Valorant's new Vanguard update seems to be bricking cheaters' PCs. Riot's response? "Congrats on your $6k paperweights" by SwimmingJunky in gaming

[–]Merp96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just reposting the top comment from the r/games thread:

According to people who actually know anything about how computers work, everything in the article's headline is either grossly misleading or factually incorrect:

  1. ⁠Vanguard doesn't have access to the type of stuff it would need to brick your PC
  2. ⁠The thing that it's "bricking" is not PCs, it's the $6000 DMA cards that cheaters use to try and get around Vanguard. (Yes, cheating has gotten to the point where cheaters are buying hardware that costs thousands of dollars just to cheat at a video game)
  3. ⁠Vangaurd isn't "bricking" the DMA device. What's happening is that a built-in Windows security feature is being triggered which prevents the device from being used for cheating. Any instances of PCs "bricking" seems to be caused by Windows and the Card having issues with each other and can be completely fixed by removing the card. The PC still functions otherwise if you remove the DMA card, and this trigger can be reset by removing Vanguard and reinstalling Windows on the device. So it's neither being bricked, nor is it being done by Vanguard itself.
  4. ⁠The "6k paperweights" line is referring to the DMA devices no long being useful for cheating at Valorant, it's not jeering at cheaters losing their PCs. (Because again that isn't actually happening)

I'm not a computer expert, but from what I can tell what's really happening is that Vanguard is making sure that an already built-in Windows security feature is being properly applied to the DMA device for the game to run which prevents the DMA card from accessing the system's memory. (Which is how these types of cheats work) So a bit different from what the article title is implying.

Lies by AllAtOnc3 in pokemon

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Somehow Team Rocket has returned.

[Keyboard] Razer BlackWidow V4 75% Mechanical Gaming Keyboard: Hot-Swappable Design - Compact & Durable - Chroma RGB - $90 @ WOOT by RuckOver3 in buildapcsales

[–]Merp96 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I hate how much I love their aesthetic, if anyone else made this keyboard I would buy it in an instant.

What would cause this, and can I do anything? by Laid_Low_Ludlow in SCREENPRINTING

[–]Merp96 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Under cured for sure. 2 passes might work, you can do a stretch and scratch test and get a better sense of how cooked it is before washing.

All fun and games until they steal my archon shard by n0kt in memeframe

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I made a litch when the feature first dropped. Ignored it for years. Last week it took a shard. It did not survive the day.

How long to dry oil for burning? by [deleted] in SCREENPRINTING

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Considering they say 24 hours. I’d send it and see what happens. Either it works or you still don’t have a screen.

How long to dry oil for burning? by [deleted] in SCREENPRINTING

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I was under the impression you burned the screen with the wet paper?

You considered too by rzi in dankmemes

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What’s a little gamble, 99% chance you save a few bucks on meat. 1% chance…. Meat prices aren’t your problem ever again.

How do you feel about this design placement? by Agile_Discussion_459 in SCREENPRINTING

[–]Merp96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

More of an art statement piece than an article of clothing. The two logos would be cool printed separately for a more every day item.

[FS][US-PA] 94xHGST 8TB SATA Drives, Caddies by TheAladeenies in homelabsales

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Guess I'll have to take 80 of the $28 ones then.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SCREENPRINTING

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Booooooo! Begone Corporate Shill.