Surely companies like Riot Games can come up with solutions to problems such as cheating users without harassing their loyal customers?
I used to think that for years regarding DRM. 'member color code wheels? Or typing in words from the manual? Page 17, line 4, word 6...
GOG's (Good Old Games) whole pitch is "we'll sell you games without DRM". And they do. And their entire catalogue is open to piracy.
Yet people still buy the games. Because customers pay and pirates steal and that's how it goes.
Gaming is still a growing business with huge revenues. Annoying paying customers is as pointless as it ever was, yet they still do it.
The only exception is early sales. If a game can be kept protected for a few weeks after release it will earn more as people cave in and buy when they can't find a crack.
This is why it's not only the publishers who screw customers over. People who pirate games are also to blame.
Cheating though, is a completely different animal. Hacking or using cheat codes or screwing with the game is perfectly fine. But for some, they want or need to troll as many people as they can. Part of the fun.
Keeping cheaters and trolls out of games is much harder than it seems because these guys are very motivated and crafty, and because there isn't any effective punishment to act as a deterrent.
These people will troll Steam game announcement comments. You can't win.