra 200 XP from steam. Level 10 of steam is a must. Often people report accounts just because they are low level!

Sending mail to Valve is pointless, they will never respond or adjust your account.

Edited Thursday at 10:20 PM by Luks