For those who were hoping to see anti-cheat software being implemented in LoL, they are going to have to wait a little more.
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Vanguard Integration is getting pushed back for LoL
There have been increasing complaints about players finding ways to cheat in LoL with new scripts that are rarely detectable by the current system. To deal with this issue, Riot Games recently announced their plan to add Vanguard to the game, as they are looking to greatly reduce the amount of cheating and trying to ensure fair gameplay for the community.
Head of League studio Andrei “Riot Meddler” van Roon made the official announcement in the preview of the 2025 LoL season. Not only will the system terminate the game if it detects cheating, but points will be refunded to players affected.
While it was initially supposed to hit the live servers with Patch 14.3, it looks like extra time will be needed to implement it fully.
When is the anti-cheat software coming to LoL?
Originally the addition of Vanguard was supposed to happen at the start of February, but Riot has been encountering some “critical bugs with the client pop-up”. With that in mind, the game developer is running diagnostic checks on players’ PCs to find out the issues and fix them.
According to the new schedule, Vanguard will be hitting the live servers in approximately one month for Patch 14.5, which is set to release on Match 6. This means that you might still get to witness some disruptive behavior by players in the next few weeks (unfortunately).
When it was initially announced for VALORANT, some players were skeptical about the system after it was revealed that it used kernel mode driver to effectively detect cheating. That said, the software has worked well so far, greatly reducing the number of unsportsmanlike behavior in Riot’s FPS shooter. Starting from March, Vanguard will be required to run in the background whenever you’re playing a major Riot title, whether it’s VALORANT or LoL unless you’re playing from Mac.
