Game developer Valve is finally taking steps to nerf the greatest CS:GO team in the world, ﻿Astralis﻿—thank goodness.





In a recent update, Valve implemented the server config command "sv_allow_astralis_utility 0" into all VAC-secure competitive servers. This decision was made in a concerted effort, alongside the Counter-Strike Professional Players' Association, to prevent Danish juggernaut Astralis from winning anymore tournaments in the future.





The CSPPA held a vote between player representatives that favored the Astralis nerf 4-1. Tarik Celik of NRG Esports, Epitacio "TACO" de Melo of MIBR, Jonathan "EliGE" Jablonowski of Team Liquid, and Chris "chrisJ" de Jong of Mousesports all voted yes on the nerf, with Andreas "Xyp9x" Hojsleth being the only player who voted against the notion.









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About a week ago, Mousesports in-game leader Finn "karrigan" Andersen asked Valve to nerf his fellow Danes, who have mentally abused him on and off the servers time and time again over the years. Since three of them were his former teammates from the TSM days of 2015, karrigan hoped that the nerf will eventually remind them of what it's like to lose.









If the nerf doesn't work as intended, or if Astralis somehow adapt, Valve may need to create and implement a much stronger server command, like "sv_allow_astralis_buyweapon 0" or something similar. Then hopefully other teams like Team Liquid and ENCE Esports will be able defeat the Danish beast for once.





Shoutout to Valve for being a real one with this update. It's time to #MakeCounterStrikeFunAgain.





Happy April Fools' Day, you jerks.