If you mean the 2023 CS2 Limited Test, don’t expect a rating from the test to carry over as your live Premier CS Rating. Valve’s launch materials describe CS Rating as a measurement earned by playing matches in the updated Premier mode, which supports that conclusion. However, Valve’s published materials do not explicitly say that Limited Test ratings were reset.
What happens to a Limited Test rating?
The 2023 Limited Test was pre-launch testing, not the live Premier rating system. Valve describes CS Rating as a visible measure of performance earned by playing matches in the updated Premier mode. On that basis, a Limited Test rating should not be treated as a launch CS Rating or as a rating that transfers into live Premier. Valve’s CS2 page explains the launch rating system.
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This is a conclusion supported by the change from testing to the launched system, not a verbatim Valve announcement that “beta ranks reset.”
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Premier CS Rating
Premier uses a visible numeric CS Rating tied to Premier matchmaking. It is distinct from the Limited Test and from the Competitive Skill Groups shown for individual maps.
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Competitive Skill Groups
Competitive Skill Groups are per-map ranks, separate from Premier CS Rating. A January 2026 change to underlying per-map competitive matchmaking values caused existing Skill Groups to expire; Valve said they would display again after players earned the required wins. That later change concerns the per-map system and does not establish what happened to Limited Test ratings. Valve’s updates archive and a SteamDB patch-note mirror document the change.
Beta depots are a different kind of beta
Steam Support also uses “beta” to refer to opt-in beta depots that test changes not yet in the public version. Its guidance says official Valve matchmaking is unavailable in those depots. That FAQ is about beta depots, not the historical CS2 Limited Test or its ratings. Steam Support’s beta-depot FAQ covers that distinction.
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How later Premier season changes differ
A Premier season transition is not the same as the Limited Test ending. For the January 2025 move to Premier Season Two, Valve said CS Rating would be recalibrated based on Season One performance and players would need 10 wins to re-establish a rating. Valve confirmed those details in its Season Two announcement and January 28 update. That documented 10-win requirement applies to the Season Two transition; it should not be assumed to apply to every later season.
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