Riot Games disabled Cypher from active play in Valorant on May 28 after a bug allowed players to shoot through his Spycam by throwing a gun at it. The bug has appeared before, and Riot developer Penguin acknowledged it on X, calling it a throwback Thursday. Cypher is the third agent temporarily removed recently, following Neon and Omen. The fix timeline is unclear, but previous similar bugs took a few days to resolve.
riot disabled cypher after a bug let players shoot through his spycam by throwing a gun at it. dev penguin called it 'not this shit again' on x. cypher joins neon and omen in the 'disabled for a bit' club. no eta on fix yet.
This recurring bug highlights ongoing challenges in maintaining competitive integrity in Valorant, especially with agents whose abilities involve deployable objects. The quick disable shows Riot's responsiveness, but repeated bugs may frustrate players who main Cypher. It also underscores the complexity of balancing a live-service game with frequent updates.
this bug keeps coming back like a bad ex. shows how hard it is to keep a competitive shooter clean when agents have weird deployable tech. cypher mains are probably used to it by now but still annoying. riot's quick to disable but the cycle is getting old.
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