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For those asking for ranked to be turned on - not today, sorry. We're evaluating on a day-by-day basis based on server stability and competitive integrity of the queues (e.g. no uncounterable exploits). Today is not that day. Will let you know tomorrow.
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Tomorrow we're deploying a hotfix patch to address some exploits, fix two bugs, and revert the headshot sound.
NA's patch hits April 30 @ 4:30AM PT, back up @ 10AM PT.
EU's patch hits April 31 @ 3:30AM CEST, back up at 9:30AM CEST.
If all goes well after this... maybe ranked.
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We meant May 1 for EU. The letters are close together.
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Maintenance is taking a little longer than expected for NA. Servers will be back up closer to 12pm PT (EU servers are not expected to have this delay).
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BREACH /// Sweden
"Hit them fast, hit them hard."
#VALORANT
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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.
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With Unreal Engine deprecating Shader Model 4 and requiring SM5, we'll also need to increase the min-spec GPU requirement for VALORANT from Intel HD 3000 to Intel HD 4000. You can still play with lower-spec GPUs, but if compatibility issues come up, we won't be able to fix.
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Annyeonghaseyo, Korea! Vamos, Latinoamérica! Bora, Brasil! Today @RiotSuperCakes welcomes new regions to the VALORANT Closed Beta and gives an update on our progress so far.
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Congrats to TenZ for being the first to reach VALORANT rank in North America! twitter.com/TenZOfficial/s…
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As thanks for all your interest in the VALORANT closed beta and hanging out with the @Twitch community, we have a small gift: an exclusive player card for anyone who's watched enough streams to be eligible for CB. Even if you don't get in, this'll be in your account at launch.
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Phase 2 of VALORANT Closed Beta is live. Latin America, Brazil, and Korea: You're up. Show us what you've got.
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.@RiotSuperCakes and @RiotZiegler are back this week with some commitments on disruptive player behavior and more about what’s going on with our servers. Catch up on the latest: riot.com/3cf4M6I
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Everyone’s favorite not-at-all-scary anti-cheat lead @arkem lays out the what, why, and how of VALORANT anti-cheat. Learn all about it here: riot.com/2L2zrZ7
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RAZE /// Brazil
"Just me, my squadzinho and a few tons of dynamite!"
#VALORANT
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In an hour we're shipping a hotfix for Vanguard to +up its compatibility with cheat-vulnerable drivers. Most of the previously blocked drivers should now work. Some egregious ones will cause the game not to start but now very few will be blocked outright. Thanks for the feedback.
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Beginning tomorrow, May 12, all servers will be going down for our next patch.
NA/BR/LATAM - Queues down @ 4:30am PT, back up at 10:00am PT.
KR - Queues down @ 12:00pm PT, back up at 5:30pm PT
EU - Queues down @ 6:30pm PT, back up at 12:00am PT (May 13).
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Get your tickets to the gun show! Art lead @oniram177 is here to talk VALORANT weapon design, from art and animation, to the VFX and audio design. Read all about it: riot.com/3dF3pP8
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Beefy new patch incoming! We're making updates to credit cap, adjusting ability costs, and balance updates for most Agents and weapons: riot.com/2ySgghX
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This one’s a long one, but it’s also what you’ve been asking about: strafe shooting and peeker’s advantage, why no solo solo queue?, and more (always more!) Vanguard updates. Let’s get into it. riot.com/3bouPqJ
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We're shipping a change that increases penalties for AFKs, which include longer queue restrictions for folks to AFK for multiple rounds. We'll keep an eye on these restrictions when there's service instability, but please commit to the games you queue up for.
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May 15: a weekend of ranked is coming for LATAM, KR, and BR.
KR @ 9AM KST
LATAM @ 9AM CST
BR @ 11AM BRT
Queues will end on May 19 at the same time they start as we evaluate server stability. Be sure to play 20 unranked games before!
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VALORANT's premium content team is here to talk about the sweet spot between bringing your weapon skin fantasies to life and maintaining competitive integrity. Read all about it: riot.com/2Tj2bkJ
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We saw healthy ranked queues over the weekend for Korea, Brazil, and LATAM, so we will be leaving them on for the rest of Closed Beta!* (as long as they continue to stay healthy)
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Tomorrow, May 19, at 4:30AM PT, NA/Brazil/LATAM will go offline for some server maintenance. Back up at 10AM PT.
On May 20, KR will be down at at 4:30AM KST (local time) for the same maintenance, back up at 10AM KST.
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Big thanks for the reports/videos you shared around hit registration feeling off. We found and are fixing a number of issues that compounded this, with the biggest being an actual hit registration bug that impacts low FPS players harder (it's a desync related to in-game FPS)
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