I don’t really agree with the penalty and think riot messed it up. Redoing the map would be much better imo.
I’m just not a big fan of claiming ignorance in situations like this. None of us really know if they knew this was a bug that was punished in the past. Obviously they got punished really harshly but that is also the result of using this cam in the past and I just believe professional players need to know that, if they don’t that’s in them.
https://twitter.com/mwzera/status/1466968097022226440
He said:
"The sad thing is to know that it was never the nature of bugging the map or wanting to take advantage, we don't need that to win, and it was even in the 9x4 round echo if we were warned in the middle of the OBVIOUS game that we wouldn't do it, but rule is rule, anyway, let's not let it go, believe me family!"
They didn`t know
I really feel bad for the Brazilian fans. Must be a heartbreaker. That being said all teams at VCT should've known the rules. The same cypher cam was used back months prior in an EU VCT Qualifier, causing chaos with riot officials.
https://www.theloadout.com/valorant/vodafone-giants-vct-punishment*
There is really no excuse for "not knowing this glitch" as a team already was punished for using it before. That being said, I consider the ENTIRE match being forfeited to be too harsh on riot's side. Maybe next time lower the punishment, but the players should've known ahead too.