He looked at a small window on his second monitor: . It was a "virtual lag switch," a piece of software designed to mimic the old physical hardware tricks. By tapping a hotkey, the program would artificially throttle his outgoing data packets for a few seconds. To everyone else, Jax would appear to freeze or "teleport," while on his end, he could move freely and line up the perfect shot before the game caught up.

: Downloading "pre-made" lag switch software from untrusted sources often results in installing malware or keyloggers on your system. Legal Implications

: In some games like Super Smash Bros. , players may trigger a switch at the end of a match to force a disconnection, preventing their ranking (GSP) from dropping.

: If left on for too long (usually more than a few seconds), the game server will likely time out the connection and kick the player from the match. Detection Patents

A hardware ban. Not just an account reset. Your motherboard's serial number is blacklisted.