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“Very good to get your mental to unbreakable levels”
In a tweet after the match against
Playing against cheaters every second game is my favorite part of pro CS on tier 2-3 right now. Very good to get your mental to unbreakable levels, would recommend 10/10.
Viktor “sdy” Orudzhev
The comment was instantly picked up by the community. Danish player
When I play MM, I get cheaters every 2nd game and it takes all the fun out of playing. So I play FACEIT instead. Where do you go when you meet cheaters when you're trying to climb the world ranking?
To which sdy replied ironically:
You lose your Valve rating points and go cry.
Viktor “sdy” Orudzhev
Systematic cheating
This is the second such defeat in the last three months. Earlier,
The tournament organizers then promised to include POV cameras for all players in the broadcast, keep recordings, and use Akros anti-cheat software.
A global problem in the Tier 2 scene?
In both cases — against M1 and
From the words of sdy and the reactions of other players, it is clear that cheating remains an unresolved problem that directly affects not only the motivation but also the results of professional teams.
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