The Wild Lotus skin for the AK-47 rifle is fairly rare and was added to CS:GO back in 2019. According to Dexterto, the sale was likely in the top 10 most expensive skins ever sold in Counter-Strike. The item was sold on Buff, the largest CS:GO marketplace in China, and was bought by a Chinese collector. RELATED: Steam Update Add More Evidence of Counter-Strike 2 DevelopmentThis week, a CS:GO player spent €149,000 (around $160,000) to acquire a “factory new” Wild Lotus skin with rare stickers. The development of a massive esports scene also helped this market to grow, as the title keeps increasing in popularity and getting more potential buyers for skins. Introduced in 2013, they now exist in a profitable marketplace in which players try to acquire the rarest ones to sell for a profit later as prices have inflated over time. For instance, weapon skins are now one of the most successful monetization practices in CS:GO. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has seen many changes since its original launch in 2012. The CS:GO gamer used a Chinese digital marketplace to acquire the costly rifle skin, making it one of the largest sales in the history of the first-person shooter title, which is currently breaking records in player count. In the coming weeks we’ll reveal more detail about the new Regional Standings process.A Counter-Strike: Global Offensive collector has paid around $160,000 for a unique skin of an AK-47 rifle. There, they’ll compete against teams that enter from an open qualifier. For Paris, some teams who aren’t directly invited will get to skip the open qualifiers–teams that consistently perform well in Valve and third-party events will be directly invited to a closed qualifier. Previously teams entered the RMRs by direct invitation, or through a series of open qualifiers. Starting with the 2023 Paris Major, we’re going to change the way we invite teams to the RMRs. To celebrate our new champions, today we’re releasing the champions autograph capsule, featuring autographs from FL1T, fame, Jame, n0rb3r7, and Qikert in paper, glitter, holo, and gold. In the end, only one team was left standing as Outsiders bested Heroic on Mirage and Overpass to secure their first Major championship! Over the past two weeks Rio de Janeiro has been the center of Counter-Strike, where 24 of the best teams in the world fought to become IEM Rio Major champions.
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