Counter-Strike 2 News
BLAST will not implement CS:GO coaching changes despite Valve ruling
BLAST Premier events will still permit Counter-Strike: Global Offensive coaches in the same room as their players, according to the tournament organiser, despite recent rulings for Valve-associated events prohibiting it.
In a statement ahead of the BLAST Premier Spring group stage from BLAST's newly-appointed commissioner Andrew Haworth, the tournament organiser's position on the matter was made clear, saying it would permit coaches to communicate with their players and be in the same room as them during matches. This is something Valve has now banned for upcoming Regional Major Ranking events (which see teams earn points to qualify for the PGL Stockholm Major in October) following the rampant abuse of CS:GO's coach spectator bug that continues to be investigated by the Esports Integrity Commission.
"We believe that the mechanisms we have in place enable us to listen and observe coaches actions when they are on the server and in the room with the players," Haworth reassures in the statement.
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CSGO will now compensate you for shorthanded losing streaks in Competitive and Wingman
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has just received a couple of significant updates that, among a bunch of other tweaks and fixes, add a feature that'll compensate players for losing streaks while being shorthanded in two of the FPS game's most popular modes. So, if you're a team member down against your opponents for several rounds on the trot and then score a loss, you'll receive some in-game cash.
"In Competitive and Wingman, if your team has fewer players than the opposing team for three or more consecutive rounds in the half, each of your team members will receive a $1000 'Shorthanded Loser Income' following a round loss," Valve explains in the multiplayer game's January 27 patch notes. It's worth noting, though, that this won't apply in situations where a teammate was kicked from a match. So, while tackling opponents while a teammate down can be a frustrating task, this gameplay change should take the sting out of a losing streak in the two modes.
Additionally, the game's update adds a new "technical timeout" feature to the two modes - which is different to its existing tactical timeouts option. As Valve explains, this means each team gets a two minute technical timeout, which gets initiated automatically when a teammate disconnects for the first time in a match.
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Dota 2’s player-powered anti-griefing system is here
Be careful if you decide to turn into a Dota 2 bully because Valve have added a community-based review system to help them govern the game. The “Overwatch” system will send reports and replays of negative behaviour to upstanding community members, who’ll cast a verdict on the player responsible.