Valorant's Vanguard Update Converts Cheaters' PCs into Expensive Paperweights
TL;DR
Valorant's kernel-level Vanguard anti-cheat update reportedly bricks DMA firmware on some PCs, triggering IOMMU resets and leaving machines unusable even after Vanguard is removed; the only fix appears to be a full Windows OS reinstall. Riot Games responded with a taunting jab about $6,000 paperweights. Since Vanguard is required to play Valorant (and League of Legends), this has sparked ongoing debate about the legality and safety of such deep-system access.
- Valorant's new Vanguard update seems to be bricking cheaters' PCs. Riot's response? "Congrats on your $6k paperweights" PCGamesN
- Your SSD could be damaged by playing Valorant, but only if you are cheating Sportskeeda Tech
- "Congratulations on the $6,000 Paperweight" - Riot takes such radical action against cheaters that it even goes too far for the players Mein-MMO
- Riot remotely disables users’ hardware with new Vanguard update Notebookcheck
- Riot Games on Valorant DMA cheat firmware block: “Congrats to the owners of a brand new $6k paperweight” VideoCardz.com
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