A friend recommended my play Valorant a little before he quit playing and initially it seemed like a very colorful, vibrant and skillful game. The art style, sound design, characters and such were all very likeable and enjoyable to see on s...

Haven't played in about a year or so, want to pick it up cause my friend has it but the last time I heard about it, the anti-cheat was sort of invasive and ran even on PC startup, and when the game was closed. Is it still like this?