The CS2 community is grappling with an unexpected adversary, not on the battlefield, but within the game’s own systems. Players have found themselves wrongfully banned by Valve’s Anti-Cheat (VAC) system, not for nefarious activities, but for a simple mouse setting adjustment – a high DPI.

Twice in last 30 days we are faced with players getting banned for hardware related problems. First it was Graphics Cards drivers, and now its your own mouse settings.

Your DPI is now your enemy

The issue has rapidly gained notoriety as players manipulating their mouse settings to achieve higher DPIs during matches are receiving VAC bans. This bizarre scenario is attributed to the game’s anti-cheat mechanism misinterpreting the rapid mouse movements as ‘spin-botting,’ a cheating method that used to be prevalent in CS:GO.

The absurdity escalates as players demonstrate the issue’s replicability. One experiment involved a player cranking up their mouse DPI settings and engaging in seemingly innocent in-game behavior, like hitting a teammate in Casual mode. The result was as baffling as it was consistent – an immediate and unwarranted VAC ban.

Reddit user Somethingese posted his proof of concept:

CS2 Reproduceable High DPI VAC Ban Bug
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Discussions on platforms like Reddit and Steam’s forums are abuzz with frustrated gamers sharing similar experiences. The situation becomes direr considering that triggering this flawed detection could be a matter of mere minutes. Some players, indulging in high-DPI settings during warm-ups or between rounds – a harmless tactic employed since the CS:GO era – are now facing unjust repercussions.

Twitter user Jigglypuff showed himself getting banned in a Twitter video:

The community’s unrest is palpable, with the anti-cheat system’s credibility on the line. The current state of affairs is particularly ironic, considering the rampant cheating in CS2 Premier, an issue the VAC was explicitly tasked to combat.

While the situation is bleak, there’s anticipation for corrective action from Valve. The gaming giant is expected to roll back the wrongful bans, much like it did for the Windows 7 and AMD graphics cards incidents. However, the question remains – will these remedial measures restore the players’ shaken confidence?

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