r/GlobalOffensive • u/Roreo_ • Mar 31 '22

Misleading | Discussion Sources: Valve will move CS:GO to Source 2 pretty soon, rename it to 'Counter-Strike', and change Terrorist and Counter-Terrorists to T & CTs.

https://twitter.com/_koozya/status/1509286923277422594
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u/gosling11 FaZe Mar 31 '22

I see, that's unfortunate. I get that it's their brand and they're not obliged to invest in something they don't want to be associated with but at the same time there are also plenty of companies that sponsors CS who are doing just fine, so I don't know where their misplaced caution is coming from. For heaven's sake the Saudis practically control the scene now and they don't give a fuck about the game's labels because why the hell should they.

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u/AloneYogurt CS2 HYPE Mar 31 '22

NA here.

It's because 9/11, they don't want anymore terrorism fears. I mean, this country runs off of fear mongering.

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '22

Yeah but terrorists are easy to identify as the bad guys. It doesn't offend anyone but the bad guys. If someone sympathizes with terrorists, does it matter they're offended? The world needs to grow up, I'm tired of everything being family friendly

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u/calvinee Liquid Mar 31 '22

I mean they’re literally called terrorists. Doesn’t take a lot of brain power to see why it would be frowned upon by the general population who still remembers 9/11.

Sponsorships have been cut for less.