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Valorant player claims to have inherited hardware ban through secondhand CPU, Riot anticheat boss disputes parts of…
A Valorant player claims to have inherited a hardware ban from a secondhand CPU, a story disputed by Riot Games' anti-cheat head Phillip Koskinas. While Koskinas stated that hardware bans are temporary and do not spread to other components, the player's experience highlights concerns about advanced anti-cheat measures and potential support miscommunications.
Riot's Vanguard is coming for League of Legends and Valorant boosters, with nearly 300,000 accounts hit
Riot Games' Vanguard anti-cheat system has expanded its detection capabilities to include boosting and rank manipulation in both League of Legends and Valorant. Nearly 300,000 accounts have been affected by actions ranging from rank removal to permanent bans. The system targets players who log into others' accounts to increase their rank, as well as those who benefit from such services.
League of Legends' Vanguard anti-cheat finally gets the option to only run when you fire up a game, as Riot roll out "on-demand sessions" for "sufficiently secured" PCs
Riot Games has introduced an optional 'on-demand' mode for its Vanguard anti-cheat software in League of Legends and Valorant. This new feature allows Vanguard to run only when a game is active, rather than starting with the PC, for users whose systems meet modern security requirements. Players with older hardware that does not meet these requirements will continue to use the always-on version of Vanguard.
You can finally turn Riot's Vanguard anti-cheat off when you're not playing a game
Riot Games is updating its Vanguard anti-cheat system to an 'on demand' model, meaning it will only run when playing League of Legends or Valorant and will shut down afterward. This change requires modern PC hardware and specific Windows security features like UEFI Secure Boot and TPM 2.0 to be enabled. The update aims to reduce the intrusiveness of the kernel-mode software while maintaining its effectiveness against cheaters.
Riot clarifies Trainwreck's Valorant ban: "This wasn't just a five-stack with friends on their own accounts"
Riot Games has clarified the reason behind the month-long Valorant ban issued to streamer Tyler 'Trainwreck' Faraz Nikam. The ban was not for playing with friends, but for teaming up with an Immortal player who was using multiple smurf accounts to manipulate matchmaking. This player, who had prior boosting bans, was swapping between accounts they did not own, directly violating Riot's terms of service regarding account boosting.
