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We've banned a pile of VALORANT closed beta account sellers and botters to free up more entitlements. Tracking more. Don't buy accounts, you might lose them!
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Tonight the VALORANT devs take on @summit1g @shroud @Ska @dizzy and @fl0mtv. Who will emerge victorious? Watch NOW at twitch.tv/goldenboyftw or twitch.tv/rivington.
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CYPHER /// Morocco
“I know exactly where you are.”
#VALORANT
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One week in. A couple notes as we get into the weekend.
1. Drops are running 24/7. If you've watched a lot... take a break! CB access comes even when you're offline.
2. We hear you on demand. We've already increased CB server capacity +25% and are tracking down more internet.
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VALORANT’s technical director, Dave Heironymus, and technical engineering lead, David Straily, know the pain of bad servers getting in the way of landing clean shots. Here’s what we’re doing to keep VALORANT’s netcode and server infrastructure sharp. riot.com/3elpSld
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On April 15, EU servers are going offline for 2 hours to patch some audio bugs and map exploits - queues will 'freeze' at 3:30am CEST, go offline at 5am CEST. We deleted a previous tweet including info on NA servers - we're still working on a hotfix for you.
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.@RiotSuperCakes and @RiotZiegler share a small update on how you can get Closed Beta access, new streamers, and keeping our servers alive: riot.com/34Dwg2X
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Contents of tonight's EU hotfix (coming to NA tomorrow):
- Cypher's camera made less lethal under certain... circumstances
- Patched a number of map exploits
- Fixed audio dropping after consecutive games
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For NA servers, we'll be going forward with this patch tomorrow (April 15). At 4:30am PT, queues will 'freeze,' then go offline at 6am PT. Expect them to be back up at 8am PT.
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We know VALORANT has the makings of a global esport, but want to make sure we're building it right - and together.
@RiotMagus talks first steps toward building the VALORANT esports ecosystem and our community tournament support: riot.com/3bbvVaa
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BRIMSTONE /// United States
“Pay attention. Might learn something.”
#VALORANT
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Designing a competitive game with the right balance of tactical abilities vs. gunplay is more art than science. Hear from VALORANT's lead designer, Trevor Romleski, and senior map designer, @SalGarozzo, on the design process getting to closed beta. youtu.be/xu6g1uADlGg
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As CB continues, we're trying for weekly updates on topics we're seeing all around the world. First up, @RiotSuperCakes and @RiotZiegler tag in Trevor Romleski (design lead), and @arkem (anti-cheat lead) to talk about game balance, Raze, and anti-cheat. riot.com/2zf79rr
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To patch, we'll be taking EU matchmaking down on April 22 (local time) at 3:30AM CEST, then turning off servers - they'll come back up around 9AM CEST.
Also on April 22 (local time), NA matchmaking will be down at 4:30AM PT, then offline at 6AM PT. Back up at 10AM PT.
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Want to see specific details of the patch? Read about them here: riot.com/2VPHDk7
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EU VALORANT servers are having issues with game starts and character selects. We're rebooting a number of services to troubleshoot the problem and will have a time-to-fix when we know what's going on.
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OMEN /// UNKNOWN
“You thought you were safe”
#VALORANT
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Running into the same service issues with game starts and character select on EU servers as a few days ago. We're investigating.
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We've heard your requests to find out where you rank on the VALORANT ladder. Competitive mode is coming! Senior Producer Ian "Brighteyz" Fielding and Senior Designer Sean "Drevarius" Szopinski are here to guide you through it. riot.com/2VxY9GL
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Heading into this weekend: we're actively working on a number of server stability issues, and think we have fixes in for people with unusually low framerate and a solve for the 6v5 exploit. Looking into a few other errors that are popping up. Thanks for your patience!
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New week, new questions. @arkem’s back on Vanguard issues (and solutions! like disabling it when not playing!). V’s revenue lead, @SWAGGERNAU7 talks how we value skin lines like Prism, with reassurances that there’s more to come. riot.com/35cPj4p
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New patch incoming! EU matchmaking+servers go down at 3:30AM CEST on April 29 (local time), back up around 9AM CEST.
Also on April 29 (local time), NA matchmaking+servers start going down at 4:30AM PT. Back up at 10AM PT.
Ranked will be on when everything is stable.
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Want to see specific details of the patch? Read about them here: riot.com/35cyDtO
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One last patch note:
Fixed a bug where Cypher's Cyber Cage would be selected at a larger range than intended causing overlapping interaction issues. Will go live with 0.49.
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Collections, customizations, contracts, and content! @SWAGGERNAU7 is back to chat about weapon and melee skins, Radianite Points, and the VALORANT Battle Pass. Read all about it: riot.com/2VLLv79
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