Valve Bans Over 40K Steam Cheaters, Reveals UI Update Plans
Valve brought the ban hammer down on a record-breaking number of Steam users as their annual Summer Sale came to a close last week. Dot eSports reports The Valve Anti-Cheat system usually averages around 3,000-4,000 bans per day but on July 6th, the Steam database recorded a whopping 40,411 bans, around 30,000 of which were banned before 12pm ET. The last massive VAC ban wave happened in October 2016 with 15,227 users banned. Apparently, Valve purposely banned the accounts after the summer sale to prevent them from getting a new game at a discount, a workaround that is bound to rear its ugly head whenever a Steam Sale comes up.
In other Valve news, the Steam user interface will be getting a facelift sometime in the future. According to Rock Paper Shotgun, Product Designer Alden Kroll revealed the upcoming changes in his Steam Business Update during the Indigo 2017 showcase. The update will focus on the platform’s Library home page which, once it goes live, will allow users to quickly launch recently played titles. The game launch pages will also be reworked to give users access to richer content including artworks, screenshots, guides, and friend activity.
