CS2 Cheat Dev on Valve's BAN Policy... 

I would love a Interview with a valves employee talking about the cheater problems

I run into cheaters in so many premiere games it’s borderline unplayable

I'm one of those people that usually give people the benefit of doubt if they're cheating unless its entirely blatent. but holy fuck, the amount of tiny cheats that make you look "legit" really makes me question everything now.

If everyone started using the skin swappers to avoid buying cases how fast do you think they would fix that problem?

VAC = Valve allows cheats

After 10 years of playing counter strike this is the first time ive ever really seen how cheats work... and it just makes me feel utterly defeated, like the fact they call it "legit" cheating is beyond me

One day Sparkles will interview someone who actually knows what they're talking about and isn't a clueless moron.

Great video! Feels awesome that you have the possibility to show this issue to a large audience.

Sparkles... You are one of the biggest CS RU-vidrs. Can't you, perhaps together with Ohne or for example GabeFollower, put some pressure on Valve to do an interview? Together you reach millions of people. Let them explain to us where things stand with VAC. Things are getting more and more out of hand.

Valve has like 2 months before I think a massive portion of the player base leaves. Premier above 15k is almost unplayable with cheaters in 1/3 games. Comp is a waste of time because the ELO reset causes matches to be wildly uncompetitive. API sites have not detected a SINGLE player hitting Global in Comp yet because the single map ELO system is completely broken.

Love the interview and the idea behind it! Thanks for doing it!

The whole community should do Agitation by not buying, trading skins and not opening loot boxes for month or week. Or until Valve improves anti cheat.

Thanks cheaters and developers for contributing to the top notch experience 🙏🙏

Please could you set up a counter-strike strike where as many people as possible dont play the game untill Valve officially says and outlines their plans for combatting cheaters?

I've spent over 7000 hours of my life on csgo/cs2. Thats nearly 1 solid year dedicated to cs. 1/28 of my life so far. I played for my university in csl and some lower tier circuits, and im not playing another game until valve addresses cheating. I email them often with an updated list of cheats that there is literally a subreddit for and they never reply. Why should i give another second to a company that does not value loyalty and commitment.

I've been saying this for years that VALVE could not care less about the cheaters as they are legit making money out of them.

I love that in these hacker interviews Sparkles always has his "i'm talking to cheaters" voice. It's slower, lower and less emphatic. haha, funny stuff

His argument is that Valve is earning a lot of money because of cheaters. They have to buy accounts in order to play/cheat. However, you should also take in account that a lot of people stopped playing CS because of those same cheaters. My guess is that they miss out on way more money this way. Almost all of my friends have stopped playing CS because of the poor experience you get when playing the game right now.

Nice you made a video like that. The more creators talk about this problem the bigger the chances that volvogaben will fix it.

I have quit CS for a long time now, it's a waste of time - but still watching your Vids, cause it's a lot of fun to watch them, always feel entertained

Haven't played the game for good 2 months now and I don't miss it at all ngl

The Cheating is getting worse and worse day by day, hope you can show us more of these insides, so we know better and Valve hopefully wake up one Day and start doing something about this!

Very nice video, enjoyed it a lot! Sad that there are so many cheaters :( after every second replay i find cheaters..

Dude I just wanna say thank you for making this. The only thing we can do is create awareness of the problem and hope that it generates enough interest that Valve does what they can as soon as they can.

Bless you sparkles, for using your platform and sway in the community to push for change! We’re with you!

Loved the video Sparkles. Yesterday it happened something really weird I even recorded it. I was playing deathmatch and there was one player that had AI movement and all his moves looked really weird so I went to spectate him and when I was watching him playing he stopped moving he went afk and when I choosed other player to spectate he suddently started playing again. Really weird.

oh what the shit, i think my comment about my steam discussion was auto modded or something. anyways man, i really appreciate that you're taking the time to make videos like this, it genuinely appeases the delusional and passionate side of me that loves counter strike so much.

Imagine installing cheats and turning on the skinchanger JUST TO USE SHADOW DAGGERS

N1 calling someone cheat dev when he is blatantly pasting his cheat, if you dont know who he is, it is guy named Backend / Meepo

At least someone is making a video about this and not just talking about it, thank you

Sparkles knowing his skins might go down in price because of ppl realizing cs2 is over. He does it anyways not your typical RU-vidr. a REAL G “GAMER “

As someone who used to grind premier solo queue and has a love for the game… this really hurts to watch… it truly is eye opening aswell. It makes a lot of sense with this cheat dev’s explanation why valve hasn’t done anything. Valve is a rich company … and their connection to the community has been broken for a long time. This video honestly made me lose all faith in MM might go to faceit I suppose 🤷‍♂️

The financial incentive argument never makes sense to me. For them to make money off a cheater, they must ban the cheater. So I don't see the conflict of interest.

