Riot Reveals Plans for 'Invasive' Valorant Anti-Cheat Program 24/7
Valorant's anti-cheat approach has been the source of much controversy since the launch of the closed beta, but Riot Games is now making its "invasive" system much more flexible.
Since the release of the closed beta on April 7, selected regions have begun to participate in the new Riot game and become familiar with stunning first person shooter. The new title instantly deploys a new anti-cheat program called "Vanguard", however fans are not happy with her work to say the least.
This program continues to work even if you are not playing the game. After a lot of criticism, Riot has implemented a new change that allows players to bypass the anti-cheat measure 24/7.
Changes to the Vanguard system from Valorant
The next time you open Valorant, the Vanguard system will appear with an icon on your computer's taskbar. With this visible icon, you will now be able to close the program with more ease than ever before.
Just right click on the icon to disable this feature. Players now also have the option to uninstall Vanguard every time they close the game. When you reopen the game, the anti-cheat system will be automatically reinstalled.
This provides much more flexibility than before, with the system constantly running in the background. The community considers these projects "deeply invasive" and should give a little more peace of mind knowing that the system can be uninstalled without playing the game.
Valorant's appeal to the anti-cheat concern.
Introducing new features, Senior Software Developer Riot Games Nemi described how "Vanguard will be able to provide a more competitive and safer environment for all players."
“We want to work at the highest level for our players so that they never have to question whether they lost to a cheater,” he said. “To do this, we will be working at the forefront for anti-cheat on Valorant.
Even though the system running in the background always, even when Valorant is not running, has clearly left a bitter taste in the community, Riot seems adamant that it is necessary. These new options for disabling the system should alleviate some of the problems.
“We don’t sell your data to China,” the developer jokingly concluded, referring to one of the more prominent theories surrounding Riot’s ownership of Tencent.
Secondary measure similar to CSW Overwatch feature, supposedly coming to Valorant after the release of the game.
At the moment, cunning players have already managed to find a way out of the current Vanguard program. just two days before beta release .