Shrek, Dante, and Michael Jackson are the price of League of Legends' upcoming anti-cheat update

Late last week, Riot Games announced an onslaught of exciting updates for their premier MOBA League of Legends that promised to revitalise the game in 2024. However, while the vast majority of these additions will undoubtedly entice players back into the rift, one may spell the death of a passionate community of modders and creatives who have been messing around with the game for years. The announcement in question is Riot Games' intention to use its very own anti-cheat software VANGUARD in League of Legends. First implemented in Valorant when the FPS launched in 2020, the software has proven controversial to some due to its intrusive nature, running in the background and checking for any potential cheating programs to block, even when Valorant is not being played. The benefits of this are clear however, with a noticably lower number of cheaters in popping up in Valorant comnpared to other FPS titles. The problem is, Vanguard will catch anything that's messing around with the guts of any game it protects. This includes cheats, scripts (a term that - in layman's terms - refers to tool that assists in-game for hitting and dodging abilities), and harmless client-side mods. Read more