- Valve’s latest CS:GO update has helped combat a popular cheat that may have been going for as long as two years
- The company is able to detect past offenders, so it will be issuing more bans further down the road
- Wrongdoers have complained on private Reddit forums about having all their accounts suspended
A fresh wave of bans has happened with the release of a new update that targeted some popular cheating software for Valve’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
Popular Cheats for CS:GO Targeted in Latest VAC Update
Valve has reiterated its commitment to continue battling cheaters in the company’s popular first-person shooter Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO), with developers dropping a fresh 240 MB update containing significant improvements for the game’s VAC or Valve Anti-Cheat system, as reported by Redditor AlphaSlashDash.
According to community members testing the game’s vulnerability to popular cheats for the sake of improving its integrity, Valve has managed to get rid of at least one popular cheating software in the latest update, marking a step forward for VAC as a guarantor of an equitable gaming experience.
Valve has been building up momentum in creating a system that makes it possible to detect popular and more specific hacking software. Not only have developers put forward a successful VAC improvement – they have been able to detect hackers and issued bans that prompted the culprits to flock to Reddit and complain about the recent ban wave, proving that the update has worked.
Valve Catches Wrongdoers Using Developer’s Prowess
Valve has been able to introduce changes to its VAC system that have effectively looked into “Directory Structure” and can detect present and past use of the cheat.
In other words, Valve has not finished banning players, and more wrongdoers who have used the free cheat over the past two or three months will also be coming down as the company can detect aberrations in clients.
Just as is the case with any anti-cheat solution in the past, there is always fear that Valve may end up with false positives. This time around, though, there has been no outcry about wrongfully banned accounts. In fact, Valve has specifically developed two separate modules, one of which delves into the launchers and, in turn, guarantees that there will be no bans issued by mistake.
Valve has been ramping up its efforts to create a community that is free of cheating, both on a recreational and competitive level. The company has issued specific guidelines as to how competitive cheating would be handled with bans spanning five years.
