“We have a zero tolerance policy for the usage of cheat software,” Epic told IGN in a statement. He stated later in the video that he would accept any punishment from Epic. “Genuinely I don’t even know what I was thinking. “Obviously this was a huge mistake and it’s completely wrong on my end,” the FaZe member said in his video. These types of hacks are usually frowned upon in the gaming community and if caught, frequently result in bans in games. If you are unfamiliar with the term, an aimbot is a cheat players can use that perfectly auto-focuses your weapon’s aim on enemies. He also stated that he had never used the hack while playing in a competitive mode. They had a dedicated team verifying the authenticity of players throughout the tournament to ensure there was no unfair advantage due to the use of third-party software.In the emotional six-minute video, Jarvis apologized for his actions, claiming he only used the aimbot in Fortnite’s casual solos mode and playground mode while making video content for his followers on YouTube and on Twitch. First Strike events were monitored closely by Riot. With the Valorant Champions Tour coming up, Riot Games will be ensuring that the competition is not affected by cheaters. Our team is looking to make many improvements this year based on the feedback we received and the hard lessons we learned last year.
Riot’s RayKay responded to Valorant’s issues last month stating “While we can never stop all cheating we want to make sure that it does not effect your ranked progress. Gator Games, a popular cheat maker, was sued by Riot and Bungie, and multiple competitive players were banned by Riot for cheating. Riot Games has acknowledged the issue, and we saw steps being taken against cheaters recently. While it is true that CS:GO has a massive cheater problem currently, Valorant has had its fair share of cheaters in the past few months.