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Deceive is a lightweight privacy utility developed by Thijs Molendijk that enables players of Riot Games titles—specifically League of Legends, VALORANT, and Legends of Runeterra—to mask their online presence and appear offline to friends and teammates. Released under version 1.16.0 as the third major iteration, the program intercepts and modifies the chat-presence packets sent by the Riot client without altering game files or violating terms of service, ensuring that status changes remain invisible to the server-side friend list while full multiplayer functionality is retained. Typical use cases include avoiding distractions during ranked climbing sessions, preventing unsolicited invitations, maintaining streaming anonymity, or simply preserving personal privacy when practicing in custom matches. Because Deceive operates at the network layer rather than injecting code, it is compatible with every patch cycle and demands no administrative rights after initial setup; users launch the utility before the Riot client, select the desired game from a minimal tray menu, and continue gameplay under an “offline” flag until they choose to revert. The software falls within the gaming-tools category and has evolved through three documented versions, each refining protocol support for new Riot Vanguard updates and expanding localization for twelve interface languages. Deceive is available for free on get.nero.com, with downloads provided via trusted Windows package sources such as winget, always delivering the latest version, and supporting batch installation of multiple applications.
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