The latest title from the creators of League of Legends It has received a purge from users who prefer to play dirty. Phillip Koskinas, one of Riot's anti-cheat developers, has reported on Twitter that Valorant you now have 8873 cheats fewer in a casual tone to indicate that, indeed, Riot has banned nearly 9000 players from his shooter in first person.
Even though this is just closed beta, we've promised that we're going to be heavily committed to anti-cheat. This banwave is still only the beginning. We're going to ensure the highest standard of competitive integrity in VALORANT. https://t.co/EjxuYG0JEE
– Riot Vanguard (@RiotVanguard) May 12, 2020
In a much more serious tone, Riot Vanguard – Riot Games' anti-cheat team – has sentenced harshly stating that "This wave of banns is just the beginning". As they explain, although Valorant be a closed beta right now, they are very committed to fighting cheats and want to ensure a very high level of integrity for competitive Valorant. In fact, a week ago Paul Chamberlain — the leader of the amphitheater system in Valorant– explained on the official title page how the trap system works.