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08-18-2016, 08:00 PM
In-game 'Counter-Strike' coaches are banned from Valve and ESL events
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Coaches are **w banned from participating in Counter-Strike matches at ESL and Valve events, reversing a long-standing rule that allowed a sixth person to communicate with five-player teams during play.
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Valve's Ido Magal an**unced the change to Counter-Strike's rulesets in an email Wednesday that Mashable obtained from a representative of ESL. ESL confirmed to Mashable that it will be following Valve's new rules.
"During a match, the coach may only communicate with the players during warmup, half-time, or during one of four 30 second timeouts that the coach or player can call," Magal said in the an**uncement. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/18/counter-strike-coaches-ban/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Coaches are **w banned from participating in Counter-Strike matches at ESL and Valve events, reversing a long-standing rule that allowed a sixth person to communicate with five-player teams during play.
SEE ALSO: What chance does esports have at becoming an Olympic sport? (http://mashable.com/2016/08/12/esports-olympics/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
Valve's Ido Magal an**unced the change to Counter-Strike's rulesets in an email Wednesday that Mashable obtained from a representative of ESL. ESL confirmed to Mashable that it will be following Valve's new rules.
"During a match, the coach may only communicate with the players during warmup, half-time, or during one of four 30 second timeouts that the coach or player can call," Magal said in the an**uncement. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/18/counter-strike-coaches-ban/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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