Riot’s Approach to Addressing Hacking in VALORANT
In just two weeks of the closed beta for Riot Games’ highly-anticipated tactical shooter VALORANT, there have already been multiple instances of hacking. Despite this, Paul Chamberlain, the game’s anti-cheat lead, believes that their approach to tackling this issue is the right one.
Continuous Improvement through Compatibility Inputs
During the closed beta, the team at Riot Games received valuable feedback and stress-testing lessons that have helped them improve their tools on a daily basis. Chamberlain stated in a recent game update, “We’re making our systems as secure, performant, and compatible as possible, while adapting them to combat the attacks from hackers.”
Riot’s Efforts to Prevent Hackers
Chamberlain acknowledges that cheat developers will continue to sell hacks to the public, even if they’re easily detected and banned by the Vanguard system. However, Riot is committed to delivering an anti-cheat system that meets the expectations of their player base.
Confidence in the Fight Against Hackers
Chamberlain openly admits that it’s unlikely they will completely eliminate hacking from VALORANT. Nevertheless, he is confident in their ability to stop the majority of hackers and ban the remaining few.
In an interview with IGN, Chamberlain expressed his surprise at the speed with which cheats were developed for VALORANT. In response, Riot is offering a reward of $100,000 to anyone who can successfully crack the Vanguard anti-cheat system.
VALORANT is scheduled to be officially released this summer.