Few things are worse than when an online game gets infiltrated by cheaters. Most recently, that game was Monster Hunter Wilds, with players reporting that the online leaderboards were filled with blatant cheaters.
The potential for cheaters to ruin the fun of those around them is something companies take very seriously. In one instance, Fortnite named, shamed and sued a competitive cheater. Elsewhere, Apex Legends pulled its Steam Deck support due to cheaters making use of the Linux OS.
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Now, in a new report from TechCrunch, Riot Games, the studio behind the popular League of Legends and Valorant franchises, has outlined how it's dealing with cheaters, including one sneaky and smart tactic.
To start, Riot makes use of its Vanguard kernel-level anti-cheat system to actively find and ban cheaters. Phillip Koskinas, Riot's director and head of anti-cheat, revealed that "thousands of cheaters" are banned on Valorant daily.
Still, sometimes that's not enough, and that's where Riot's own unique efforts come into play. Dubbed the “reconnaissance arm,” the team obtains and catalogs threats, largely by acquiring them....
