Riot Vanguard: Kernel-level anti-cheat required on all competitive systems; Tournament PCs are hardened with restricted software installations; Peripheral device verification at all LAN events
Why people argue about this
People often assume that anti-cheat measures in Valorant are solely about players using bots during matches, but they misunderstand that it also involves kernel-level security on all competitive systems to prevent rootkits and other advanced forms of cheating, which is something entirely different from what happens in real-time monitoring by integrity staff.
