valorant
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First Valorant Ban Wave Takes Out 8,873 (Very Salty) Cheaters
1Valorant’s “Vanguard” anti-cheat system has been responsible for controversy and melted PCs, but we now have tangible evidence that it’s also doing its job of booting cheaters. Last night, Riot announced that nearly 9,000 cheaters have been removed from the tactical shooter’s closed beta.
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Valorant Players Don’t Like That Valorant’s Top Rank Is Called ‘Valorant’
Despite the fact that it’s still in closed beta, there are many Valorant players. There are not, however, many Valorant players who are also Valorants, aka Valorant Valorant players. You can probably see why some players already find the game’s naming scheme for its top rank confusing.
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Following Valorant Beta Key Controversy, Twitch Prohibits 24/7 Streams With Drops
For the past couple weeks, a growing number of Twitch’s top streams have not been live, despite claiming to be. In order to maximise viewership gain from Valorant’s beta key drop system, some streamers have been tossing up non-live footage to keep streams going 24/7. Now, that’s no longer allowed.
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Riot Says It Will Curb Valorant Toxicity After Own Employee Posts Video Of Sexist Harassment
It is a regrettable sign of our times that women sharing videos of vocal, sustained harassment they’ve received in specific competitive multiplayer games has become a genre unto itself. The latest game: Riot’s still-in-testing tactical shooter Valorant. The latest person to share a video: A Riot employee.