Vanguard, the controversial anti-cheat software initially attached to Valorant, is now also coming to League of Legends.
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.
The decision to push Vanguard upon League players is a baffling one, especially since hacking, scripting and botting are nowhere near as prominent in MOBA games.
I can only see one potential upside to this and that is Riot being able to more effectively hardware ban serious rule breakers.
My problem with Riot is that their Customer Support is almost Blizzard levels of shit.
I see you haven’t been in a Master queue that gets an obvious scripter every 2-3 games, even more so near the end of the season (1 per game at least).
I’m hardstuck Iron, so I just get paired with morons and professional inters.