Summary
Twitch streamer Trainwreckstv has embarked on one of the rarestCounter-Strike: Global Offensivecase-opening challenges in history, spending tons of money in the process. Gamers will spendhundreds of thousands forCounter-Strike: Global Offensiveskins, but this challenge could set Trainwreckstv back even more than that in the worst-case scenario.
With March’s huge reveal ofCounter-Strike 2, the hype has continued to build for the release of the sequel. Right now, many players are taking part in theCounter-Strike 2Limited Test, and gamers seeing their friends enjoy the new game has only made the wait more agonizing for many out there. Its increase in popularity has seen many streamers join in on the fun as of late, with case openings being a key part of that. In fact, streamerDr Disrespect recently unboxed an incredibly rare knife inCounter-Strike: Global Offensive, but it’s nothing compared to what Trainwreck is looking to achieve.
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Trainwreckstv is looking to unbox theCounter-Strike: Global Offensiveknife trinity, meaning the Emerald, Ruby, and Sapphire Karambit knives. Each one is a vibrant shade of green, red, and blue respectively, and are some of the rarest knives inCounter-Strike: Global Offensive. As of right now, he has already unboxed the Emerald and Ruby Karambits, with just the Sapphire left. Given the chance of unboxing a knife in-game is 0.26% per case, the likelihood of him completing the challenge is slim. However, he seems committed to throwing whatever funds are necessary at the challenge, so he certainly has the resources to do so.
In theory, there’s a chance he simply never unboxes the knife, even with thousands upon thousands of cases opened. Despite all of these knives costing tens of thousands of dollars, it speaks to the impossibility of this challenge that it would still be cheaper to simply buy them. However, that takes the fun out of the hunt here. If Trainwreckstv is successful in his endeavor, he’ll become the first-ever player to publicly unbox the knife trinity. It’s possible it has been done before, but if it has, said player never came forward with their achievement. Once he has all three knives, it’s unclear what he plans to do with them. With thefuture ofCounter-Strike: Global Offensiveskin gambling uncertainat the moment, that seems to rule out that avenue, at least.
Counter-Strike: Global Offensiveis breaking Steam recordsahead of the release ofCounter-Strike 2. While the series has always been massively popular among PC gamers, it seems to have hit another level of acclaim among players at the moment. It’s impressive to see a game that’s over a decade old go from strength to strength in this way, and the FPS genre is better for having one of its best at peak popularity.
Counter-Strike: Global Offensiveis available for PC and legacy platforms.
