League of Legends players are already claiming Vanguard anti-cheat is bricking their PCs

[John Elden Ring]

Vanguard has finally arrived in League of Legends, and nearly immediately the online community has been awash with players claiming their computers have been “bricked” by the kernel-level program and its activity.

The claims⁠, which were mainly shared on X (formerly Twitter) but also popped up across Reddit and Facebook, range from Vanguard preventing startup programs from firing correctly to other programs crashing when the anti-cheat software loads, and some have even suggested Riot’s kernel program has been “tampering with unrelated files.” Others simply dubbed it “malware” and declared they would be quitting League until the program stopped breaking PCs.

One high-profile example came from famed League creator LS, who reported both his computers breaking after Vanguard was installed on May 1. He said he fixed one by taking out the CMOS battery and forcing BIOS access, but suggested his other computer is “still bricked.”


via Dot Esports

 

[xollowsob]

At least those who pirate the game won't be able to play! Bricking innocent people's PC because they purchased the content legally is fine. Anything to stop the 0.1% of people who would pirate the game.
Just think of all of that lost revenue for Devs! You can buy a new PC, they can't buy a new studio!

 

[anonpuffs]

Good, no one should play that trash heap game

 

[JAHGamer]

At least those who pirate the game won't be able to play! Bricking innocent people's PC because they purchased the content legally is fine. Anything to stop the 0.1% of people who would pirate the game.
Just think of all of that lost revenue for Devs! You can buy a new PC, they can't buy a new studio!

you cant pirate an always online free to play game. This was supposedly done to combat cheating

Good, no one should play that trash heap game

I still play it and I agree