In recent times there has been an on and off debate within the community about the AWP requiring some sort of a nerf to make the weapon more balanced. The point raised more often than not is its ability to single-handedly break the opposition and how all the top teams face success due to talented marksmen in their unit, which often takes away a lot from the game.

A similar idea was shared by Team Liquid rifler Keith "NAF" Markovic during an interview with Pley, that if it was up to him to make a change in CS:GO he would want the bolt action sniper to be nerfed by raising its in-game price to $6000.

NAF shares a suggestion for implementing a major AWP nerf in CS:GO

The 24-year-old lurker who has been having a great time within the server lately, recently extended his contract with Team Liquid until 2024. Happy with his decision, NAF also shared his interesting take on the AWP which might not go down too well with a portion of the CS:GO community.

Right now, the in-game cost of the AWP is $4750 which makes it the most expensive weapon to purchase. However, NAF wants this price to go even higher to $6000 which would exponentially increase the risk associated with using the weapon, while also making it tough for a team to get their hands on it in the first place.

NAF spoke about this suggestion and expressed his desire to see it in CS:GO,

He went on mention that the only rifler that might end up competing with the AWPers or even beating them is Nikola "NiKo" Kovač. As for the reason behind raising the weapon's price, NAF thinks that it would make it a more riskier purchase while also affecting the overall gameplay associated with and around the weapon.

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While it is a really big jump in terms of a weapon's price, some in the community believed that raising it to $5500 and testing how it affects the overall gameplay would be a good thing for Valve to try out. A few others also thought that NAF's ideology towards the AWP was a direct result of Team Liquid playing without a competent marksman since years.

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