@okluis I can't go back to standard "mini" mice after a fingertip mouse, I really didn't like the palm contact on my Pulsar mouse. I'm glad this mouse isn't too expensive either so when it dies I'll just get a new one exactly the sameπ
Kernel level software absolutely CAN brick a PC. Riot says they won't, but they claim they "cannot," which is untrue. "Kernel level software could theoretically ramp your voltage up to the max and turn your fan off to set your PC on fire" - @EliGliBl1
Well, that escalated quickly.
Thereβs been a wave of claims by cheaters about Vanguard βbrickingβ their PCs, so letβs clear that up: Vanguard does not damage hardware or disable your devices.
The photo we posted is a picture of cheat hardware devices that are sold explicitly for cheating in VALORANT (not normal PCs or PC components). Through our latest updates, Vanguard now makes those devices worthless for VAL, but does not in any way brick PCs or PC components or PC software.
Our latest update enforces standard platform security features, like the Input-Output Memory Management Unit (IOMMU), on accounts identified as using Direct Memory Access (DMA) cheating devices. These protections are already part of modern systems and when enabled, they block DMA cheat devices (such as those shown in the photo) from accessing memory in downstream applications, like our games.
If a cheat setup continues attempting to cheat after those protections are enabled, the system may generate hardware faults or instability. This is expected behavior under IOMMU when attempts are made to read protected memory.
Disabling IOMMU allows the cheat device to function again, but IOMMU will still be required to play our games. This means the cheat device wonβt work with our games, but your PC isnβt βbricked.β We would not, and cannot, impact your PCβs functionality in any other fashion.
This functionality only applies to systems attempting to use DMA cheat devices, and players who are not using DMA-based cheat setups are not affected.
Weβll keep investing in anti-cheat to protect competitive integrity, and weβll keep being as transparent as possible about how those systems work.
@Shiro_Rz FtFades' saltiness was unjustified and so was the ragebait idk. If anyone is right about Venetor it's him, and you having one good game doesn't disqualify his opinion. Regardless he shouldn't have been that salty about it
@THESPIKEGG This is atrocious clickbait, when he said "might as well just delete her" that's being rhetorical. Insane to misquote out of context in such a fashion.