For the second time immediately, the VCT LOCK//IN broadcast was subjected to a prolonged tech delay. However fairly than it being as a result of stream lagging and stuttering, it was as a result of one of many competing groups used an unlawful Killjoy Nanoswarm exploit.
In the course of the second map of immediately’s VALORANT collection between FURIA and T1, FURIA’s Killjoy participant Khalil Schmidt appeared to put a Nanoswarm molotov in a prohibited exploit space—one which’s explicitly listed within the VCT rulebook as an exploit.
At the beginning of spherical 5, as proven within the clip above, Khalil positioned a Nanoswarm molotov close to the middle of the A web site, however it didn’t get used since T1 funneled into the B web site and misplaced. Following the tip of the fourth spherical, T1 took a tactical timeout, however on the finish of that timeout, play didn’t resume and the break prolonged right into a technical timeout.
In the course of the timeout, the casters knowledgeable the viewers that the explanation behind the technical pause was that FURIA have been decided to have used an exploited location to put the Nanoswarm. Many followers reacting on Reddit pointed to a clip of a “hidden molly” placement shared among the many neighborhood again in December because the potential exploit that was used.
This exploit was possible added to the checklist of “identified exploits” that professional groups are forbidden from utilizing throughout professional play, and thus, FURIA have been decided to be in violation of that rule. In the course of the technical timeout, FURIA have been penalized through T1 being gifted a spherical. After a prolonged reset, T1 appeared like they’d have the ability to generate some momentum from that free spherical, profitable the following three assault rounds to tie the sport at 5-5.
However FURIA didn’t let the Nanoswarm mishap deter them. They gained the following eight rounds in a row and all six of their assault rounds to take Icebox 13-5 and the collection 2-0.
