While the massive community of Counter-Strike fans rejoices with the release of the upcoming CS 2, the mishaps of the dev studios have already started spreading disappointment. Recently, a report spread like a wildfire on the internet, revealing that an infamous cheater has gotten what significant members of the community are still struggling to get. 

Hovik Tovmassian is a luxury rental car business owner in LA. While Hovik may not seem very out of the ordinary at first, for the Counter-Strike community, he was a chaotic force. People know him for his gaming tag, ‘KQLY’, but mostly for the wrong reasons. But recently the community once again uttered his name, as he announces he was one of the few players who are granted limited test access to CS 2.

The infamous banned player gets Counter-Strike 2, but can’t even play it

On Twitter, the ex-Titan shared that his VAC account had received the invitation for testing the early beta of Counter-Strike 2. However, the irony is, his account has been banned years ago. This means he can’t play the game even if he has access. 

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But was this a coincidence? Some of the fans and community members speculated that maybe this was an elaborate joke by the Valve team. Maybe they intentionally gave him access to a banned account, just so he could be reminded of the crime he had committed, which earned him the title of ‘disgraced pro’. 

KQLY had received his ban for using cheating software in online games. When his shortcoming was revealed, Valve banned his account and retracted him from competing in the professional scene. His account had received a VAC ban, which means he can’t access the secure servers of Valve. 

Before Hovik’s downfall, he was a part of one of the strongest French teams in CS: GO history. In his glory days, KQLY had quite a reputation in the community. Performing a particular match-saving jump shot against Virtus Pro at 15-14 had earned him the Dust 2 trend. Many players tried to copy his moves. But after his ban, even his name was forgotten by the community. 

The fans had bold criticisms about this revelation 

Fans had a meltdown on social media as the news broke out. They were enraged as many of their favorite streamers, creators, and pros were still struggling to get access, while Valve decided to give it to cheaters before them. 

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