Is Counter-Strike 2 going soft? Esports fans react to new comms rule and debate hate speech vs. trash talk

Leading tournament organizer ESL has just updated its Counter-Strike 2 rulebook, adding a bunch of changes. However, one that stuck out was a new clause regarding internal team communications during a live match. The newly-added Clause 2.30 states that what you say to your own teammates during a match is no longer off-limits to tournament … Continued