Valorant's new Vanguard update seems to be bricking cheaters' PCs. Riot's response? "Congrats on your $6k paperweights"
Riot Games' Vanguard anti-cheat software has been updated, with reports indicating it is now bricking the PCs of cheaters by rendering their DMA firmware unusable, requiring a full OS reinstall. Riot Games responded humorously to complaints, acknowledging the aggressive nature of the anti-cheat, which operates at a kernel level to prevent sophisticated cheating methods in games like Valorant and League of Legends.
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