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Riot Games‘ kernel-level anti-cheat, Vanguard, has received an update that is allegedly altering system firmware to remove the ability of the user to access certain hardware associated with cheating.

Riot Games quoted one post discussing the anti-cheat, replying “congrats to the owners of a brand new $6k paperweight.” But how exactly does Vanguard’s new system make “paperweights” out of hardware?

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[-] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 38 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Just another reason for me to avoid these types of games. These systems are notorious of false positives and bricking a users system, cheating or not, is going away too far and why they should never be allowed that level of access.

[-] iltoroargento@startrek.website 12 points 2 days ago

If they brick your system, is it a fair response to brick their CEO and company property? I feel like that's the recourse here.

[-] 30p87@feddit.org 1 points 1 day ago

I'd like a CEO paperweight. Literally just a chunk of its body as weight.

[-] 87Six@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 hour ago

I’d like a CEO paperweight

So just a CEO?

this post was submitted on 22 May 2026
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