Riot Games allegedly banned a player for a harmless expression in Valorant, but then the story took a different turn and the developers revealed the real reason.
What does the player say as the reason for the ban? A Valorant player shared a screenshot on X.com saying he was banned by Riot Games for the chat message “ggwp.”
In competitive games, the expression “ggwp” is written into the chat at the end of a match to express a kind of congratulation or even a compliment on the performance. It is an expression of sportsmanship and is used regardless of victory or defeat.
However, it also happens that toxic players use the expression ironically or want to show a lack of trust in their teammates, for example when the match is far from over.
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Riot Games, the development studio behind the tactical shooter, responded to the player’s post and publicly clarified that the ban had another reason. The developers explain that the statement that he was banned for “ggwp” is just an inadequacy of the system.
Riot replies: That wasn’t the reason at all, the ban remains
What is the real reason? Riot Games states in its response to X.com that the player was banned for spoken statements in the game’s voice chat.
The automated system that informs players about the reason for the ban cannot yet provide transcripts of spoken statements as evidence. A studio support employee has now sent the player a transcript of the statements that led to the ban.
Riot Games made it clear in their response that they would not be reversing the ban.
In competitive games like Valorant, Counter-Strike and League of Legends, many players regularly encounter toxic statements in voice and text chat. But there are also friendly players.
For example, in August we reported on a player who was rewarded by Riot Games in Valorant because he remained calm and was friendly to his fellow players: Gamer receives a unique gift from Riot Games because he was nice to his opponent despite numerous provocations was