Valve warn CS2 players that AMD anti-lag feature “will result in a VAC ban”
ValveValve have taken action and issued a statement confirming that the Anti-Lag/+ feature of AMD processors has been causing VAC bans for CS2 players. If you have been banned because of this, find out what will happen to your account.
Valve surprised the CS community on October 13 by stating that the Anti-Lag/+ feature of AMD processors is causing VAC bans for Counter-Strike 2 players. The CS2 developer is warning players not to use this anti-lag feature, as the Valve anti-cheat system currently considers it a third-party software to gain an advantage in the game.
A lot of CS2 players have suffered these VAC bans due to AMD’s Anti-Lag feature and have reported these “false bans” affirming they “never cheated or downloaded any cheating programs.” Valve ended the short announcement by reassuring banned users, “Once AMD ships an update, we can do the work of identifying affected users and reversing their bans.”
After this brief statement, many users on X have taken the opportunity to complain about the Valve anti-cheat system, stating that it not only works poorly and fails to ban cheaters but now also bans innocent players.
Since the arrival of Counter-Strike 2, the community has been quite critical of the final result of the game released by Valve, disappointed by numerous errors, criticism about some new features like the servers, and even reporting false VAC bans.
However, in this case, Valve have been quick to warn Counter-Strike 2 players about potential bans. As the devs mentioned, if you have received an unfair VAC ban, you will need to wait for future updates from AMD and Counter-Strike 2.
Finally, if you have an AMD processor, we recommend making sure that the Anti-Lag/+ feature is disabled so that you can continue playing all CS2 modes without worrying about possible unfair bans.
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