"Stop being shills and defending Riot": Valorant Reddit community wants better compensation in hacker-affected games

As with every great free-to-play game, Valorant also has its fair share of problems when it comes to hackers and cheaters. The game's free-to-play nature means that players risk very little when cheating or hacking. They will lose their account at most, but they can always create a new one.

Unfortunately, their antics can cost matches for legitimate players, who now want a better system if a hacker beats them.

Riot Games does its best when it comes to getting rid of hackers in the game; however, they often find workarounds. By using illicit means, cheaters gain unfair advantages, winning matches with ease.

Though Riot eventually bans their accounts, hackers have cost many players matches that the latter deserved to win, especially in the game's competitive mode.

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The Valorant Reddit community wants Riot to change the penalty system related to hackers

The original post was made by Reddit user u/pppickleman, who posted that they lost a match to a hacker who was banned following the former's reports.

The user wanted a refund for the RR they lost. Had there been no hackers, their team would have won the match; hence, their request is justified.

One player also suggested that the devs should implement a new system to deter cheaters, which would automatically refund lost RR if a team loses due to evidence of malpractice from the opposing side.

Another player referred to the system in CS:GO, in which matches are declared null if the system detects a hacker.

While chatting with in-game support could work, one player opines that there should be a better system in Valorant that would automatically detect and solve the issue, as it would save valuable time for both Riot and the players.

According to another user, hackers should have their winning RR deducted, as it would also deter them from using improper methods.

However, u/Vlaffi was apprehensive, stating that unless implemented correctly, this method could lead to an abuse of the system, as some would deliberately play with cheaters to gain easy RR and move up the ranks.

Few are simply upset with how Riot has missed out on some important opportunities to do better.

For some, Valorant's anti-cheat software isn't quite up to the mark and has done very little to combat the cheaters. It naturally deters many from playing the game.

Another player repeated a that similar incident had happened to them. While the offender was banned, they were not refunded for the RR.

However, it seems that discussions with Valorant support does not do much for most players. u/Sleuth rued that despite complaining to Riot thrice, he was never compensated.

Other games like Rainbow Six Siege and CS: GO already have anti-cheat mechanics in place. It is high time that Riot Games implements a structure that will adequately compensate those who suffer at the hands of hackers.