We had CS running with anti cheat client maybe 15 years ago, most servers. Valve took over and scrapped it I think, they refused to 'share power' or whatever. It was 3rd party but so is the entire dam game at that time, obviously they bought CS but never paid the anti cheat people who did it all for free mostly.
It would take screenshots and stream them publicly
https://www.reddit.com/user/valve_anti-cheat/
VAC doesn't detect the Virtual Machine hacks
I did read something else, a change to incompatible software. The people creating hack accounts, premade at prime or whatever rank for a price are playing 9 bots with 1 boosted account.
They use virtual machines to do it all on one machine from one location apparently. VAC was altered to object to the VM software running.
I thought MM didnt let you narrow it down to cherry pick your opponents but the example given was global which in some parts of the world would be a rare game I guess.
Im nowhere close to the expertise that might be available to the hack/boost people but I know of ways to get past vac without much effort. Maybe they'll monitor and cover other avenues also eventually.
I think the reputation system is the best idea, no private profiles allowed for starters. Just make people live by their history, xp record, whatever so there is worth to their actions not just that shiny rank badge.
I must have extreme paranoia

last overwatch case the suspect has a karambit and imo was clear enough to convict. Just watched somebody with rust gut knife reacting to silent players, I was asked to observe him and I said he was not legit. I would expect to be wrongly cynical if they have nice gear like that but didnt seem like it.
I recorded the karambit guy to show the vid but I forgot I had cs muted but you can still tell imo, I do wonder if anything but super blatent overwatch cases get passed
12 vac in last 90 days only that I can see in my history on a brief check. Cheating at nova is like cheating at hungry hippos, hard to even believe have to laugh
https://i.imgur.com/QoZjLrf.png
https://www.reddit.com/r/GlobalOffe..._addition_to_vac_has_started_effecting_cheat/