Counter-Strike: Global Offensive changed its rules for competitiveness players who have been banned from violating Valve’s anti-cheating system. Previously, those the bans were permanent; now players who have been banned from VAC violations in the past can compete in Valve-sponsored events in specific circumstances.
In a post on CS: GO BLOGS earlier this week about the game’s upcoming major regional rankings (RMR) season, Valve wrote this
Previously, a VAC ban would disqualify a player from an event only if he or she was received less than 5 years in advance, or if he or she was received at any time after their first participation in a Valve-sponsored event (e.g., after who participated in a qualifier for an RMR event). Keep in mind that VAC bans remain in place with all their other effects; the only change is how they influence your eligibility to play in Valve-sponsored events.
Tthe reason for the change is that the previous rules VAC “I hadn’t seen an update, because the game was new and everything CS: GO VAC bans have been relatively recent. But VAC bans can be more than 8 years old now. So we decided to update them. ”
TThe change in the rule mainly affects two prominent players. One is Elias “JamppiOlkkonen, who received a VAC ban in 2015 and continued to sue Valve before jumping to ASSESSMENT. Olkkonen posted on April 15, „Officially … Prohibited … Thank you CS: GO. ”
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Fans also discussed the case Vinicius “VSM“Moreira, a Brazilian player which received a VAC ban in 2014. VSM posted a photo on Twitter uninstalling by itself ASSESSMENT in response to the news. The following hashtag “FreeVSM” spread on Twitter CS: GOannouncement of change.
Other e-sports organizers have changed their rules regarding VAC bans in recent years. In 2017, ESL has changed its policies to allow players with a VAC ban of more than two years to participate in it CS: GO evenimente. This rule change was controversial.
In this court, fans on CS: GO reddit they seem delighted with the decision. As one intelligent summarized, “Five years is enough to still have [a] career in CS if you were just a bad kid and it should be enough to say goodbye to competitiveness CS if you were old enough to understand the repercussions and yet you did it anyway. ”
(H / t Ars Technica)