Here's how to use and customize CSGO's new ping system

M Alzamora Published 06/12/2020

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s new ping system shipped with Operation Broken Fang and it might be the most customizable ping menu in gaming today.

Valve has created a total of 50 different options for players to map to CSGO’s three new ping menus. By default, the menus can be brought up by holding the user’s ping key and scrolled through using the scrollwheel. Expanded ping systems have become standard in today’s games, with Apex Legends popularizing the feature and shooters like Valorant expanding it even more. CSGO might just be taking things to the next level.

How can players map CSGO’s new ping options?

There are three customizable sections that can be mapped with whichever combination of pings a player wants. For example, they might use one of CSGO’s two secondary chat menus for pregame pings like marking a bombsite or asking players to follow them. Pings range from the classic “Yes” to things usually reserved for voice communications such as “I hear footsteps” and “Multiple enemies here.” Players have to choose the pings they want on their wheels, so that means that players will have to pick the 24 they want to use if they plan on using all three menus.

Unlike in Apex Legends, CSGO’s pings aren’t contextual, which means that the system doesn’t recognize what is underneath the crosshair when a player decides to ping something. That said, with 50 different options available, CSGO now boasts the most robust ping system out of any first-person shooter on the market.

Where is a list of CSGO’s ping options?

Players can find a list of CSGO’s ping options in the in-game menu under “Keyboard / Mouse” and then the submenu “Chat Wheel Keys.” WIN.gg has also listed out all of CSGO’s ping options below. With all of the new content that Operation Broken Fang has added to CSGO, the ping system is one thing that’s flown under the radar. The in-game menu includes a search bar to search the full list of options, with categories including “Preparation,” “Responses,” and even a “Report” submenu where players can pass on information to their team.

Now, even players who choose not to use voice chat are able to communicate effectively with their team through the system and each of CSGO’s agent’s accompanying voice lines. If players want to try them out, they can find a full list of CSGO’s pings below.

CSGO Preparation Pings

We should save
We should buy
Request a weapon
What’s the plan?

CSGO Movement Pings

Go go go!
On my way
Follow me
Following you
Ping Site A
Ping Site B
Ping Middle

CSGO’s Command Pings

Rotate to me
Stay together
Spread out
Fall back
Hold this position
Check the hostage

CSGO Report Pings

Heard noise
Enemy spotted
One enemy here
Mutiple enemies
Need Backup
Bomb carrier spotted
In position
Covering you
Area clear

CSGO Bomb Status Pings

I’ll Deactivate/Activate Bomb
You Deactivate/Activate Bomb
Bomb was dropped
Guarding the bomb
Ping Bomb
Bomb picked up

CSGO Response Pings

Yes
No
Nice!
Thanks!
Cheer
Pep talk
Sorry

CSGO Grenade Pings

Need Decoys
Need Smokes
Need Frag Grenades
Need Molotovs
Need Flashbangs

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