Yesterday evening we had a very unusual situation within the CS:GO community. The 14 BLAST-partnered teams released a statement to address the voice comms concerns made by the CSPPA. The statement revealed that BLAST has resolved the issues around the usage of voice comms. This is the statement that all teams have signed:
BLAST-partnered teams address voice comms concerns by CSPPA – Why did they post this?
On December 8th, the CSPPA (Counter-Strike Professional Players’ Association) released a statement which mentioned that BLAST was recording voice comms of players and teams and sharing them with analysts. These voice comms included sensitive tactical information and personal information which were spread among people in the community. The statement goes on to say that BLAST have not shared this information with the players themselves, and this has created a very sticky situation for both parties. This is their statement below:
With the CSPPA statement released, BLAST were left with no choice but to negotiate a new deal. This new deal had to be suitable for both the Tournament organizer, as well as the players. And that is exactly what they did:
BLAST-partnered teams address voice comms concerns by CSPPA
Of course, there are two sides to the situation. On one hand we have BLAST and the ESIC trying their best to make sure no team has any unfair advantage when it comes to stream sniping or anything of that sort. And on the other hand we have the players’ situation. Where they would not like anyone to access their voice due to tactical information being spread and so on.
Hopefully for future events, tournament organizers are more vocal about their new features. And are more clear on what they intend to do with them and the players are more aware of what they’re getting into.
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