The official body representing players, CSPPA, have issued a statement iterating their refusal to share video access and access to active in-game communication to BLAST for their Premier Fall Finals.
The representative body stated that they have made their discomfort for the above requisitions known to BLAST and have attempted to open a dialogue that allows it to service both the parties. However, BLAST have not paid heed to the attempt, as per CSPPA.
According to their statement, the communications stores by BLAST on earlier occasions had made way to analysts, which was undesirable and thus, the players do not feel safe with sharing their voice chats, which are personal and also reveal a lot of tactical data.
Another reason cited by CSPPA is that sharing so many things and recording them separately might gravely affect the performance of the PCs. However, this reason has been met with sarcasm by most, with just about every reply stating the PCs should be more than equipped to handle these things.
Another point raised by many, including caster Mohan ‘launders’ Govindaswamy that this statement should not be issued merely an hour before the start of the Fall Finals. The issue of this being in the contracts they signed with BLAST has also been raised and it does paint a rather grim picture for CSPPA in their attempt to get their way with these demands.
CSPPA are well within their rights to demand a safer ecosystem that enables and ensures privacy of the shared data and prevents it from falling in the hands of analysts and more. But, the manner of it all is somewhat dubious, with BLAST given a small window to negotiate, if at all, for the said items on the agenda before the start.
This already caused a delay in the start of the BLAST Premier Fall Finals and fans would hope the situation is sorted amicably for all the parties involved.
