How to Mute People in CS:GO/CS2?

Online gaming can be a pretty toxic experience, since everybody feels a bit more brave and safe behind the computer screen. You can meet some unhinged people, hellbent on flaming teammates and going on hate speech rants until they finally get banned. Unfortunately, it takes a lot to be banned in Counter-Strike 2. Whereas Valorant devs made efforts to end bullying and verbal abuse with their recent update, CS2 is not a place for the weak. In order to avoid a Wild West experience, you can always mute toxic teammates to have a more pleasant game. In this article, we’ll show you how to mute people in CS2.

How to Mute All People in CS2?

There are a few ways of muting all players in CS2 you can choose from depending on your preference. Here’s how to mute in CS2:

• Press and hold Tab to open the scoreboard mid-game

• Right-click in any area while holding Tab to access a cursor

• In the top right corner of the scoreboard, find and press the Speaker icon to disable all voice communications

If you want to get rid of all voice comms once and for all, here’s what you need to do:

• Open Settings, then proceed to Audio

• Scroll down to a Voice section and drag down the Other Player Voice Volume slider to zero. 

How to Mute Someone in CS2?

If you’re having an issue with a specific player mid-game or just tired of hearing distorted noise coming out of a Cold War-era microphone, then do the following:

• Press and hold Tab to summon the scoreboard

• Right-click in any area while holding Tab to access a cursor

• Click on the nickname of a player you’re trying to mute

• Click on the Speaker icon in order to mute a player

• If you drag the speaker icon up or down, you can adjust the volume of a player’s mic