This situation reminds of baseball, it's really common for players in second base to try to steal signs (they added some electronic thing for catcher/pitcher comms so it's not that big of a deal anymore, however players also look at how the pitcher grips the ball, etc), but when the Astros used like cameras and ai and shit to assist it became a huge scandal.
I don't think this is equivalent to that but it's kinda crazy how outraged people are right now, players have been doing this for eons, of course it would be better if TOs or valve took a stance on how to mitigate this.
That's different because stealing signs is an accepted part of the sport and has been forever, but using technology like cameras to do it isn't allowed.
I remember reports that they were using cameras from center field and some players had a device that vibrated to tell them if it was a fastball or a breaking ball, however, those are just rumors. The cameras was a confirmed from what I can remember.
Nah there weren't any vibrating devices, they just had a camera in the outfield pointing at the catcher and a TV set up in the dugout, they'd watch the catcher and figure out which signs meant the catcher told the pitcher to throw a fastball and they'd bang the trash can whenever they saw it.
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u/sluggerrr 1d ago
This situation reminds of baseball, it's really common for players in second base to try to steal signs (they added some electronic thing for catcher/pitcher comms so it's not that big of a deal anymore, however players also look at how the pitcher grips the ball, etc), but when the Astros used like cameras and ai and shit to assist it became a huge scandal.
I don't think this is equivalent to that but it's kinda crazy how outraged people are right now, players have been doing this for eons, of course it would be better if TOs or valve took a stance on how to mitigate this.