Valve announces new rules for creating autographs for Major

Counter-Strike 2 developers have sent out instructions for creating autographs for Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 to all participants of the upcoming RMRs. According to the new instructions, the autograph must look like a real signature and take only a few seconds to draw.

"We want autograph items that look like what you get when you sign a fan’s mousepad. Take a blank sheet of paper, a black marker, and sign your autograph", Valve's regulations state. The developers listed the elements that can cause an autograph to be rejected.

The autograph should look the same as when you are signing a fan’s mousepad. It should not take more than 5-10 seconds for you to produce the autograph. If it takes you longer than that, it is too complicated.

It should be written by YOU, and not by someone else. It is ok if your autograph doesn’t look amazing, as long as it is yours! If someone else has produced your autograph on your behalf, we may reject it.

These elements in an autograph may cause your submission to be rejected:

  • Computer-generated art
  • Fonts
  • Overly-complicated lettering or drawings (by hand or computer)
  • Anything that could not reasonably be reproduced by hand in 5-10 seconds.

Valve will carry out the entire process of collecting autographs from players on-site at the venues for RMRs, which will take place in November of this year.

Note that Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 will be held from November 30 to December 15 in Shanghai, China. The tournament will feature a total prize pool of $1.25 million, which will be divided among 24 teams.

Origin: github.com