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Valve has added sprays back into Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. That's about where the good news ends. The bad news here is that they are now monetized and limited to 50 uses.What. The. Hell?!
It's time to make your mark with a wide range of graffiti patterns now available as drops and in graffiti boxes as offers. Graffiti can be applied to the in-game environment wherever you want, so use your imagination and decorate the world for yourself, your friends, and (when the opportunity presents itself) your enemies.
The CS:GO Graffiti FAQ explains how you can earn sprays, what types of sprays there are, and how many times you can use them.
How do I get in-game graffiti?
There are three ways players can get in-game graffiti:
• Players have a chance to receive Graffiti as a free weekly drop for ranking up.
• Graffiti Boxes featuring art created by Steam Community Artists can be purchased. A portion of the proceeds from sales of Community Graffiti Boxes is shared among the community artists.
• Individual Graffiti patterns can be purchased from the Steam Market.
How many different types of graffiti are there?
There are two different types of graffiti patterns; monochrome and multi-colored. Monochrome (one color) patterns are received as rank up drops and multi-colored patterns are received when purchasing a graffiti box. Both types of graffiti can be traded and sold on the Steam Market.
How many times can I use a graffiti pattern?
When a player unseals graffiti they can apply that pattern 50 times. Players who unseal a graffiti pattern they already have in their Inventory will receive 50 additional charges to their existing supply.
How often can I apply graffiti?
Players can apply graffiti once per round, or every 45 seconds, whichever is shorter. Getting a kill in a round-based game mode will allow the player to apply more graffiti.
How long does my graffiti last?
One application of graffiti lasts 7 minutes and degrades over time until it is no longer visible.
There are three ways players can get in-game graffiti:
• Players have a chance to receive Graffiti as a free weekly drop for ranking up.
• Graffiti Boxes featuring art created by Steam Community Artists can be purchased. A portion of the proceeds from sales of Community Graffiti Boxes is shared among the community artists.
• Individual Graffiti patterns can be purchased from the Steam Market.
How many different types of graffiti are there?
There are two different types of graffiti patterns; monochrome and multi-colored. Monochrome (one color) patterns are received as rank up drops and multi-colored patterns are received when purchasing a graffiti box. Both types of graffiti can be traded and sold on the Steam Market.
How many times can I use a graffiti pattern?
When a player unseals graffiti they can apply that pattern 50 times. Players who unseal a graffiti pattern they already have in their Inventory will receive 50 additional charges to their existing supply.
How often can I apply graffiti?
Players can apply graffiti once per round, or every 45 seconds, whichever is shorter. Getting a kill in a round-based game mode will allow the player to apply more graffiti.
How long does my graffiti last?
One application of graffiti lasts 7 minutes and degrades over time until it is no longer visible.
Valve has monetized sprays.
Let me say that again: Valve has gone and made sprays into a microtransaction in Counter-Strike.
Where the hell am I? What the hell is even happening?! Is this even real life? I just... what?! Come on. Just, come on. What are you doing? Ugh.
Sprays were free for years. You could even upload your own sprays and use them as often as you wanted to! They've been a part of Counter-Strike since the beginning. A feature of the franchise that was around since the start was removed from the series starting with CS:GO only to be brought back as a limited use micro-transaction. There are simply no words for that.
These sprays were added as part of a bigger update tonight for the game. The changelog is below.
Changelog for CS:GO for October 6, 2016
Graffiti
• Added ability to apply graffiti. http://www.counter-strike.net/graffiti/
• Added Community Graffiti Box 1 to offers.
• Added CS:GO Graffiti Box to offers.
• For a limited time every player will get a graffiti pattern when they launch the game.
• Added sealed graffiti to the list of possible weekly drops.
• Graffiti FAQ: https://support.steampowered.com/kb_...7737-UKVB-0657
Misc
• Improved reliability of smoke grenades popping to extinguish fire when bouncing smoke grenade on displacement surfaces.
• Fixed respawn waves not working outside of Guardian and Strike missions.
• Added steam protocol support for connect and playcast commands:
- steam://rungame/730/76561202255233023/
+connect%20127.0.0.1:27015
- steam://rungame/730/76561202255233023/
+playcast%20%22http://cdn.net/match/id%22
Sound
• Fixed bug where M4A1-S was audible at long range.
• Lowered volume of weapon sounds.
• Made minor volume mix adjustments.
• Added ability to apply graffiti. http://www.counter-strike.net/graffiti/
• Added Community Graffiti Box 1 to offers.
• Added CS:GO Graffiti Box to offers.
• For a limited time every player will get a graffiti pattern when they launch the game.
• Added sealed graffiti to the list of possible weekly drops.
• Graffiti FAQ: https://support.steampowered.com/kb_...7737-UKVB-0657
Misc
• Improved reliability of smoke grenades popping to extinguish fire when bouncing smoke grenade on displacement surfaces.
• Fixed respawn waves not working outside of Guardian and Strike missions.
• Added steam protocol support for connect and playcast commands:
- steam://rungame/730/76561202255233023/
+connect%20127.0.0.1:27015
- steam://rungame/730/76561202255233023/
+playcast%20%22http://cdn.net/match/id%22
Sound
• Fixed bug where M4A1-S was audible at long range.
• Lowered volume of weapon sounds.
• Made minor volume mix adjustments.
In the end we just want to play our favorite games, but there comes a time where you have to say no to a franchise or even a developer.