Tier 2 Counter-Strike team BC.Game Esports, backed by the crypto casino of the same name, has shared a bizarre behind-the-scenes detail from their roster-building process.

Speaking on the subject of player demands when building their roster, BC.Game Esports claimed that one player asked for monthly helicopter rides and dinner with his wife as a part of his contract demands.

BC.Game’s Rebuild Hit With Helicopter Demands

The BC.Game squad has made waves in recent months after committing serious money to build a new Counter-Strike superteam, starting with the greatest CS2 player of all time – Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev.

However, despite signing the Ukrainian legend, the team remains stuck in the trenches of Tier 2 Counter-Strike, having to grind through online qualifiers and low-tier tournaments. The team must participate in such events to try to earn enough Valve Regional Standings (VRS) points to break into the biggest stages.

As esports fans naturally do, many flooded BC.Game’s social media with suggestions to “just sign” big-name players to send s1mple some help. But, the org revealed it’s really not that easy.

According to the team’s social media page, a player requested a helicopter ride with his wife once a month as part of his agreement to sign with the team.

One player asked for a helicopter ride with his wife 1 time each month + dinner.

— BC Game Esports (@BCGameEsports) October 14, 2025

The player’s identity remains a mystery, but fans were quick to point out two candidates who both fit the “wife and dinner” detail well. One was Justinas “jL” Lekavičius, the PGL Copenhagen Major MVP, who recently got married and is currently a free agent.

The other was Håvard “rain” Nygaard, the long-time FaZe Clan member who was just benched and teamed up with s1mple for the BLAST Austin Major.

Why It’s Not as Absurd as it Sounds

Although the idea of monthly helicopter rides sounds outlandish for playing Counter-Strike, there’s a more practical angle to it when you take a step back to think. BC.Game currently operates as a lower-tier organization – one that has limited VRS points to qualify for Majors or receive direct invites to the big leagues.

That means any top-tier player signing with the org would effectively be downgrading. They’d have to battle through endless Tier 2 tournaments and start from the bottom. As such, these kinds of extravagant demands may be part of negotiating leverage, or simply a polite way to say “no, I don’t want your money.”

Either way, BC.Game seems serious about its CS2 rebuild. No organization would sign s1mple just to let him rot in online tournaments. It’s surely only a matter of time until we see the org make some really big signings ahead of the 2026 season.