M249 | Gator Mesh (Battle-Scarred)

Description

The M249 | Gator Mesh (Battle-Scarred) is a reliable light machine gun that provides extreme accuracy in open areas, rewarding players for their heightened accuracy with very high ammunition capacity by invoking a much slower firing rate. Exterior: Battle-Scarred The finish of this exterior is a spray-painted design; the painting was carefully done by hand through a mesh fabric stencil to give this weapon its unique look and rather rough.

History

The M249 | Gator Mesh was added to CS2 on November 27th, 2013, with the EMS One 2014 Souvenir Package release. The patch that came out at this date updated the game and added into it new weapon skins, such as the famous skin for M249 called Gator Mesh.

Origin

The M249 | Gator Mesh (Battle-Scarred) was introduced to the CS2 community via containers such as the DreamHack 2013 Souvenir Package and the EMS One 2014 Souvenir Package, allowing players to attain this particular skin. In addition, it made its way into The Safehouse Collection, further making its appearance in the game.

Popularity

The M249 | Gator Mesh Battle-Scarred is currently one of the most popular skins. It holds a line in the top 15% of the most popular CS2 skins today, boasting an extremely impressive popularity rating of 85%. This is the weighted average by volume and price in trade with Financials.

Rarity

The M249 | Gator Mesh (Battle-Scarred) is a skin among 43 other Machinegun skins, hence quite common to be found in CS2 gameplay. Above all, its rarity is Industrial Grade, which further tells that this is a frequently encountered skin in the gameplay.

Versions

The Battle-Scarred version of M249 | Gator Mesh has a float value in a range from 0.45 to 1.00. This exterior will be very scratched, with noticeable damage to its materials and discoloration in certain areas. Besides that, all the cases where this skin drops have Souvenir versions of the Battle-Scarred Gator Mesh, which wear and tear from being used during several competitive matches.

Community sentiment

As for the M249 | Gator Mesh, love from the crowd is pointed by more than 6K votes on addskins.gg, having an average vote rating of 4.9 out of 5 stars. Its ownership by famous professional players like f0rest, aizy, and spunj further makes it even more appealing and desirable.

Finish style

This Battle-Scarred M249 features a hard-nosed "Spray Paint" finish with Gator Mesh. The base layer paint scheme has been applied on top of the bare metal skin in several layers via stencil pattern, thereby giving this weapon an overriding green tint. Patterns used for the Gator Mesh determine its look and give it just that little bit extra for this finish.

Price forecast

According to the forecast, the price of the M249 | Gator Mesh (Battle-Scarred) is expected fall down to $ 0.038 (-24.21%) in a month. After that, in the next quarter it will drop to $ 0.041 (-18.4%). Further ahead, it is pojected to fall to $ 0.04 (-19.84%) in half a year. Then, in a calendar year, it will likely drop to $ 0.036 (-28.09%). Confidence is low — it is advised to avoid.