Used CPU's Past Ban Prevents Gamer From Playing Valorant
A gamer in Germany bought a used AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D and was immediately barred from playing Valorant, as Riot Games' anti-cheat system had blacklisted the CPU due to a ban placed on its previous owner for cheating. The ban, tied to the hardware, extended to other components after installation. Riot Games declined to remove the restriction, and the method used to identify and ban the hardware has not been publicly detailed.
- Gamer locked out after installing used Ryzen CPU
- Riot's Vanguard anti-cheat issued a hardware ban
- Ban extended to other system components
- Riot Games refused to lift the hardware ban
- Exact hardware identification method is unclear
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