Valve continues to improve its system for combating unfair practices in CS, which has caught the attention of players and tournament organizers. This time, the company released an update that allows community servers, such as FACEIT, to identify the use of Snap Tap devices, which were previously banned on official Valve servers.
Snap Tap and similar devices allow players to bypass motion penalties, giving them an undeniable advantage. Their use was strictly forbidden not only by Valve, but also by leading tournament organizers such as BLAST and ESL. However, the possibility of using these devices on community servers such as FACEIT has remained open until now. This could change with the release of the update.
History of the fight against Snap Tap
Snap Tap was banned on Valve's official servers four weeks ago, which caused a lot of discussion among players. When it is used, users are immediately removed from the match. Major tournaments such as BLAST and ESL were quick to follow Valve's lead and the decision has already had an impact on players. For example, Danish player TeSeS recently ran into trouble for using Snap Tap at a tournament thinking he had disabled it.
Valve's new update and the implications for communities
On Tuesday night, Valve introduced an update that allows community server administrators to activate commands to automatically detect Snap Tap and similar devices. This could be an important step in combating their use on third-party platforms. So far, FACEIT has not officially commented on the implementation of these commands on its servers, leaving the question of banning Snap Tap open.
The release notes report the addition of new options for non-Valve servers that can automatically detect rule violations via counter-strafe input commands. A feature to measure network jitter on direct UDP connections has also been added, improving the overall stability of matches on community servers.
Importance of the update
Valve's update could be a pivotal moment for the future of esports competitions and community servers like FACEIT. If the new detection commands are widely adopted, it will make life more difficult for those trying to gain an unfair advantage with Snap Tap, ensuring a fairer game and a level playing field for all participants.
Source: counter-strike.net
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