cs2 added a real new 3v3 mode and the playerbase immediately became chicken parents
Valve's Rush Hour update actually has serious Counter-Strike changes: Rush is a queued 3v3 mode with randomized battle arenas, Premier map selection changed, and you can hold reload for a slower silent reload.
and then people opened their Weekly Care Packages and found Chicken Eggs.
Valve did not document a pet system in the patch notes. current player reports and game-file digging say the eggs are tied to a chicken-raising system, so i'm keeping the lifecycle details in the 'community found this' folder until Valve explains it.
new mode, silent reloads, competitive changes. obviously the egg is winning the news cycle.
counter-strike players calculating the opportunity cost of a weekly drop while emotionally adopting an egg is the purest possible steam economy