FaZe back RobbaN after \u201cunwarranted\u201d CSGO coaching bug ban StarLadderFaZe Clan have backed former CS:GO coach Robert \u2018RobbaN\u2019 Dahlstr\u00f6m after he disputed his punishment from ESIC\u2019s coaching bug scandal ruling. On August 31, the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive scene was rocked after three coaches \u2013 Dead, HUNDEN, and MechanoGun \u2013 were hit with bans by ESL for abusing an in-game bug that allowed them to have full view of parts of the map. As a result of those initial bans, an investigation was put into place to determine just how many other coaches were involved. In the first wave of results, 37 coaches were named as having abused the bug \u2013 with some bans lasting as long as three-years. However, former FaZe coach RobbaN has denied his involvement despite being handed a five-and-a-half month ban for apparently using it in 2017. The former 1.6 player issued a statement on Twitter to deny having used the bug purposefully, adding that when it initially appeared, he did all he could to get rid of it \u2013 including muting himself and informing the admins, which he claims to have screenshots of. \u201cUnfortunately, some of you might still think I abused this bug. I\u2019ve been around the CS community for 20 years more or less, see myself as a very loyal guy\u2026 and now my name is listed among others who actually abused and cheated, which makes me feel sick,\u201d he said. \u201cI feel I\u2019m being punished for something I did not do and that it should be obvious in my case.\u201d The Swede added: \u201cNow, three years later, I am getting punished for a bug that I did not want, tried to get rid of before the match, muted myself in an effort to be fair, and immediately wrote about it with concern to the admin.\u201d My side of the bug abuse story Read: https:\/\/t.co\/aLKofBa94N \u2014 Robert Dahlstr\u00f6m (@RobbaN) September 28, 2020 FaZe Clan also moved to back their coach not long after he released his TwitLonger, stating they were \u201cdisappointed\u201d in the process that led to this conclusion. \u201cWe stand behind Robert. Upholding the integrity of competition means everything to us & we\u2019re glad an issue he brought up 3 years ago is finally being addressed, but his ban is entirely unwarranted given the facts,\u201d they said. We stand behind Robert. Upholding the integrity of competition means everything to us & we’re glad an issue he brought up 3 years ago is finally being addressed, but his ban is entirely unwarranted given the facts. We\u2019re disappointed in the process that led to this conclusion. https:\/\/t.co\/HlXDoztfoE \u2014 FaZe Esports (@FaZeEsports) September 28, 2020 A handful of coaches involved in the scandal has also moved to apologize on Twitter, with plenty owning up to using the bug \u2013 no matter had they done so for one round or multiple games. These bans have been handed out by ESIC and mean that the coaches will be unable to interact with their teams, but it remains to be seen as to wheter or not Valve will hand out sterner punishments \u2013 including any changes to the global coaching rules.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
FaZe back RobbaN after \u201cunwarranted\u201d CSGO coaching bug ban StarLadderFaZe Clan have backed former CS:GO coach Robert \u2018RobbaN\u2019 Dahlstr\u00f6m after he disputed his punishment from ESIC\u2019s coaching bug scandal ruling. On August 31, the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive scene was rocked after three coaches \u2013 Dead, HUNDEN, and MechanoGun \u2013 were hit with bans by ESL […]<\/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-38225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38225","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=38225"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38225\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}