Sepreth(@Sepreth):A German Valorant player says Riot blocked them over cheating done by the previous owner of their CPU. They bought a used Ryzen 7 5800X3D on Kleinanzeigen in late September. The game launched, then kicked them out immediately. Riot told them the CPU serial was already blacklisted in Vanguard, hardware-banned on August 12 after the last owner cheated. The player says Riot then flagged the rest of the rig, so swapping the chip would not clear it. They left the report up as a warning to other used-part buyers.

2026.10.03 23:19

A German Valorant player says Riot blocked them over cheating done by the previous owner of their CPU. They bought a used Ryzen 7 5800X3D on Kleinanzeigen in late September. The game launched, then kicked them out immediately. Riot told them the CPU serial was already blacklisted in Vanguard, hardware-banned on August 12 after the last owner cheated. The player says Riot then flagged the rest of the rig, so swapping the chip would not clear it. They left the report up as a warning to other used-part buyers.