Valve Updates 9INE’s Paris Major Sticker Following Visibility Complaints
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| Author The News One
Valve came up with a new Paris Major 2023 sticker design for 9INE after the original one drew backlash for poor visibility
Valve has responded to the complaints 9INE themselves and their fans made online regarding their Paris Major 2023 team sticker by updating the sticker design.
Release Notes for today are up. We've made adjustments to @9INEGG team and autograph stickers and updated Pick'Em APIs for third party website integration. https://t.co/Adnv0anig4
— CS2 (@CounterStrike) May 5, 2023
LMAO they did it!! pic.twitter.com/fo96hCeNrq
— TDM_Heyzeus (@TDM_Jesus) May 5, 2023
The original design was criticized for its missing background, which made it incredibly difficult to see. The CSGO social media community quickly pointed it out and 9INE also made it clear that they were not happy with the sticker design.
quick game of find the 9INE sticker pic.twitter.com/qeEBJP4Hc3
— 9INE (@9INEGG) May 5, 2023
9INE coach Piotr “nawrot” Nawrocki demanded a new logo with a white background.
Add white background on our stickers or riot @CounterStrike
— 9INE nawrot (@nawrot_cs) May 5, 2023
Valve changed the sticker design later on and the reaction has been mostly positive.
WWWW 🐐 @CounterStrike https://t.co/02Hvd8KSaW
— 9INE (@9INEGG) May 5, 2023
This, however, is not a precedence-setting move from Valve. The developers have changed cosmetic item designs for Major competitions before following poor reception. Last year, they received severe backlash for their original line of IEM Rio 2022 stickers for poor readability. Valve quickly reacted with a new batch of stickers, which abated the criticism by a significant degree.
Today we are celebrating Outsiders’ #IEM Rio Major championship with the Champions sticker capsule. And starting with the 2023 Paris Major, we’re going to change the way we invite teams to the RMRs: https://t.co/weELeMHbhp
— CS2 (@CounterStrike) November 16, 2022