How does the CS2 ranks and rating system work? Competitive Counter-Strike is drastically changing in CS2 to create a more streamlined experience depending on how you prefer to play the game. There are now two forms of ranked play in CS2: Competitive and Premier.Unlike CSGO, your rank is split depending on the mode youre playing in Counter-Strike 2. Dont worry if youre a Global Elite-level player; as long as you continue to play well on the CS2 maps you should end up exactly where you deserve to be in the FPS game. Valve has removed the option to pick short or long games; instead, theyve settled on MM24 to get directly to the action. Heres what you need to know about the rank and ratings system in CS2. Continue reading CS2 ranks and rating system explainedMORE FROM PCGAMESN: CS2 crosshair, CS2 review, CS2 skins