AMD removes problematic Anti-Lag+ drivers after account bans in Counter-Strike 2

Players of Counter-Strike 2 who were using AMD's Radeon Anti-Lag+ technology in the latest GPU drivers faced problems that not only didn't improve their gaming experience but also led to account bans. This happened because Valve's anti-cheat system, VAC (Valve Anti-Cheat), didn't approve of the latency reduction system provided by Anti-Lag+. In response to this situation, AMD decided to remove these drivers from their official download page.

AMD's decision received a positive reaction because the company didn't remain silent or shift responsibility to others. Instead, they took responsibility and warned users against downloading problematic drivers.

Radeon Anti-Lag+ technology from AMD works on a per-game basis, integrating into the code of each game. This allows for optimizing frame synchronization between the CPU and the GPU, reducing latency, and improving game responsiveness. However, VAC Valve Anti-Cheat didn't approve of the interference of other software into the game's code, automatically flagging it as an attempt at cheating, which resulted in player account bans.

Anti-Lag+ was added to the drivers specifically for Counter-Strike 2 in version 23.20.17.01, and it is now disabled for download. AMD is directing users to slightly older driver versions (23.20.11.04) if they are looking for updates.

It's expected that the issue will be resolved through joint efforts of Valve and AMD to avoid conflicts between VAC and Anti-Lag+. As for players who were already banned, the official Counter-Strike Twitter account stated that, "nce AMD releases an update, we will be able to identify affected users and lift the bans."

So, for Counter-Strike 2 fans using Radeon graphics cards and facing account bans due to enabling Anti-Lag+, all hope is not lost, and they should be able to continue playing in the future. The question of whether AMD and Valve collaborated from the beginning to develop Anti-Lag+ for Counter-Strike 2 remains unanswered, and it might be worth paying more attention to the cautious implementation of such technologies.