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Re:Key Change by oh_sigh on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @05:56PM (#21392525)
Banning in waves after they can detect the chear seems just like a money grab at the expense of real players
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Re:Key Change by nkrisc on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @09:05AM (#21397234)
It's done to make it harder for cheat makers and cheaters to pin down what exactly got them caught. It's a common tactic across many games.
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Re:Key Change by xxxtentachyon on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @06:02PM (#21392574)
How is it a money grab? There's no recurring subscription fees to play CS:GO
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Re:Key Change by detaro on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @06:05PM (#21392598)
<strikethrough, see reply>If you want to continue playing after a full ban, you need a new Steam account and buy the game again.</strikethrough>

That said, taking time for detection to be developed and not wanting to give live feedback to cheat developers are also good explanations for waves.

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Re:Key Change by blattimwind on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @06:10PM (#21392638)
> If you want to continue playing after a full ban, you need a new Steam account and buy the game again.

CSGO is free to play. If you get banned, you only have to register a new Steam account...

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Re:Key Change by detaro on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @06:16PM (#21392696)
Oops, it is indeed. That change totally passed me by.
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