Do You Guys Agree That CS: GO Keys Are Way Too Expensive?

Really overpriced for what you'll probably get inside.

Hey guys, today I'll be doing something different from the usual- I am writing about a common complaint in Counter Strike: Global Offensive on Steam. As you probably know, you can earn drops from finishing multiplayer matches about twice a week, and a substantial amount of them are cases that contain rare weapons inside. However, to open them, you require one key per case, which will set you back $2.49 each. I think this is totally ridiculous, since the cases have a pretty small chance of getting something that is worth more than the $2.50 that it costs to buy it.

The way I see it, the stuff that you'll probably receive is something that costs less than $1 to buy on the market, but there is a chance, although very small, that you will get something like an AWP Asimov (Price= $70) or an M4A4 Asimov (Price= $400). There was even a story in the news once that someone got an ultra rare hunting knife that sold for $12,000!

Still, right now this business of buying expensive keys for a miniscule chance of striking it rich reminds me a lot of the lottery, where only a few people win out of millions who enter. It is totally for people who don't understand the concept of statistics.


I understand that since the game was cheap to buy in the steam store ($15), Valve is trying to make enough money to keep developing the game and improving it, but in my opinion, they've gone totally overboard with the prices here.

Well, what do you guys think? Feel free to post in the comments!