English => News => Topic started by: Redaktion on May 25, 2026, 05:57:01
Title: Valorant’s latest Vanguard update renders cheat PCIe cards useless as dev roasts hackers over "$6000 paperweights"
Post by: Redaktion on May 25, 2026, 05:57:01
Riot Games' latest Vanguard anti-cheat update has reportedly neutralized high-end DMA PCIe cheating devices used in Valorant, prompting the developer to mock affected users by calling their $6,000 hardware "paperweights." The patch uses IOMMU-based restrictions to block cheat firmware, escalating Riot's fight for competitive integrity while raising debate over the legality and limits of disabling hardware tied to cheating.