This is the type of video every CS2 player wants to see. Great job man

Already quit the game because of the cheaters. Had +4 years of pause since CS:GO but there is literally no way I'm motivated enough to play against cheaters every second game that I play. Good stuff you're doing these videos - hope for the change for better...

This video is unintentionally one of the greatest case studies on the Dunning-Kruger effect. These script kiddies know just enough to sound competent to the general populous without actually understanding much of anything on the technical side. Which of course becomes really dangerous really quick when they are given a platform to spread missinformation and straw-man arguments probably not out of malice but worse; ignorance.

Valve devs watching this like: What? Are you serious?? Anyway, new patch is up guys. Fixing lighting in Donut on Ancient.

incredibly insightful, hope to see more like this

Sparkles, this video will reach to 1 million views soon. Thanks for your effort to tell the true

Here is a short story: Played CS GO long time ago, with release of CS2 some of my friends jumped into it as soon as possible (return). I did not, but after few months I said, "why not, could be fun with friends like in old times". Rejoined some CS servers and "revived" some online friendships along the way. And it felt good to use skins from past days that were just sitting in my inventory. Elo: Silver - Prime account Match one Dust 2 map: Since I did not play very long time my aim,sprey control, co-ordination was very poor. I struggled to get kill or even throw nades/flashes. Often would fail and was on bottom of scoreboard. Enemy team had a dude who went 35+ frags and managed to get kills through smoke and door. Idk if he cheated or not (for that) but I did not report since there are many players who played on that map 10+years and luck can happen. But HS ratio was 100% - hmmmm. Possible cheater who had great time imo. Match 2 Mirage map: During that match I had internet problems and did not use team chat but rather Discord with my friend (snow storm in area). I was lagging whole match (well half match but we will get to that). I was at the bottom of frags, and doing 300 less dmg than rest of my team. I played - again- poorly. Then, puff, I get kicked out of match half way into with unable to re connect back. Took me 5 min to notice my game was under ban. (my duo friend told me match got terminated and that was their message on screen). I did not recive VAC or anything like that but actual GAME ban from Devs. I was so confused. I did not use cheats, I was not toxic (did not even use team chat) so I did not know what was the reason. Now, I got kicked from almost every server and got a tag "Cheater/Do not play with etc". Even if I tryed to defend myself and say that is a false ban, everyone would say: You got ban, you are cheater, another one bites the dust, no excuse anti cheat works, you were reported and got service etc." I did appeal to the ban. Got an email (automatic) that my case was reviewed and that there is nothing I can do. 7 days after my ban was removed. No explenation, no apology nothing. My though? Its possible I got ban from my lag since some others have, or was my Nvidia software that was still not fixed by Valve side. I did not even want to try to get back into CS again since damage was done and I felt hurt no one belived me. So I just unistall it and sold all my skins. Will never play that game again.

No idea how we have many in the CS2 community defending Valve when it comes to cheating.

this is just shocking... keep it up sparkles I hope you can open some eyes and maybe help to change the currently poor situation of the game

Overwatch was probably the best anti-cheat cs ever had. It was also nice that at some point they rewarded people who were consistently accurately reporting cheaters there.

calling him a dev is too much, he just bhought some sources from some of my friends (i wont give names, but i can provide proof)

This is proof just like many other competitive shooters that you have a cheater in EVERY SINGLE MATCH. Even if you don't notice it because it isn't blatant, you have at least 1 person using wallhacks in your game. When will companies take this more seriously because I am getting real tired of feeling there is literally no point in playing competitive fps games anymore because it is never legit even matchmaking.

After what i just watched, i want to vomit to all Valve's Employees. They made tons of money from that fucking game. They squeezed our pockets and continue doing that through their market place. At least they could something to get more people interested in that game. SO FROM TODAY I AM OUT! I am really OUT. Thank you sparkles for all this good job you have done!

I am 35yo and started playing CS 1.3. I quit playing like a year after CS Source was released and I just quit because there was so many cheaters that something that was supposed to be fun was not anymore. But I always kept an eye on the scene and 3 years ago I started playing again for fun and NOTHING has changed in all those years. So sad seeing Valve not moving a finger about this issue.

This is Valve's problem. If they get money they like "okay we are cool." When they start losing money they start pretending like they working. Just same shit(maybe worse), different visuals. Simply they do not care. Thanks Sparkles.

