Riot Games has rolled out Vanguard On-Demand, allowing players to run the anti-cheat system only when launching Valorant, League of Legends, or 2XKO instead of at startup. The update also soft-bricked cheating hardware worth thousands, with Riot publicly mocking the affected cheaters on social media.
·Vanguard no longer runs automatically at PC startup, giving players control over when the anti-cheat activates
·On-Demand mode works across Valorant, League of Legends, and 2XKO on supported systems
·Recent anti-cheat patch disabled $6,000 worth of specialized cheating hardware
·Riot Games trolled cheaters publicly after the hardware brick, sparking backlash and debate about the company's tone
·Controversy erupted over a snarky developer post regarding Vanguard's invasiveness and cheat detection methods
drawn from Riot Games, TweakTown, PC Gamer, Notebookcheck · updated 4d ago