Shinwrathen

Thank you.

This is something I've been saying for a while here and there and I know a handful of people also echoed this and agreed so it would be nice to have the answer a little more public, but I won't complain either way

Stay safe and have a nice weekend.

Hey Shinwrathen, I can speak to those.

1.) Absolutely, I would like to have the Vanguard system & kernel component uninstalled whenever you don't need them. Was working on the plans this week with our platform team. It is something that was on our back log and in hindsight maybe should have been there for beta release. I understand how it could add to some fears.

2.) We do have a notification on Valorant install that Vanguard is being installed and are making some updates to provide more detailed information. Like what is being installed, troubleshooting steps and how to uninstall.

PM_ME_UR_BCUPS

In a largely different vein from the other questions I've seen -- for those of us who are glad that Riot is taking anticheat seriously, when can we hope to see this implemented with League as well?

We might use Vanguard on League someday but no plans at this point to use the kernel component. I don't see a need for it right now. Currently we got cheating in League to the point where the the average ranked player does not see a scripter all season. My dream is for Valorant to get here. :)

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This is a excellent idea! It is actually similar to something that we talked about implementing during Vanguard development. At the time I just prioritized other work over this feature... Maybe a bad call but I do generally prioritize security, effectiveness, compatibility & performance over features. However, giving players the power to turn the driver off is something we can & should deliver on. For the risk averse I get how uninstalling every time you finish playing is not optimal. 

Panaxzz

I don't wanna sound annoying as I have requested this many times but I'll say it anyway. Sorry in advance if you've seen this point repeated before:

Hi, I'm a DevOps Server Software Administrator working mainly remotely. My system runs Arch. I play games in Virtual Machines with mounting a graphic card to that specific Virtual Machine. I currently can't play Valorant due to this. Are there plans for a Linux version of the game or being able to play it in a Virtual Machine? If no can I please have a reason why? Thanks for reading my question.

There are currently no plans to support Linux or to add support for Virtual Machines. We don't support virtual environments for a wide range of security issues. However, that does not mean we have not thought about ways we could.  Some of the best Security Researchers I know and work with prefer to run only Linux, and emulate Windows when needed. So Linux & Wine support is an on going passionate discussion but I am sorry I can't make any commitments at this time. 

pastypapi423

Kinda frustrating they see Vanguard as running smoothly with the development of the new installation issue that became present after the last update. Would like to see them address if.

Let me clear this up a bit, Paul is happy with the approach we are taking. We are not happy with how the software is running on everyone's machine yet. We are actively grinding hard on improvements for compatibility, performance & visibility.

raulgbcr

I don't really wanna push or throw any shit over this, but could you give us an aproximate ETA of when this feature will be added?

Also, I know its probably out of question, but any plan on supporting linux players with vanguard? Currently wine does not support most of the kernel driver features, so probably will need some kind of reimplementation or native support for linux in any way, I know linux players would probably represent 1% or less of your player base, but we do still exist...

I can't give a timeline as we are still in QA but my hope is that we will have something in days, not weeks. The experience might look a little rough at first but we will improve it over time.

No plans for Linux or wine support at this time but it is an ongoing discussion.

raulgbcr

I don't really wanna push or throw any shit over this, but could you give us an aproximate ETA of when this feature will be added?

Also, I know its probably out of question, but any plan on supporting linux players with vanguard? Currently wine does not support most of the kernel driver features, so probably will need some kind of reimplementation or native support for linux in any way, I know linux players would probably represent 1% or less of your player base, but we do still exist...

Update is live check out Nemi's post for more information. https://www.reddit.com/r/VALORANT/comments/g9aoap/upcoming_vanguard_changes/

Sarg338

by reviewing the product both internally and with external security reviews by industry experts.

Are you guys able to release anything regarding the external audits of your software? Even just the companies?

I don't think Riot will and as the AC product owner I hope we never do. I want Players to trust us based on our actions and security standards, not for the brand of the companies we work with. We do work with excellent companies but in my experience it is the individuals that make the difference.

tehrebound

Since you're adding functionality to turn off Vanguard via a system tray icon, will there eventually be functionality added to turn it back on via the same system tray, or is that not possible?

We needed to get this out the door for Players but as time goes on we hope to improve functionality. However, as Ryeguy said we will most likely require a reboot to turn the service back on. 

DuasDeColoide

How is the anti-cheat team dealing with all this feedback about vanguard?

Is this something they thought the playerbase would have such a strong opinion on or it caught them by surprise?

Since kernel level anticheat is nothing new in the gamming industry, do they feel that there's some sort of propaganda against their system in particular?

It has been an interesting ride. We knew that people were going to have concerns with a boot driver but frankly there has been more concern than I expected. I thought closed beta will give us some time to measure perception concerns and build solutions. This on is definitely on me for not being better prepared. I don't think I would have change the priority of the work but should have provided more messaging. On the positive side the team is very motivated to show the effectiveness of this approach. 

raulgbcr

Wow that was quick, thanks for letting me know! Seems to be working pretty fine, thanks for that <3

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