Today, one of the users of the English-speaking Reddit shared that the server network for Counter-Strike 2 CYBERSHOKE, owned by the Georgian YouTuber SHOK, is stealing content. As evidence, he provided a large number of screenshots.
Currently, CYBERSHOKE owns 23 servers, which are set up for gaming in both Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Counter-Strike 2. The CYBERSHOKE site receives 4 million visits each month.
As the text written by max is too extensive, we have highlighted the most important theses, and you can find the original text at the link below:
Here are the main theses from the presented text:
- The author, known as _max, bermuda, and chocolatine, a fan of KZ and BHOP map building, returned to Reddit to discuss an important issue in the CSGO/CS2 community.
- He noticed that many popular and frequently downloaded KZ maps were transferred to CS2 by CYBERSHOKE without permission, which is a significant problem. The author previously did not object to the unauthorized use of his maps in other games, but the presence of CYBERSHOKE advertising on these maps caused him concern.
- CYBERSHOKE transfers maps with original file names and adds its advertising, which can mislead players and create a false impression of map builders' support.
- The company removes maps upon request, but this does not address the problem of lacking permission for their use. Additionally, many old maps were likely transferred without the knowledge of the original creators.
- CYBERSHOKE has begun to address the issue to some extent by adding suffixes to map names, but many maps still retain their original file names.
- There is a risk of file conflict if the original map creators decide to transfer their works to CS2, which could lead to technical issues for players.
- The author expresses his concerns about ethical issues related to transferring maps without the consent of their creators and adding advertising that changes the original vision of the creators.
- He cites the example of the map kz_victoria, where one of the creators is listed as "Mark," making it nearly impossible to find him among the multitude of Steam accounts with that name.
- On the kz_phamous map page, the original creator Phinx is listed, but he is not included in the "creators" section, despite having actually created the map. The author points out that finding Phinx's Steam account is not difficult.
- The author expresses concern about the practices of CYBERSHOKE and points to their scale and the fact that they have sponsorship from steelseries to create a map.
- The problem in the community related to unauthorized use of maps is raised, and it is hoped that the post will help raise awareness of this issue.
- The author, being a map builder himself, emphasizes that he should have the primary right to decide what others can do with his map, and should not be forced to leave comments on Steam to make people stop misusing his work.
- He also states that he does not create maps for them to be used as advertising billboards.
More than 5000 players play on CYBERSHOKE daily, who constantly see the project partners' advertising on the site.
SOURCE — Reddit
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