Players think they have found a way to win easily in TFT – Riot warns: ‘Good way to get banned’

In Set 11 of Teamfight Tactics, players discovered a cheat that gives them a significant advantage. Riot Games quickly responded to the incidents and announced strict measures against the cheaters.

What is it about? In Set 11 of TFT, some players discovered a way to cheat to gain a significant advantage in the game. The cheat is a swapping script that automatically rearranges the champions on the board perfectly just before the next battle round begins.

Now Riot itself has also commented on the incidents.

Good way to get banned

What is Riot’s response? Through a post by the user Frodan on X, the lead designer for Teamfight Tactics, Mortdog, was made aware of a video featuring the cheat.

You can watch the video on X here:

During his stream on Twitch, he reviews it and notes that this is a good way to get banned quickly. Furthermore, he emphasizes that it is not difficult to recognize when a player uses this method to achieve a positive game outcome.

Also, Matt Paoletti, who is responsible for the anti-cheat system at Riot, commented on Frodan’s post on X.

In his statement, he says that using this cheat violates the Terms of Service and will lead to a two-week ban. If players are then found to continue using this tool, it could even result in a permanent ban, as Paoletti stated.

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How does the community react to the cheat? After content creator Frodan expressed his outrage over the cheating video in his post on X, users under his post agree with him. However, some criticize that Vanguard, Riot’s anti-cheat system, should not allow such things to happen at all.

Some users write:

• kekrofler points out on X: Shouldn’t Vanguard prevent this nonsense or doesn’t it check any TFT lobbies?
• justmenacing writes on X: Since it is an actual script, I hope these accounts will be banned.
• VanillaHellen comments on X: I thought the whole idea behind Vanguard is to disallow scripts and hacks?

Cheating is a significant problem in many online multiplayer games. Even in Counter-Strike 2, many players have complained about cheaters in the game, especially in recent months. Statistics show that a total of 15% of players have received a VAC ban. How this came about can be read here: The largest game on Steam allegedly permanently bans 15% of its players