{"id":7280,"date":"2020-08-20T06:33:57","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T06:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/cs-go-report-botting-valve-overwatch"},"modified":"2024-07-23T08:58:44","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T08:58:44","slug":"cs-go-report-botting-valve-overwatch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/cs-go-report-botting-valve-overwatch","title":{"rendered":"CS:GO report botting gets shut down by Valve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most annoying issues in CS:GO recent is report botting, where cheaters mass report regular players in&nbsp;matchmaking games. This puts those reported into the Overwatch system, where they might even get a false positive ban. Now, Valve developer John McDonald has revealed Valve has put an end to report botting.<\/p>\n<div id=\"traffective-ad-Content_1_751023\" style=\"display: none;\" class=\"Content_1\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"traffective-ad-Content_1_674133\" style=\"display: none;\" class=\"Content_1\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"traffective-ad-Content_1_448995\" style=\"display: none;\" class=\"Content_1\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>CS:GO report botting eliminated<\/h2>\n<p>The act of report botting, combined with the CS:GO&nbsp;community-based regulation system, Overwatch, have annoyed countless legitimate players.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Read more:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/cs-go\/new-cs-go-update-changes-scoreboard-wait-times\" target=\"_blank\">New CS:GO update makes quality-of-life changes to scoreboard, wait times and more<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On Twitter, Valve developer John McDonald posted a short-but-sweet tweet, simply stating &#8220;RIP report botting&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/basisspace\/status\/1295916342701199360\">\n<blockquote align=\"center\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">RIP report botting.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John McDonald (@basisspace) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/basisspace\/status\/1295916342701199360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 19, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, this might not be the last time we see CS:GO report botting rear its ugly head.<\/p>\n<div style=\"page-break-after: always\"><span style=\"display: none;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to John McDonald, it is an ever-escalating battle, as some players will always find a way to grief others.<\/p>\n<p>When asked if CS:GO report botting is gone for good this time around, John McDonald explained: &#8220;With adversarial problems, it is impossible to say &#8216;this will be fixed forever.&#8217;&nbsp;It&#8217;s probable bad actors will figure out how to bad act again in the future. It&#8217;s an ever-escalating battle.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Read more:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/cs-go\/new-fracture-case-adds-skins-in-latest-cs-go-update\" target=\"_blank\">New Fracture Case adds 17 weapon skins in latest CS:GO update<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t fallen victim to CS:GO report botting but want to learn more about how hackers reportedly controlled the Overwatch system, and even got innocent players banned, you should check out a recent video by YouTuber Sparkles explaining the complicated issue.<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully, it will be years before we have to worry about CS:GO report botting once again, and if the day comes, we hope Valve will swiftly deal with the issue.<\/p>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N0OiOiqmi-c&amp;\">\n<div style=\"left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\"><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N0OiOiqmi-c?rel=0\" style=\"border: 0; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute;\" tabindex=\"-1\" srcdoc=\"&lt;style&gt;*{padding:0;margin:0;overflow:hidden}html,body{height:100%}img,span{position:absolute;width:100%;top:0;bottom:0;margin:auto}span{height:1.5em;text-align:center;font:48px\/1.5 sans-serif;color:white;text-shadow:0 0 0.5em black}&lt;\/style&gt;&lt;a href=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N0OiOiqmi-c?autoplay=1&gt;&lt;img src=https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/N0OiOiqmi-c\/hqdefault.jpg alt='YouTube video thumbnail'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&#9654;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most annoying issues in CS:GO recent is report botting, where cheaters mass report regular players in&nbsp;matchmaking games. 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