{"id":200928,"date":"2025-07-01T16:02:22","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T16:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skin.club\/community?p=200928"},"modified":"2025-07-01T16:02:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T16:02:22","slug":"valve-core-roster-rule-major-cs2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/valve-core-roster-rule-major-cs2","title":{"rendered":"Valve Changes Major Rules: New \u201cCore Roster\u201d Policy and Potential Transfer Chaos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Valve has introduced a significant update to the rules for Counter-Strike 2 Majors \u2014 from now on, the five players listed in the VRS (Valve Roster Submission) at the time a team receives its Major invite will officially be considered the team\u2019s \u201cCore Roster.\u201d This core lineup cannot be changed. The only allowed exception is one substitute player, who must not change the team\u2019s regional status.<\/p>\n<h3>What does this mean?<\/h3>\n<p>In simple terms, once your team is invited to a Major, you\u2019re not allowed to alter the main lineup. This directly impacts roster moves like:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"article-list-pink\">\n<li class=\"article-list-pink__item\">Wildcard: Stewie2K \u2192 phzy<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-list-pink__item\">Falcons: degster \u2192 m0NESY<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Under the new rule, such roster changes \u2014 like those seen before the BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 \u2014 are no longer permitted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"custom-bq\"><div class=\"custom-bq-q\"><p>It protects the players who actually qualified for the Major from being dropped before stickers and the main event, explained tournament operations director Graham Pitt.<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Additional change regarding invited rosters to the Majors.<\/p>\n<p>The 5 players listed on the VRS at the time of the invite to the major are the 5 players that must be your \"Core Roster\".<\/p>\n<p>You can then still add 1 sub that cannot change your region if they replaced any player. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qJUNz2qVXB\">pic.twitter.com\/qJUNz2qVXB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Graham Pitt (@messioso) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/messioso\/status\/1940026181853540589?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 1, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>The upside: Player protection and sticker consistency<\/h3>\n<p>The main purpose of this change is to ensure that the players who earned the Major slot are the ones who actually get to play \u2014 and benefit. In CS:GO, there were many cases where qualifying lineups didn\u2019t make it to the event, like Snappi with Heroic in 2022 or dev1ce with NiP.<\/p>\n<p>It also resolves the issue of \u201csticker raiding\u201d \u2014 where organizations would swap players after qualification, yet new additions would still receive stickers, leaving out those who actually qualified.<\/p>\n<h3>But there\u2019s a downside<\/h3>\n<p>Graham Pitt also pointed out that the rule could cause problems in certain scenarios:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"custom-bq\"><div class=\"custom-bq-q\"><p>Being forced to use a sub in your final event before the Major cutoff literally screws you.<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<p>If a core player can\u2019t participate in the final ranking event (due to injury, visa issues, etc.), a team might be forced to field a \u201ctemporary\u201d substitute \u2014 who would then be locked into the VRS and become part of the official core for the Major.<\/p>\n<h3>What about potential conflicts?<\/h3>\n<p>Journalist @denten_mine posted a tweet highlighting another issue: a player appearing on two rosters in the invitation ranking. As shown, m0NESY is listed in both the Falcons and G2 lineups, which are side-by-side in Valve\u2019s Major ranking.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-200929 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/skin.club\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GuxuAnzWYAAyzpM.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"814\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GuxuAnzWYAAyzpM.webp 814w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GuxuAnzWYAAyzpM-300x211.webp 300w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GuxuAnzWYAAyzpM-768x541.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 814px) 100vw, 814px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This raises serious questions:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"article-list-pink\">\n<li class=\"article-list-pink__item\">If both teams receive invites, which roster is considered valid?<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-list-pink__item\">How can organizations prevent player duplication in the official VRS?<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-list-pink__item\">Can a team \u201creserve\u201d a player before the invite cutoff?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Without clear answers, situations like this could lead to direct disputes between clubs.<\/p>\n<p>Valve is moving toward more transparency and player protection \u2014 but this new rule brings plenty of complications. Teams will now need stricter planning, cleaner substitution policies, and full alignment with VRS regulations.<\/p>\n<p>Given the fast-paced nature of CS2 transfers, this rule may not only prevent injustices but could also spark multiple dramatic conflicts in the coming months.<\/p>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Valve has introduced a significant update to the rules for Counter-Strike 2 Majors \u2014 from now on, the five players listed in the VRS (Valve Roster Submission) at the time a team receives its Major invite will officially be considered the team\u2019s \u201cCore Roster.\u201d This core lineup cannot be changed. The only allowed exception is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":200948,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[494],"class_list":["post-200928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-valve"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Valve Updates Major Rules: New Core Roster System Explained<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Valve locks Major rosters via VRS system\u2014no changes after invite, raising player protection and transfer controversy.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/valve-core-roster-rule-major-cs2\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Valve Updates Major Rules: New Core Roster System Explained\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Valve locks Major rosters via VRS system\u2014no changes after invite, raising player protection and transfer controversy.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/valve-core-roster-rule-major-cs2\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"CS2 &amp; 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