Astralis CS:GO players respond after FaZe NiKo Tweet sparks smoke exploit accusations Astralis\u2019 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive stars have responded to suggestions that they are using video settings that allow them to see through smokes better than other players. The controversy first reared its head when FaZe Clan\u2019s Nikola \u2018NiKo\u2019 Kova\u010d responded to a kill that Andreas \u2018Xyp9x\u2019 H\u00f8jsleth picked up against MIBR at the ECS Season 6 Finals, saying: \u201cHow the hell did Xyp9x see him there through the smoke?\u201d The Bosnian player went on to retweet a clip of the kill before tweeting the CS:GO developers and saying: \u201cI\u2019m not calling anyone out and they are not the first players which are using it and it\u2019s not their fault. I hope @csgo_dev will look into it and try to fix it somehow.\u201d I’m not calling anyone out and they are not the first players which are using it and it’s not their fault. I hope @csgo_dev will look into it and try to fix it somehow. \u2014 NiKo (@fazeniko) November 22, 2018 Twitter and Reddit users quickly were quick to suggest that both Xyp9x and Lukas \u2018gla1ve\u2019 Rossander are good at picking up kills through smokes due to some \u2018special\u2019 Nvidia settings, prompting both of the players to respond on Twitter. \u201cBtw i saw some people talking about Nvidia settings to look easier thru smokes,\u201d said gla1ve, the team\u2019s in-game leader. \u201cI can say for sure that no one from our team would ever use something like that and none of us have any idea what that bug even is. We use our radar and gamesense.\u201d Btw i saw some people talking about Nvidia settings to look easier thru smokes. I can say for sure that no one from our team would ever use something like that and none of us have any idea what that bug even is. We use our radar and gamesense. \u2014 Lukas Rossander (@gla1ve_csgo) November 23, 2018 Xyp9x responded to NiKo directly, saying: \u201cI have never known of those \u201cnvidia settings\u201d I could see his feet from my screen.\u201d He also explained that he had seen the opponent\u2019s feet and reminded people that there have been spectator bugs with smokes for years: \u201cDon\u2019t know why the clip doesn\u2019t show it. Super sad that pro players jump to these conclusions. They should know that smokes bugs while spectating after all those years.\u201d I have never known of those \u201cnvidia settings\u201d I could see his feet from my screen. Don\u2019t know why the clip doesn\u2019t show it Super sad that pro players jump to these conclusions. They should know that smokes bugs while spectating after all those years https:\/\/t.co\/QHfVQSY1sl \u2014 Andreas H\u00f8jsleth (@Xyp9x) November 23, 2018 MIBR\u2019s Gabriel \u2018FalleN\u2019 Toledo came to Astralis\u2019 defence, asking fans to stop hating on the Danes and doubling down on Xyp9x\u2019s comments about spectator bugs with smokes. The Brazilian team\u2019s coach, Janko \u2018YNk\u2019 Paunovic, confirmed the sentiment, saying: \u201cCompletely agree, for example, watching cold\u2019s screen on Mirage, I thought he can be seen on the edge, spectator client can be different.\u201d Completely agree, for example, watching cold’s screen on Mirage, I thought he can be seen on the edge, spectator client can be different. Astralis are great competitors and we don’t have ANY doubts about their fair play. People should just relax and enjoy the matches :victory::call_me_hand: https:\/\/t.co\/EM2h00zBBI \u2014 Janko Paunovic (@YNk) November 23, 2018 The observer for the match, Connor \u2018Sliggy\u2019 Blomfield took to Twitter to say that his graphics settings are always set to \u2018very high\u2019 for aesthetic purposes, saying: \u201cWhat you see is not always exactly what they see.\u201d Team Liquid\u2019s Epit\u00e1cio \u2018TACO\u2019 de Melo responded to NiKo\u2019s initial comments, confirming that there are settings that some pro players are suspected of using, but stating: \u201cI never thought Astralis was using tho.\u201d My observer settings are literally all on very high guys. By far not the best for actual competitive play. Just purely for aesthetics. What you see is not always exactly what they see. \u2014 Sliggy (@Sliggycsgo) November 23, 2018 Superman big balls. But i\u2019m gonna help you. Players don\u2019t talk about it but we all know that certain players have been using it for months now. I never thought Astralis was using tho. \u2014 Epit\u00e1cio (@TACOCS) November 22, 2018 Astralis have dominated the 2018 CS:GO season and are widely regarded as one of the best teams the game has ever seen. After such a strong year, the suggestion that they could be using settings to gain an advantage throws doubt on their performances and explains why they are so keen to squash the witch hunt. Jesper \u2018JW\u2019 Wecksell, who faced similar scrutiny with his Fantic teammates when they were on top of the world, also responded, saying: \u201cWhen you are the undisputed number #1 people will start to find reasons to downplay you.\u201d When you are the undisputed number #1 people will start to find reasons to downplay you, or even try to take things away from you. You guys are the only ones who know if there is any truth to it, just dont care and keep doing your thing. GL tomorrow \u2014 Jesper Wecksell (@JW1) November 23, 2018<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Astralis CS:GO players respond after FaZe NiKo Tweet sparks smoke exploit accusations Astralis\u2019 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive stars have responded to suggestions that they are using video settings that allow them to see through smokes better than other players. The controversy first reared its head when FaZe Clan\u2019s Nikola \u2018NiKo\u2019 Kova\u010d responded to a kill that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37314"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37314\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}