4:06 wait that’s me

please keep making more of these, valve needs to wake up

An important thing to highlight is how i felt watching this video. When he demonstrated the sound ESP, i literally thought to myself 'i could use that.' Which is insane to me, primarily because if you can come across that legit in a game of premier, then that means that the percentage chance of you playing against a cheaters who have a similar mentality (even if you end up winning the game or top-fragging) is still extremely high. To think legit cheating has come so far, that it would be extremely difficult to tell the difference between a closet cheater and a real player is ridiculous. I am lost for words honestly. Not to miss the fact that it's suddenly obvious to me why cheating is so rampant: 1. Cheat developers make bank 2. There is a demand because if you are cheated against, naturally, a part of you, regardless of how noble, will want to cheat back. There are 602 comments on this video at this current time, would it be fair to assume that at-least 10% of you are cheaters, or more perhaps? Especially if even i, watching this video, was totally shocked by how well made they are.

Hey Sparkles, Let's stand up against Valve and not play matchmaking games unless and until they fix this cheaters issue. We should put pressure on Valve because let's be real they are not gonna fix the game until there would be financial loss. We need to stop this non-sense. They can fix the game but they are not. Anything is freaking possible look at valorant, don't their devs are working hard to get rid of cheaters. Why can't valve do. My mind is so fucked from last two weeks because I am finding cheaters in 8 out of 10 games. I know it's a big ask but we as a community have to stop playing CS2 UNTIL THE GAME IS OUT OF CHEATERS. We don't deserve to get treated by valve after purchasing a game like this. This game has so much potential to be the best game but cheaters and Valve are ruining this experience for us. Let's stand up for ourself because we deserve a good experience after purchasing and playing CS2 !!!

thank you, keep this conversation going! it needs to be adressed.

His reason as to why valve "allows" cheats crumbles into dust the moment you think about it critically for 10 seconds.

Interviewing pasters as cheat dev's... Do you want to interview a multi-millionaire? (I've got $10.00,- in the bank)

First premier after 3 months, cheater duo in enemy team. lovely

Im just glad that most cheat developers put some "stuff" in their client that take advantages of the person that uses it

sparkles just out here half advertising a cs cheat never thought that would happen

you should rename the video to: CS2 Cheat Paster on Valve's BAN Policy...

Love these Sparkles. Keep it up. I hate cheaters. Good to know what we are up against.

I really hope you dont have to do this forever. But really nice insights into the cheating problem. Didnt know that this stuff was possible. Keep sharing this vids so that valve has to react somehow.

cs2 external name is aworex and internal was neverlose and youtuber at the end is tabzware

i actually ran into a cheater using something like this yesterday i had to watch him at .25x speed on the demo to notice the aim wasnt natural mouse movements.

please keep making these videos, and please try to get 1 person from valve involved with CS2 and ask them why they dont do anything. that would be interesting

"Hey, sometimes your opponent is just having a really good day"

Good video always Sparkles. The truth is that everything is fine with Valve but since they did not even put a Christmas hat on a chicken to motivate the players who supported the game, they lost all the trust and respect that could remain in them, I see them as mercenaries, who for But since you are the one who makes them earn money, if they can they will kill you for more. They don't care about anything. Just the money. And even though they earn a lot, they only care about more money. They forgot about the times when they had to release several games like Counter Nexon and no one played them. The community made the game great, not Valve. But Valve is killing it, not the community...

from my experience (top 1% premier solo queue to 22k+) the cheating is not as pronounced as people think. I've had 5-6 games with/against cheaters out of ~100 which were game changing. for example, it's possible there were games in which players were using a smooth aim (without esp) but since they're so intrinsically bad that the assistance only leveled them to a regular high level player which basically is irrelevant.

Thank you for making these videos which shed a light on how bad the situation is. In NA around 13-15k ELO you start getting cheaters at least every other game, sometimes 3-5 games in a row who are so blatant it's not even funny.

It would be fun to have a cheat dev and a VAC Dev talk with you on discord

My theory is that the game is already heavy resource based, if an extra anti cheat comes, it will ruin performance even more and 20% of the player base or even more, would not be able to launch/run the game properly having fps issues, especially with an AI anti cheat

It’s possible that they are currently training an AI anticheat, which would explain why they have done nothing so far. They need as much training data as possible

More than 20 years in the game but players can't still figure out that cs go was never meant to be played fair and square, rather developing and sharing cheats within the community and in the process helping the game grow further and making playing the same even more fun.

Thanks for the tutorial. Installing now.

If valve wanted they could ban 99% of cheaters tomorrow. Im a game dev myself and so much stuff that those cheaters are doing is trivial to detect. No spread, bhopping, trigger bots, Shooting through the map, shooting the entire mag at once, skin changing, not rendering smokes etc. is all stuff that could be detected with 2 lines of code on a server side check. Battlefield 1942 from 22 years ago had some of those server side checks that cs2 is still missing today. I have it on good authority that valve is making a lot of money selling their own cheats and source code so they will never do anything about cheating.

