How to get item drops

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Just curious as to how to obtain item drops from the last update.

To clarify, item drops as in weapon skins, crates, anything else Valve added without letting us know, etc.

It seems that after playing a bit, I've gotten no drops, but I've seen players who've gotten drops after a few short minutes of gameplay, but I've been playing for hours.

Is the item drop system like TF2, where you can just idle, get an item drop, come back? Is it like Dota2, where you have to be in the matchmaking system and complete matches for the chance to get drops? Or do you have to be MvP to get item drops? Is it a certain time you play the game?

Also, are weapon and crate drops independent or dependent on each other? Meaning, is the drop counter shared between Weapons and Crates, or are they both separate drop counters?

Best Answer

I answered a similar question to this: How Do I Get More Guns?. Noticed that your question was posted a few hours before that though.

This is the new "Arms Deal" update which went live on 14/08/2013. Valve released a really good FAQ on it, which can be found here.

The bits of interest for your particular question, "How do I get item drops?":

  • Timed weapon drops, just by playing on official and community servers (VAC enabled) in any game mode.
  • Opening dropped weapon cases with a weapon case key.
  • Trade weapons with other players through Steam's Trading interface.
  • Purchase them from other players through the Steam Marketplace.

Regarding the first point, these are obtained for play time over the course of a week. As your play time increases, the drop rate will slow down. This is reset when the week rolls over. Not sure the start day or time of a week though.

I'm not 100% sure where you will get the weapon case keys. The below quote suggests that you buy these:

This update will also actively support the CS:GO competitive community with the introduction of the eSports Weapon Case. A portion of the proceeds from sales of eSports Case Keys will go towards prize purses at competitive events.

Hope that helps.

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