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Pretty good one on the history. 😄 We used to read this all on those green computer screens btw. Enjoy, its good lore: youtu.be/yu7uN6-lNhk?si…

Does Vanguard physically damage hardware? No. Does this impact hardware or software in any ways unrelated to Riot’s games? No. The IOMMU security protection does not impact hardware, and would only impact the ability of players using DMA cheat devices to play our games. Are normal players affected? Players not using DMA cheat hardware are unaffected. Why target DMA cheats? DMA-based cheats are among the most sophisticated forms of cheating because they attempt to bypass traditional software detection by accessing memory directly through external hardware. I’m affected by this. How do I fix it? To continue cheating in other titles with this device, you may simply disable IOMMU in BIOS in the same place that you enabled it. Of course, you still won’t be able to play our games with these cheat devices enabled. Why did Riot joke about “bricking” PCs? We didn’t. The “paperweight” comment was about VALORANT cheat devices that no longer work in VALORANT. No hardware is being damaged and no other functionalities are impacted.

Well, that escalated quickly. There’s been a wave of claims by cheaters about Vanguard “bricking” their PCs, so let’s clear that up: Vanguard does not damage hardware or disable your devices. The photo we posted is a picture of cheat hardware devices that are sold explicitly for cheating in VALORANT (not normal PCs or PC components). Through our latest updates, Vanguard now makes those devices worthless for VAL, but does not in any way brick PCs or PC components or PC software. Our latest update enforces standard platform security features, like the Input-Output Memory Management Unit (IOMMU), on accounts identified as using Direct Memory Access (DMA) cheating devices. These protections are already part of modern systems and when enabled, they block DMA cheat devices (such as those shown in the photo) from accessing memory in downstream applications, like our games. If a cheat setup continues attempting to cheat after those protections are enabled, the system may generate hardware faults or instability. This is expected behavior under IOMMU when attempts are made to read protected memory. Disabling IOMMU allows the cheat device to function again, but IOMMU will still be required to play our games. This means the cheat device won’t work with our games, but your PC isn’t “bricked.” We would not, and cannot, impact your PC’s functionality in any other fashion. This functionality only applies to systems attempting to use DMA cheat devices, and players who are not using DMA-based cheat setups are not affected. We’ll keep investing in anti-cheat to protect competitive integrity, and we’ll keep being as transparent as possible about how those systems work.

Absolutely simple but very viral marketing and loyalty system.

Riot Games have “bricked” $6,000 DMA cheating devices with their Vanguard anti-cheat The hardware is denied access to game memory, so cheaters can't play Riot titles

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Retired and beloved YouTuber Luke Nichols from Outdoor Boys was a guest speaker at George Mason Law School’s commencement and gave an incredible speech that’s genuinely worth the watch

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Result sadly is ya dont repost said funny meme. But all these extra steps now, smh

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He dropped out of Harvard. He got scolded at Microsoft. And then Built a platform that owns 75% of all PC gaming. 🤯 >Meet Gabe Newell. > Born in Colorado. Grew up in Davis, California. > Got into Harvard. One of the hardest things to do on earth. > Dropped out anyway. > Was just hanging around his brother's Microsoft office one day. > Steve Ballmer caught him doing nothing. > Said "Be useful or leave." > He stayed. Got a job on the spot. 💀 > Became producer of the first two versions of Windows. > Sat at the centre of the biggest tech revolution in history. > Spent 13 years at Microsoft. Became a millionaire. > Then noticed something that broke his brain. > Doom — a video game — was installed on more computers than Windows 95. > The thing he had spent years of his life building. > A game was beating his operating system. > Realized the future wasn't software. It was games. > On his wedding day in 1996 — co-founded Valve. 🚀 > Poured his own Microsoft millions into it. > No safety net. Just belief. > First game — Half-Life. 1998. > Critics called it a masterpiece. Changed gaming forever. > Then came Counter-Strike. Portal. Left 4 Dead. DOTA 2. > But the real weapon was still coming. > In 2003 — launched Steam. > Gamers hated it at first. Called it DRM. Bloatware. Forced install. > He didn't budge. Kept building. 💀 > Added automatic updates. Cloud saves. Friends lists. > Then launched the Steam Sale. > The internet went insane. Every single time. > By 2011 — Steam controlled most of the downloaded PC games market. > Today — 132 million active users. > 50,000+ games in the library. > Takes 30% cut from every sale. > Valve has never gone public. Never raised funding. Never answered to anyone. > Net worth estimated at $9.5 billion. > Still refuses a corporate title. No CEO energy. Just "Gabe." > Employees pick their own projects. No managers. No hierarchy. > And Half-Life 3? > Still not out. Probably never will be. That's just how he rolls. 💀 > Said "I was willing to put my money where my mouth was." > Harvard rejected. Microsoft trained him. Gaming bowed to him. Absolute GOAT 🔥🐐

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