British esports journalist and analyst Duncan “Thorin” Shields made a public statement on Twitter his own thoughts regarding forZe's decision to sign Alexander “zoneR” Bogatiryev, a controversial coach who was recently banned for his cheating antics in the CS:GO scene.

Thorin, who has been very vocal in making a stand against cheating in the CS:GO scene in his YouTube channel, published his statement as a response to MAD Lions' accusations of forZe's recording of their scrimmage using GOTV, the game's recording system that allows the viewer to further dissect the strategies of their opponents. Mad Lions coach Luis “peacemaker” Tadeu showed the evidence on Twitter, which was supported by the in-game bot command, “CKRAS GOTV.” The image revealed that Mad Lions player Rasmus “sjuush” Beck instructed forZe to remove GOTV with his teammate Rasmus “HooXi” Nielsen questioning their intent.

Prior to this incident, zoneR as well as two other coaches were given bans from being involved in the competitive scene for abusing the in-game camera bug. ZoneR suffered the worst as he was given a two year ban. When forZe signed zoneR back in October, they defended him saying that he deserved a second chance for redemption.

However given this recent incident, forZe's decision has backfired as other members from the community have likewise expressed their distrust with the organization, most notably from Janko “YNk” Paunovic a renowed CS:GO coach revealing his overall experiences when conducting scrimmages with forZe.

ForZe esports has yet to release a public statement regarding this occurrence.