New CS:GO coaching rules announced by Valve
Back in September 2020, the Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) revealed a report finding 37 coaches guilty of using the infamous CS:GO spectator bug in tournaments, and recently banned 35 Australian players for betting-related offences. Now, Valve has finally spoken up, releasing new coaching rules for online matches. However, these rules aren’t sitting all too well with CS:GO coaches.
New CS:GO coaching rules
CS:GO coaches in online matches, as well as other team staff, are prohibited from helping or even communicating with players. This is according to Valve’s latest CS:GO blog update, where the developer has taken a very strong stance due to the spectator bug debacle, as well as increased reports of stream-sniping.
Valve explains their decision:
“In addition to consequences for individuals, we have also thought about how commonly coaches exploited the bug, for how long it went unreported, as well as how common coach stream-sniping accusations have been. To avoid the diminished integrity of coaching from casting a shadow on the integrity of Valve-sponsored events, we’ll be changing the restrictions on support staff.”
The restrictions are:
- Only players are allowed in the room and on the server during online matches.
- Coaches and any other support staff will not be allowed in the room or on the server.
- CS:GO coaches or any staff will not be allowed to communicate with the players.
In CS:GO, coaches play a vital role in helping their team. They provide tactics as well as support to a team’s in-game leader. This is a big blow to CS:GO coaches who have done nothing wrong. They are also getting punished by not being able to perform their jobs during online matches.
For example, the head coach of Evil Geniuses’ CS:GO squad, Wilton “zews” Prado said on Twitter: “I did nothing wrong and get punished the same. Honestly just heartbreaking and infuriating at the same time.”
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