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Summary:
The article discusses Riot Games’ requirement for players to install their Vanguard anti-cheat software, which runs at the kernel level, in order to play their games such as League of Legends and Valorant. The software aims to combat cheating by scanning for known vulnerabilities and blocking them, as well as monitoring for suspicious activity while the game is being played. However, the use of kernel-level software raises concerns about privacy and security, as it grants the company complete access to users’ devices.
The article highlights that Riot Games is owned by Tencent, a Chinese tech giant that has been involved in censorship and surveillance activities in China. This raises concerns that Vanguard could potentially be used for similar purposes, such as monitoring players’ activity and restricting free speech in-game.
Ultimately, the decision to install Vanguard rests with players, but the article urges caution and encourages players to consider the potential risks and implications before doing so.
It’s because VAC kinda sucks. People will rather have a functioning anti-cheat with more access than play with cheaters.
Vanguard is being bypassed as well, but users have now a compromised system to the lowest level possible.
So that isn’t the solution, i would somewhat understand it if no one is able to cheat anymore, but as long as there are hacks available you can give up on kernel level anti-cheat.
I don’t even think the being able to cheat part is the problem. It’s their response time that is great. On the VERY rare occasions I’ve seen hackers in Valorant they were always banned either by the end of the match or within a few hours. Most games can’t say the same.
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