In defending the policy, G2A said it costs money to upkeep accounts, and that users just need to log in once every six months to avoid the fee; they don't have to buy anything.

We've banned a pile of VALORANT closed beta account sellers and botters to free up more entitlements. Tracking more. Don't buy accounts, you might lose them! — VALORANT (@PlayVALORANT) April 9, 2020 ...

While G2A revealed they had banned accounts selling Elo-boosted League profiles, Riot's ban remained. In 2016, G2A was again accused of allowing users to sell stolen or fraudulently-obtained keys.

G2A is still determined to show that it can do right by developers worried about shady game key sellers. The online marketplace has introduced a new verification process that should make it harder ...