How To Unlock Overwatch in CS2

To unlock this anti-cheat system you must meet certain conditions. These are the requirements that are needed to have a chance to eliminate cheaters from the game:

• Rank 
• Competitive wins
• Playtime
• Low report count

One of the first steps to unlocking Overwatch in CS:GO is to reach the appropriate rank. Valve instituted this requirement to make Overwatch as reliable as possible. This allows for better enjoyment while playing CS:GO and protection from fraudsters as only verified and experienced players can participate in the review and judging process. 

Currently, CS:GO players must be at least Gold Nova I rank or higher to become one of the Overwatch investigators. In order to reach this rank, you have to have enviable dedication, perseverance, and skills, and such players are imposed as logical choices by people who should contribute to rooting out cheaters.

Only a small number of players create smurf accounts in order to reach the privileged status and reach the Gold Nova I rank in an unfair way. For this reason, Valve has set a few more conditions that players must fulfill to get Overwatch. 

To become one of the Overwatch investigators in addition to the Gold Nova I rank, you must play a certain number of matches in order to get the opportunity to review controversial situations and identify controversial behavior of some players. 

However, this doesn’t mean that to unlock Overwatch you only need to play hundreds and hundreds of matches to reach the required level of success. Players who have achieved at least 150 wins will get a chance to unlock Overwatch. For those who have enviable skills, a number of victories is actually not that difficult to achieve, but for others, it might represent a challenge.

In order to become an Overwatch investigator, you need a minimum of 350 hours of playing the mentioned game to unlock it. Dedicated players can reach this figure in just a few weeks.

The last requirement you need to fulfil to unlock Overwatch is to have a reliable CS:GO account. Given that Overwatch is an anti-cheat system, it’s only natural that if you want to be someone who will deal with cheaters, then you yourself have to be reliable with no record of cheating against your reputation. If you have experienced several bans or suspensions in the past, your chances of unlocking this review system are reduced. 

To acquire a high trust factor and the opportunity to unlock Overwatch you must meet these requirements:

• Enabling Steam Guard
• Being a positive member of communities
• Continuing to play CS:GO and other games in a legit manner
• Getting commanded in-game

After you meet the mentioned requirements, Valve will give you the role of an investigator. Disputed cases from Valve that require analysis will start coming your way. 

To Overwatch, you will see a shield icon on your account, which is a sign that a disputed situation via Overwatch is there for you to review. As an investigator, you have the role of reviewing footage of potentially problematic behavior from reported players. 

With the help of Overwatch CS:GO rounds, you will easily find out if a certain player has used a wallhack, and you will be able to register any kind of unnatural behavior in terms of aim-locking or rapid target acquisition. After the investigators have reviewed the case they should make a verdict. When sentencing, you need to choose between two options: “Insufficient Evidence” or “Evidence Beyond a Reasonable Doubt.”

If the collective investigators make a unanimous decision, the case is closed, and the player will be punished depending on how serious the offense was. Any kind of hacking is punishable by a permanent ban, but this will depend on the overall evidence. It can also happen that a sufficient number of investigators do not find enough evidence, and then the case is dismissed.

Investigators who make fair judgments from Valve are rewarded by being assigned new disputed cases to analyze and provide reliable reports. They are also stimulated by being assigned XP boosts. 

In this way, Valve wants to reward players who contribute to maintaining a reliable anti-cheat system and a better game experience. This means that if you assess the situation in the right way, you will get XP points, and if you make a wrong assessment, you will lose points. The biggest reward for the investigators, however, is that the game will be cleaned of cheats which is something any true CS:GO fan will want!

If you are a dedicated player and have fulfilled the required hours to qualify for the status of Overwatch investigator, just know that such a contribution to creating a better game experience in CS:GO for the community is definitely worthwhile and one that will have a ripple effect for the level of satisfaction and security players gain from your service!