{"id":14046,"date":"2021-03-23T03:15:17","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T03:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/new-valorant-update-freezes-pcs-riot-issues-statement"},"modified":"2024-07-19T07:43:33","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T07:43:33","slug":"new-valorant-update-freezes-pcs-riot-issues-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/new-valorant-update-freezes-pcs-riot-issues-statement","title":{"rendered":"New Valorant update freezes PCs, Riot issues statement"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you were looking to jump into a game of Valorant this 22nd March to grind your battle pass<\/a> or improve your rank, chances are you couldn’t log into the servers, and in some extreme cases, you saw yourself panicking over your PC freezing.<\/p>\n

It turns out, the small update issued by Riot following the release of patch v2.05<\/a> caused major complications for users, with the developers confirming it was due to an error produced by incompatibility between Vanguard, Riot’s anti-cheat mechanism, and the FACEIT app<\/a>, a social hub with its own anti-cheat system.<\/p>\n

How to fix Valorant FACEIT crash<\/h2>\n

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The initial response made by Riot reassured those that have yet to download the update as the rollout has been paused. For those having troubles, “uninstalling\/ reinstalling Vanguard will put you on the old patch for now.”<\/p>\n

<\/a> VALORANT on Twitter<\/span> We’re aware that the recent VALORANT update is causing some PC systems to freeze. We paused the update for those who haven’t downloaded it yet – you should be OK until we find a fix. For those who updated, uninstalling\/ reinstalling Vanguard will put you on the old patch for now.— VALORANT (@PlayVALORANT) March 23, 2021<\/span> VALORANT<\/span> Twitter<\/span> <\/a><\/div>\n

In a quick update, Riot confirmed the compatibility issue with FACEIT, advising those that have the app the client downloaded to “please update your FACEIT app<\/a>.”<\/p>\n