If you're playing Short on Mirage and have a HE nade, break the Window smoke for your teammate. Ts will never expect that it is a window smoke break from the trajectory of the nade
The hate that women get in CS is honestly crazy.
I already know some people are going to watch this and say, "What a woke platform," "People can't say anything anymore," or "It's just trash talk." But that's not really what this video is about.I know also some people will say that toxicity is just part of Counter-Strike and that it's part of the game's identity. But there's a difference between competitive banter, getting frustrated during a match, and repeatedly targeting someone because of their gender. Toxicity shouldn't be an excuse for sexism or misogyny. Being competitive and passionate about the game doesn't require treating people differently because they're women.
I've been playing Counter-Strike for a long time, and I almost never report people. I don't make videos complaining about teammates, and I usually just mute people and move on. But after a while, it adds up.
Imagine playing 10 games a day and constantly hearing comments about your gender, being told to go back to the kitchen, being insulted the moment you use your microphone, or having people throw games just because you're a woman. Even if you try to ignore it, hearing that day after day is exhausting.
And at some point, it's not even about being offended anymore. People often act like it's just a joke, but hearing the exact same comments 50, 100 times stops being funny. It just becomes tiring and mentally draining.
What a lot of people also don't realize is that it affects the way I play the game. Sometimes I hesitate to use my microphone because I already know what kind of reactions I might get as soon as people hear my voice. There are games where I avoid talking as much as I should, or even hesitate to give important calls, simply because I don't want to deal with the comments that follow. In a game like Counter-Strike, where communication is one of the most important aspects of winning, that's a real disadvantage.
I'm not making this video because I'm upset about a single comment. I'm making it because this is the reality many women in CS2 and FACEIT deal with on a regular basis. Most people only see one game, but they don't see the hundreds of games before it where the same things happen over and over again.
Eventually, it becomes mentally draining, and that's something a lot of players don't understand unless they've experienced it themselves.
I also hope FACEIT continues to take this issue seriously and becomes even stricter when it comes to sexist and misogynistic behavior. Competitive trash talk is one thing, but targeting someone because of their gender shouldn't be accepted as part of the game. @FACEIT_Darwin@FACEITcs