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Feb 25, 2026
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An Update from the Anti Cheat Team - 02/25/2026

3/5 Moderate

Fixed a game-breaking Valkyrie "Wallhack" exploit and issued multi-week suspensions and RP removals to players who abused it.

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Key Changes

  • 1Fixed Valkyrie Ultimate exploit that granted persistent enemy highlights via vehicles
  • 2New policy: Promoting 'how-to' exploit videos is now a bannable offense
  • 3Multi-week suspensions issued to players who abused the Valkyrie exploit
  • 4Ranked Point (RP) removals for confirmed exploiters
  • 5Enforcement actions now extend to content creators promoting game-breaking behavior

All Changes

🚀Legends(1)

  • fixValkyrie: Fixed an exploit where Valkyrie's Ultimate could grant persistent enemy highlights outside the intended window when interacting with map vehicles.

🛡️Anti-Cheat & Enforcement(4)

  • changeRanked: Issued multi-week suspensions to accounts confirmed to have deliberately abused the Valkyrie highlight exploit.
  • changeRanked: Removed Ranked Points (RP) from accounts that gained a competitive advantage through the Valkyrie exploit.
  • newAnti-Cheat: Established a new policy where publishing or promoting "how-to" videos for active exploits is treated as participation in the exploit.
  • newAnti-Cheat: Authorized enforcement actions against content creator accounts that promote or demonstrate game-breaking behavior.

Summary

Anti-Cheat & Exploit Mitigation

This update focuses on restoring competitive integrity by patching a high-profile exploit involving Valkyrie's Ultimate and map vehicles. Beyond the technical fix, Respawn has taken manual enforcement actions against offenders and established a new policy regarding the promotion of exploits by content creators.

Enforcement Policy Shift

Respawn is now treating the creation of "how-to" exploit videos as active participation in the exploit itself. This allows the team to take enforcement action against both the players using the bugs and the creators amplifying their spread.

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