CS:GO developer Valve will be taking a closer look at griefers in the future. If players receive an unusually high number of reports, warnings and bans will follow.
Valve released a new update on Wednesday in which the CS:GO developer wants to punish griefing in competitive matchmaking more severely. If a player receives more griefing reports, Valve announces warnings and even bans.
Abuse of the reporting function?
What is Griefing? A Griefer disrupts the normal flow of the game in Counter-Strike by deliberately misbehaving. For example, he blocks teammates, uses flashbangs against his own team or shoots at teammates.
Release Notes for today are up. We’re shipping updates to griefing reports and how those are acted on, Dreams & Nightmare submissions may be tagged on the Workshop, and Pitstop and Mocha have received updates: https://t.co/qnFRvHYPEv
— CS:GO (@CSGO) July 22, 2021
To take the fun out of sabotaging unfair players in competitive mode, Valve has revised the reporting algorithm, which can lead to a time ban in the worst case. The Counter-Strike developer had already introduced a similar system for toxic behaviour in June.
Following the announcement, players fear abuse of the reporting function. The question is how many reports must be received before penalties are handed out. However, Valve’s formulation an “unusually high number” of reports should rule out false accusations in just one game.
