Comment on Use of AMD Anti-Lag+ technology in Counter Strike 2 will result in a VAC Ban, Valve confirms

• kick_out_the_jams@kbin.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Professional players should all be using the same hardware and software configuration

  This would be considered a challenge in real-life and basically impossible online.
  You're bound to encounter minor model differences unless you spend dramatically more on hardware.

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  • ozymandias117@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I mean… professionals always have to spend dramatically more on hardware…

    There are rules around the engines and bodies f1 and nascar drivers can use, there are rules around what shoes runners can use…

    A slimmed down operating system on a specific hardware configuration isn’t unreasonable

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    • Scrof@sopuli.xyz ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      F1 is still largely a pay2win affair with clear competitive advantages of having a bigger budget so not a good a comparison IMO.

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      • ozymandias117@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        That’s sort of my original point - bringing VAC into the discussion of “it’s a sport” isn’t very meaningful

        VAC has never, and will never, affect professional esports

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      • Selmafudd@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        The worlds greatest cs2 player may live in a 3rd world country and never been able to afford a PC

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      • alienangel@sffa.community ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Much more limited these days. F1 teams all have to stay within a budget cap these days, and while the top ones are still benefitting from the money they poured into R&D before the caps, ongoing investment is much more limited.

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