To the VAC Defenders Downvoting Every Complaint Post, If VAC worked perfectly, we wouldn't have hundreds of false ban posts since Season 4. Everyone's complaining, even streamers and esports players, even Valve admitted they fixed VAC issues after last update. Problem clearly exists. so save your fucking words.
To defenders saying "just don't play with cheaters"
Just don't play with cheaters = impossible.
Valve themselves admit zero cheaters impossible – that's why they have VAC.
So why punish clean players trying to make friends after 1 good game?
Normal players want to make friends through matchmaking and play together – that's how online games work. You don't know who's legit or cheating right away.
Can't tell if someone's cheating after just 1 game. At least need 10+ games to know who's legit
1 game invite after good auto match is NOT boosting. Real boosting means playing 20+ games with same cheater.
What clean players need:
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First 10 games with new random = warnings only, no cooldowns
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Only ban after repeat games with same flagged player
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Matchmaking invite should be safe, not instant punishment after 1 game
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Raise threshold to 10-20 games minimum (with the same cheater) before flagging
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Unban all non-cheaters immediately – review false VAC invites and restore clean accounts now.
FAQ says they ban boosting – fine by me. But 1 random game after matchmaking isn't boosting.
Stop downvoting while cheaters farm Premier free. Valve should focus on cleaning real cheaters/bots from DM first.
Upvote if you're tired of broken VAC hitting clean players.