I've playe around 20+ games since coming back to the game with better pc and i don't think i've seen any cheaters in these games.. Went from 7k to 10k with these games..I guess there are not many cheaters at lower levels..I'll seen when i get to 20k how it feels.. On the other hand, Wingman is damn infested...

bro i have only one question, where do you find all this guys??? great vid and we confirm what we already know that valve dont care!!!

are you going to do another trade ups video?

paster alert

cheating is in a problem in almost all games atm

thanks for this vid, and tbh the state of the cheats and lack of policing by valve is sickening, but as long as that case money keeps rolling in they aren't going to do anything and that sucks for all us legit players!

Thanks Sparkles to give us this type of content while every single creater are not doing anything to STOP this shit

keep it up sparkles, give the cheaters more exposure so valve has to intervene. 5 head plan bro i see you

It's commendable that influencers with significant followings, such as Sparkles, are creating content expressing concerns. It would be beneficial for the community to take a more organized approach in expressing dissatisfaction with Valve. A potential strategy could involve a one-month boycott of unboxing cases and refraining from purchasing the upcoming operation. Prominent RU-vidrs, like Sparkles, could play a pivotal role in rallying the community behind such initiatives. However, for this to be effective, it is crucial that everyone involved takes the matter seriously. A collective and coordinated effort would send a clear message to Valve, urging them to address the community's concerns. Rather than mindlessly investing in the next operation, it would be a powerful counteraction if the community collectively refrains from supporting it. Imagine the impact of such a stance, even making headlines on reputable gaming platforms like PC Gamer. It is essential for the community to unite and take decisive actions like these. At this juncture, it seems that we, the players, hold the key to influencing positive changes in the game. Let's send a resounding message to Valve, demonstrating our commitment to the betterment of the gaming experience.

Valve JUST recently banned over 40k cheaters. I was/am as frustrasted as anyone else. My time is precious to me, and I don't want to waste it playing cheaters. But I do believe they learned everything they possibly could before the ban wave. The new shot detection range is a great step in the right direction.

Please continue these vids. I agree, VALVE need to do something. I was global on CSGO but now struggle to get to 15k cause 60% of games have cheaters at the lower rankings. It increases to 80%-90% on higher ratings.

quick question if you hack on a new account and get banned can you get banned on your main too? or your ip or hwid or something or only on the account u used hacks?

I would love a Interview with a valves employee talking about the MATCH MAKING problems

Thanks a lot dude! Now I know what cheat to have!

Even with cheaters existing the game still pulls me in. Tough love man.

you got to love how they put in the future for the chet program the to use

> they earn from banning cheaters > I haven't been banned in months and I was sure they would ban me pick one

Thanks Sparkles, another video for me to show my friends when they ask why I quit csgo/CS2 Since they made the game F2P + Then gave prime upgrade to lvl 20 accounts the game began this course, instead of protecting the integrity of the game they thought about greed/player numbers. What is disgusting is that I made a video recording of someone walling + aimbot, perspective with radar on. All info + Footage + Uploaded to youtube, sent via ingame report + Steam profile report, this is an easy case for anyone to solve and ban the cheater, Valve to this day have done nothing and the player is still hacking in South Africa, no Vac ban, nothing and in perfect standing, really starting to hate Valve.

So happy that there is other sites that offer matchmaking on private servers and have their own anti cheatsoftware that worls

Thanks for putting even more pressure on Valve, this has to be the way. Its unbearable that players open millions of cases and they dont invest in a proper anticheat. Even if they're cooking, this period is already unforgivable.

This seems more like a cheat ad than anything else

I have not played more than a few hours since launch, sad to see how broken it is. Cool to see a bit behind the scenes on the cheats. Great video

I feel that they made the API change so that people would stop selling their skins on P2P websites and hold on to their skins. As if you have hundreds or even thousands in skins in CS2, you are not quitting that fast, or just force people to sell their skins through steam.

TBH the best defences for cheaters back in 1.6 we're allowing non-secure servers for people with "additional software" or "cheats" and they did exactly what he said and download what they can find to study for reverse engineering. There were just as many cheaters back then but they were rarely in legit matches.

When he says there is at least 1 cheater every game, I would add that 35% to 50% of game base are cheaters.

Thats it I'm not playing again until they show some initiative to actually do something against this huge situation that has ended our joy for the game. Have the guts to make the changes for the game success or fade away and disappear from the market. This is not even embarrassing anymore, VALVE has everything it needs to stop this and choose not to. I'd love to see someone step up from VALVE and talk about this situation.