The last few months have seen Valve cracking down on a fresh influx of Counter-Strike

and botters. But the nets it’s cast wide have taken in a few larger catches with the little fish and smurf accounts usually banned in waves. In the latest incident, ESP’s Flex found himself on the receiving end of an orbital banhammer strike during a live-streamed match – leaving the casters, and team-mates, in a very awkward position.