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Riot are already banning cheaters in Valorant’s betaFire up the ban hammer
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There’s always going to be a cheater where competition’s involved, so it’s no surprise that Riot’s newCS:GO-like shooterValoranthas already seen a few. Just getting into the beta seems to be a competitive sport, let alone actually performing in-game once you’re there. Riot say they’ve banned their first cheater fromValorant’s beta and are anticipating more bans to come.Riot’s anti-cheat lead Paul Chamberlainsaid yesterday: “it sucks, but today we had to ban our first cheater.” Chamberlain didn’t elaborate on what Valorant’s first recipient of the ban hammer had done to earn it. “I was hoping for a little more time before this fight kicked off but we’re in it now and we’re ready,” he says.Well it sucks, but today we had to ban our first cheater (and it looks like more bans are on the horizon).I was hoping for a little more time before this fight kicked off but we’re in it now and we’re ready.— Paul Chamberlain (@arkem)April 9, 2020To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settingsRiot are certainly taking an active parenting approach to their new shooter.Valorant is breaking Fortnite’s streaming recordsthanks to their beta key distribution system in which you can win a key via Twitch Drops while watching streams. Folks don’t care much for getting lucky, it seems, so Riot have also had toban key sellers and botsto free up beta spots for actual players.Opinions on the CS:GO inOverwatchclothes shooter vary here at RPS. Contributor Cian Maher says thatValorant struggles to find its own identity. Meanwhile Matt says “Guns are better with wizards,” adding that “I relish every chance to outsmart rather than outshoot, and Valorant gives me enough of them that I can see myself playing for a long time to come.“If you’re lucky enough to have gotten into the beta the legit way, Ollie’s got a handyValorant weapons guideto help you stay sweaty.
There’s always going to be a cheater where competition’s involved, so it’s no surprise that Riot’s newCS:GO-like shooterValoranthas already seen a few. Just getting into the beta seems to be a competitive sport, let alone actually performing in-game once you’re there. Riot say they’ve banned their first cheater fromValorant’s beta and are anticipating more bans to come.Riot’s anti-cheat lead Paul Chamberlainsaid yesterday: “it sucks, but today we had to ban our first cheater.” Chamberlain didn’t elaborate on what Valorant’s first recipient of the ban hammer had done to earn it. “I was hoping for a little more time before this fight kicked off but we’re in it now and we’re ready,” he says.Well it sucks, but today we had to ban our first cheater (and it looks like more bans are on the horizon).I was hoping for a little more time before this fight kicked off but we’re in it now and we’re ready.— Paul Chamberlain (@arkem)April 9, 2020To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settingsRiot are certainly taking an active parenting approach to their new shooter.Valorant is breaking Fortnite’s streaming recordsthanks to their beta key distribution system in which you can win a key via Twitch Drops while watching streams. Folks don’t care much for getting lucky, it seems, so Riot have also had toban key sellers and botsto free up beta spots for actual players.Opinions on the CS:GO inOverwatchclothes shooter vary here at RPS. Contributor Cian Maher says thatValorant struggles to find its own identity. Meanwhile Matt says “Guns are better with wizards,” adding that “I relish every chance to outsmart rather than outshoot, and Valorant gives me enough of them that I can see myself playing for a long time to come.“If you’re lucky enough to have gotten into the beta the legit way, Ollie’s got a handyValorant weapons guideto help you stay sweaty.
There’s always going to be a cheater where competition’s involved, so it’s no surprise that Riot’s newCS:GO-like shooterValoranthas already seen a few. Just getting into the beta seems to be a competitive sport, let alone actually performing in-game once you’re there. Riot say they’ve banned their first cheater fromValorant’s beta and are anticipating more bans to come.
Riot’s anti-cheat lead Paul Chamberlainsaid yesterday: “it sucks, but today we had to ban our first cheater.” Chamberlain didn’t elaborate on what Valorant’s first recipient of the ban hammer had done to earn it. “I was hoping for a little more time before this fight kicked off but we’re in it now and we’re ready,” he says.
Well it sucks, but today we had to ban our first cheater (and it looks like more bans are on the horizon).I was hoping for a little more time before this fight kicked off but we’re in it now and we’re ready.— Paul Chamberlain (@arkem)April 9, 2020To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
Well it sucks, but today we had to ban our first cheater (and it looks like more bans are on the horizon).I was hoping for a little more time before this fight kicked off but we’re in it now and we’re ready.— Paul Chamberlain (@arkem)April 9, 2020
Well it sucks, but today we had to ban our first cheater (and it looks like more bans are on the horizon).I was hoping for a little more time before this fight kicked off but we’re in it now and we’re ready.
Riot are certainly taking an active parenting approach to their new shooter.Valorant is breaking Fortnite’s streaming recordsthanks to their beta key distribution system in which you can win a key via Twitch Drops while watching streams. Folks don’t care much for getting lucky, it seems, so Riot have also had toban key sellers and botsto free up beta spots for actual players.
Opinions on the CS:GO inOverwatchclothes shooter vary here at RPS. Contributor Cian Maher says thatValorant struggles to find its own identity. Meanwhile Matt says “Guns are better with wizards,” adding that “I relish every chance to outsmart rather than outshoot, and Valorant gives me enough of them that I can see myself playing for a long time to come.”
If you’re lucky enough to have gotten into the beta the legit way, Ollie’s got a handyValorant weapons guideto help you stay sweaty.
