I didn ' t realize just how bad it was until I started keeping track of every single person i got matched with in CSGO . Out of over 2000 opponents and teammates , 6 % have been VAC banned since I played with them . That ' s 1 VAC banned cheater every other match . It ' s likely even worse when you consider 1 . I ' m not even that good at CSGO . I ' m only ranked MG 2 , so cheating is likely worse at the higher ranks . 2 . Only the bad cheaters get banned . Those who are good at it know how to make their replays look like just the actions of a skilled player . So the true number of cheaters is likely far higher likely at least one per game on average . I don ' t think that cheating is nearly as prevalent in Overwatch , but it ' s always frustrating to run into one of them . You ' re more likely to encounter a cheater on the enemy team than on your own team , so over time there is definitely a downward force on your rank that is a direct function of how many cheaters are in the general population .