The Valorant beta is barely a month old but it’s already gotten a big new addition: ranked mode. Riot Games teased the addition in recent patch notes, but said at the time that the actual feature would be coming in the near-future for those who have gotten into the beta.
Ranked mode will let you play on a more competitive level, but since this is the beta, any progress you earn will get wiped when the full game launches this summer. That means the addition of ranked is simply to put it through its paces. In a tweet announcing the opening of ranked, Riot mentioned it reserves the right to shut it off “if things get weird.”
Other updates introduced in the patch include gameplay and balance changes, map updates, and tweaks to the UI and observer mode.
In the next 30 minutes we’re going to turn ranked on in North America.
If all goes well there, we’ll turn ranked on in Europe after the hotfix patch (so after 9:30AM CEST on May 1).
We also… reserve the right to turn off ranked at any time if things get weird.— VALORANT (@PlayVALORANT) April 30, 2020
Valorant has gotten off to a fast start after releasing in early April, even ahead of its official launch. To help the launch happen in the best state possible, Riot is offering a bounty for those who can find exploits. For more on the competitive shooter, check the recommended specs, how you can get in, and everything else you need to know.
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