The Valorant community regularly faces a large number of cheaters, despite the effectiveness of the implemented anti-cheat “Vanguard” and regular improvements to the game’s security, craftsmen still find workarounds. Due to many complaints, the company decided to introduce a new rating rollback system called “Ranked Rollback”. Many players began to wonder what this system was and how it would work in reality, so we decided to tell you in more detail about it.

What is Ranked Rollback?

First of all, it's worth explaining that this system is about rolling back your rating points (RR) that you have gained or lost while playing competitively in Valorant. To put it simply, if you are on the same team with a cheater or against him, after Vanguard detects the offender, the RR points received in this match are returned to you or taken away. That is, the system works in such a way that your matches with dishonest players are completely canceled, which was well received by the game community.

How does Ranked Rollback work in Valorant?

The system has not yet been launched in the game itself, but based on the information available, we know some of its aspects. Thanks to its implementation, it can be assumed that the atmosphere of even the most unpleasant matches with cheaters will not be so tense, since everyone will understand that this card will be canceled and will not entail any RR losses.

Based on the words of the source, we know that after the Vanguard system detects a cheater and records violations in several matches (yes, one match is not enough to detect various types of software), it blocks the player, after which all participants in the game are awarded or withdrawn RR points received in this game. Thus, all parties involved simply erase the match with unfavorable players from their history and remain with their previous result.

Although all this sounds very attractive, do not forget that Vanguard's anti-cheat system does not always work perfectly. The network has more than once raised entire threads on Reddit or a big fuss around tweets on X regarding the unfair banning of the accounts of professional players or other users who do not resort to using software. Based on this, questions arise about how “Ranked Rollback” will work if such a situation arises.

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Why did Riot decide to add a Ranked Rollback system to Valorant?

Riot Games is not the first company to decide to introduce a “Ranked Rollback” system into its game. Rainbow Six developers have been using it for a long time, players gain or lose their RR in every match where a cheater was present, after which this match is canceled.

Despite the effective work of the Vanguard anti-cheat, the company received many complaints that although the culprit was punished, the players participating in the match with him did not receive any benefit from it. Riot took into account the opinions of the players and began to act, after which the decision was made to implement the “Ranked Rollback” system in Valorant.

According to the company's latest reports, anti-cheat Vanguard has banned over 3.6 million players worldwide over the last 4 years of Valorant's existence. Although every year reports indicate a decrease in the number of unfavorable players, Riot continues to do everything to reduce this number even more.

What do players think about the implementation of Ranked Rollback in Valorant?

A large part of the Valorant community responded positively to the implementation of the new anti-cheat system in the game, noting that it has no downsides:

It should be that way. Any match with a cheater should simply be erased from match history. That's how Siege does it. This also means there are no drawbacks to losing against cheaters, so you’ll never have to worry about getting ‘stuck’ in a game with a cheater.

Many users agree with this opinion, but there are also those who have encountered issues with the "Ranked Rollback" system in Rainbow Six.

One of the non-Reddit users shared his experience, saying that while playing Rainbow Six he regularly encountered the loss of RR. Every time he entered the game, the system took away his well-deserved rating points due to the huge number of cheaters. He noted that because of this problem, he got stuck on his rating, which completely discouraged him from continuing to play.

Playing in 5-stacks, like in R6, was incredibly frustrating. I’d enter a game and see lost RR almost every time. It turns out that cheaters in Gold aren’t very good, and we’d beat them regularly. I probably lost the equivalent of 200 RR in a season just by beating cheaters, which killed our motivation to play.

quoted a user named GCarsk on Reddit

There is also an opinion that players who use triggers in Valorant will not be punished in any way, since the Vanguard system does not recognize such software well. If you didn't know, this is the most common cheat in the game and is used by most players at various ranks. If you don’t know what this is and how to identify a player with triggers, we recommend reading our management.

It’s important to be confident that they can find the cheater, block them, and restore the lost rating. If someone is using a spinbot or aimbot, they’ll probably get caught—I’ve never seen cheaters like that go unnoticed. But I feel that many players are using ESP, which is much harder to track and sometimes prove. For example, it’s suspicious when a player somehow knows exactly where you are even though you haven’t revealed yourself, or when they flawlessly kill every team member round after round for all 13 rounds.

quoted a user named GCarsk on Reddit

Frequently Asked Questions

Are there many cheaters in Valorant?

Statistics show that over 4 years of the game’s existence on the market, over 3.6 million players were banned. This speaks to the enormous performance of software in the game, and we should also not forget about players using triggers that are poorly recognized by the Vanguard protection system. But, with the release of the Ranked Rollback system, you won't have to worry about encountering unfavorable players, as they will simply be cancelled.

Will the cheater's teammates be punished in any way?

No, Riot is not going to punish teammates, but it is still questionable what fate awaits players who are in a party with a cheater. As for ordinary teammates who are not in a party with the sofetor, they do not need to worry about punishment. You just need to remember that this match is canceled.

How soon will Riot Games implement the Ranked Rollback system in Valorant?

The first mention of the desire to introduce a rating rollback system was made on September 20, 2024. Knowing how long it takes Riot to make such major changes to the game, we shouldn't expect it until early 2025.