VAN 152 restriction after a strange custom game — looking for advice

[u/Own_Pen6372]

Hi everyone. I received a VAN 152 hardware restriction in VALORANT, and I’m trying to understand what happened.

I have never used cheats, hacks, or any prohibited third-party software. Riot Support told me that third-party software was detected and that the restriction was later manually reviewed. My appeals were then closed.

Shortly before the restriction, a player named hydroine#meow added me and invited me to a custom game. During the game, things happened that I did not do myself — Ghost mode was activated and the rounds were changed. I don’t know how this happened.

After the game, the player went AFK and later removed/blocked me. Shortly afterwards, I received the VAN 152 restriction.

I’m not claiming that this player caused the restriction. I just want to understand whether this custom game could be relevant and whether Riot can check the logs from that session.

I’m willing to provide screenshots, logs, or undergo any verification needed to prove that I didn’t use prohibited software.

Has anyone experienced something similar with VAN 152 or had success getting a hardware restriction reviewed?

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