u/DumbAroundEnough

Tl:DR: Valve disabled VACLive because false positives created too much paperwork, and the system was subsequently abandoned for months due to their shitty "hierarchy-less" structure (consult guardian article below) pushing attention away from their games, legal battles, and hardware launch failures, leaving servers completely unprotected against a massive end-of-season wave of cheaters.

I propose a new theory: Valve deactivated VACLive at the start of the season because developers wanted to avoid game-breaking false positives creating paperwork spam. Then, before the lone developer could do anything more, external pressures broke the company's focus.

Bureaucracy forces employees into everything else but their own games, as Valve is not a true "Do Whatever You Want" Company. Their internal staff has been described in a guardian article as a lot like High School in terms of in-grouping, social pressure, and passive aggression. So if you don't do what the higher-up tells you, even if you really really like cs2, tf2, dota2, etc., you will have your life be turned into a living hell. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jul/30/no-bosses-managers-flat-hierachy-workplace-tech-hollywood
Furthermore, massive legal battles drain the company's resources. The New York Attorney General sued Valve over loot boxes. British courts authorized a massive 656-million-pound antitrust lawsuit against Steam. Finally, the Steam Cube hardware failed completely. This $1,049 hardware collapse triggered ultimate internal panic. This corporate chaos stalls all regular software operations.

Consequently, Valve completely ignores and has no incentive to, especially since they are already overwhelmed paperwork wise, revive VACLive. This technical abandonment Definitely lasted for months. Now, the competitive season draws to a close. A shit ton of cheaters want the season medal. These cheaters play as many matches as possible. This massive wave of cheaters suddenly floods the servers and exposes that the little floodgate we had, VACLive, has long disappeared.

Trying to Run Crown, Helm T, Anis Star, Neon Vision eye, and to replace my Naga with either Rapi Red Hood or Vesti Tactical upgrade depending on which I get first. But my big question is this: Do I go all in for Helm?