Riot Games responds after used CPU triggers Valorant hardware ban
A Valorant player claimed a secondhand processor brought an existing hardware ban, prompting a response from Riot Games anti-cheat representatives.
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A German Valorant player was banned from the tactical first-person shooter after installing a secondhand processor, according to Dexerto, PC Gamer and PC Guide. Reddit user After-Cartoonist-196 reported on the German PCBaumeister subreddit that the game booted them immediately after launching with a used AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D CPU. [1][2][3][4][5]
Dexerto and PC Gamer both report that Riot Games disputed elements of the story following public concern over hardware bans attached to used parts. Technobezz reported that Riot Games clarified the ban on the hardware component lasts four months rather than being a permanent restriction. [1][3][6]
Valorant is a competitive first-person shooter developed and published by Los Angeles based Riot Games, which was founded in September 2006. The developer uses its Vanguard anti-cheat software to detect cheaters and issue hardware-level penalties. [1][7][8]
Esports Insider and PC Guide report that the incident highlights ongoing risks for players who buy secondhand PC hardware to upgrade their gaming systems. [2][5]
In short
- A player claimed a secondhand Ryzen 7 5800X3D CPU triggered a Valorant ban.
- Riot Games disputed parts of the claim and noted hardware bans last four months.
- The issue affects secondhand PC hardware buyers playing games with Vanguard anti-cheat.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]Riot responds after Valorant player claims a used CPU got them bannedDexerto, 5h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]Used CPU Report Raises Questions Over VALORANT Hardware BansEsports Insider, 15h ago
- [3]Valorant player claims to have inherited hardware ban through secondhand CPU, Riot anticheat boss disputes parts of storyPC Gamer, 2d ago
- [4]Used AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D buyer claims CPU came with a permanent Valorant banClub386, 15h ago
- [5]Ryzen 7 5800X3D buyer warns of used CPUs, as Riot hardware ban restricts access to ValorantPC Guide, 9h ago
- [6]A Used Ryzen CPU Came With Someone Else's Valorant Ban, but Riot Says It Only Lasts Four MonthsTechnobezz, 7h ago
Background
- [7]Riot Games on Wikipedia
- [8]Valorant on Grokipedia
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 8 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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