Days after monitoring potential "SnapTap" use, Valve has begun kicking players suspected of using the banned feature out of CSGO matches.
Valve started detecting users suspected of "SnapTap" usage last week but didn't ban or kick them on official servers, until today.
Unfortunately, they might've acted too quickly as many players who were kicked weren't using the banned feature, but just good at the game. Skilled CSGO players were suddenly kicked out of matches after counter-strafing, as they had been for years, falsely detected by Valve's system.
For non-CSGO players, counter-strafing is a method of movement, generally around corners, that improves your aim; you counter-strafe to try to lower your character's movement, which makes for more accurate shots.
This is where "SnapTap" comes in. A feature within certain Razer, and allegedly Wooting, keyboards that removes the skill requirement of counter-strafing. With this new tech, the keyboard automatically deletes the second-to-last key press and basically counter-strafes for you.
Ever since the controversial feature debuted earlier this year, competitive and casual CSGO players have debated its status as a banned "external assistance." While some, including tournaments, have allowed it, others rejected it as cheating....
