What is the loss bonus in CS2?
CS2's loss bonus ladder prevents one-sided halves by compounding consolation income on consecutive losses. The schedule is: 1st loss $1,400, 2nd loss $1,900, 3rd loss $2,400, 4th loss $2,900, 5+ loss $3,400. When the team wins a round, the counter resets to the first tier — so a single win mid-losing-streak costs the team $2,000+ in next-round consolation. This creates the classic "save a round to keep the bonus" decision: if a team is behind 9-4 and the round is mathematically lost, saving weapons protects both equipment and the next loss-bonus tier.
Related terms
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Anti-eco
An anti-eco is the opposite side of an eco — when one team knows the other is saving, they buy…
Eco round
An eco round is when a team saves their money rather than full-buying, spending little or nothing on weapons and…
Force buy
A force buy is when a team spends their limited money (often after losing a round) to buy partial equipment…
Full buy
A full buy is a round where all five players have rifles, armor, a helmet and full utility — typically…
SMG
SMGs are secondary primary weapons (MAC-10, MP9, MP7, UMP-45, P90) used primarily on anti-eco and force-buy rounds. They kill bonus…
