Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has changed its rules for competition players banned for violations of Valve’s Anti-Cheat system. Previously those were prohibited were permanent; now players who have been banned in the past for VAC violations can participate in Valve-sponsored events under specific circumstances.
In a message on the CS: GO blog earlier this week on the game’s upcoming Regional Majors Rankings (RMR) season, Valve wrote that
In the future, a VAC ban will only disqualify a player from an event if it was either received less than 5 years earlier, or if it was received at any point after their first participation in a Valve-sponsored event (e.g., after participating in an event). qualifier for an RMR event). Note that VAC bans remain in effect with all of their other effects; the only change is how they affect your eligibility to play in Valve-sponsored events.
T.The reason for the change is the previous VAC rules hadn’t seen an update since the game was new and all CS: GO VAC bans were relatively recent. But VAC bans can now be over 8 years old. That’s why we decided to update them. “
T.The change in the rules affects two prominent players in particular. One is Elias’JamppiOlkkonen, who got a VAC ban in 2015 and sued Valve before jumping to AppreciationOlkkonen tweeted on April 15thOfficially … Not banned … Thank you CS: GO
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Fans also have the case Vinicius “VSMMoreira, a Brazilian player that got a VAC ban in 2014VSM tweeted a photo from itself Appreciation in response to the news. The hashtag “FreeVSM” spread on Twitter CS: GOthe announcement of the change.
Other esports organizers have changed their rules around VAC bans in recent years. In 2017, the ESL has changed its policy to allow players with VAC bans over two years of age to participate in his CS: GO events. That rule change was controversial
At this time fans on the CS: GO reddit seem satisfied with the decision. As a smart summed it up, “Five years is enough to still have [a] career in CS if you were just a stupid kid, and it should be enough to say goodbye competitively CS if you were old enough to understand the consequences, and did it anyway. “
(H / t Ars Technica