Evgenii "Gufis" Kondratev Riot Games' anti-cheat Vanguard has banned over 130,000 Valorant accounts for various violations during the New Year and Christmas holidays, according to its lead developer Phillip Koskinas on X.
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Looking at the ban statistics, several interesting observations can be made. First, at least 4,000 accounts are banned every day. However, as Koskinas explained, some days see more bans due to Riot Games targeting players using specific private cheats. If a player uses a "public" cheat, they are banned immediately, and the match is interrupted.
Secondly, a large number of bans are related to "hardware." Koskinas explained that many cheaters use computers from PC Bangs (internet café networks), and Riot Games can't simply ban a computer from there.
Thirdly, Riot Games uses machine learning in Vanguard, but the proportion of bans from this method is relatively small. Koskinas clarified that Riot wants to ensure fairness, and the neural network approach is useful against obvious rage hackers.
The ban statistics are certainly interesting, though some people still have concerns about Vanguard, especially regarding excessive access. However, this transparency is better than silence.
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