#Anticheat

Valorant Player Claims Inherited Hardware Ban From Secondhand CPU, Riot Anticheat Head Disputes Key Details

A Valorant player on Reddit claims they received a hardware ban after installing a secondhand CPU purchased on September 21, with the original owner's ban dating back to August 12. Riot Games anticheat head Phillip Koskinas disputes the story, stating hardware bans last a maximum of four months and cannot "infect" other components in a new system.