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Valve says ‘we’ve decided to draw a clear line’ and bans Snap Tap keyboard automation from Counter-Strike 2

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Valve says ‘we’ve decided to draw a clear line’ and bans Snap Tap keyboard automation from Counter-Strike 2

Valve has made a bold decision with its latest update to Counter-Strike 2, and one that is something of an about-turn on previous attitudes. A client update has announced certain forms of scripting popular in Counter-Strike will now be detected and banned, essentially putting an end to automated inputs that some players use for actions such as jump-throws of grenades and counter-strafing. Yes sir, the tears are delicious.

A good chunk of Counter-Strikers probably don’t even realise such tactics existed, but keyboard macros of various types have been around in the game forever. In fact Valve’s previous stance was to allow them. But contemporary hardware has increasingly leaned-in to allowing what’s called Simultaneous Opposite Cardinal Direction (SOCD) inputs, a name so catchy that hardware manufacturer Razer has dubbed the feature “Snap Tap”, and it’s been a major controversy across all competitive games.

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