Riot Games presents the Competition mode in Valorant, with the classification and matchmaking in classified games.
Riot Games shows us how VALORANT’s Competition mode will work and explains some of the decisions of project managers. Competition mode will be available soon after patch 0.49, starting with Europe and North America.
VALORANT’s Competition mode uses the same game rules and format as Unclassified mode, but the stakes are obviously much higher. The VALORANT competition system is still in its infancy, but it will evolve over time. Uncategorized mode will still be available, but matchmaking in Competition mode will be regularly deactivated for short periods during the beta, time for Riot Games to refine it and integrate the feedback.
Here is a summary with additional details below.
- Complete 20 games in Uncategorized mode to unlock the Competition mode.
- 8 rows, 3 levels each, except for the best row, VALORANT.
- Form groups of 5 players max (2 rows of maximum gap between the players).
- Your rank is no longer displayed if you do not play in Competition mode for 14 days, but it does not decrease behind the scenes.
- Your rank will be reset when the game starts.
PRESENTATION OF THE RANKS
You will enter matchmaking in Competition mode after completing 20 games in Uncategorized mode. Think of it as a warm-up before you get serious.
There are eight rows, each divided into three levels: Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Immortal and VALORANT. Winning games is most important for climbing the rankings, but if you play extremely well, your rank will progress faster. Losing games and not living up to the expectations of the system (determined by your previous games) will lower you in the ranking.
Your personal performance will have a greater impact on the first assessments of your level of play, but their importance will gradually decrease while that of victories will increase, the time for us to analyze your talent. Competition mode also examines how overwhelming your wins or losses are. The reason for this is simple: we want to give you a good reason to do your best for the duration of your games.
For those who will rise to VALORANT rank, the final victory and the way you win / lose games will be the only factors taken into account, because we believe that if you and your teammates have reached the highest level of play, it’s because you deserved it.
COMPETITIVE INTEGRITY
Our ranking and matchmaking system is designed to create balanced games and minimize irregularities.
Taking into account your general performance also helps us to better detect smurfs, avoid “rank boosting” and quickly assess your real level of play (and therefore your rank). Thus, you will have the assurance of playing balanced games with players who deserve their rank.
Putting on the spike can be more fun with your friends, that’s why you can join the matchmaking of the competition with a group of up to 5 people. We want players to feel comfortable when they are playing together, as we see group play as an essential part of competition in VALORANT. However, the players in your group must be classified 2 rows (6 levels) maximum from you. This condition is there to guarantee that there is not too much difference in level during the games; one player should never be significantly superior / inferior to the others.
We have also taken steps to ensure that you all play on an equal footing, regardless of the size of your group. Our competitive matchmaking takes into account the size of your arranged group and automatically optimizes your game by seeking in priority an opposing team including an arranged group of similar size.
Inactivity will also be taken into account. If you have not played a game in Competition mode for 14 days, your account will be considered “inactive” and your rank will be hidden. Do not worry, it will be enough to play a game to make it reappear. We just want to make sure that when other players see your rank, they see an accurate indication of your talent, and after 14 days of inactivity, we cannot be sure of the validity of this indication. However, we won’t artificially lower your rank behind the scenes, so you have nothing to worry about if you’re one of those players who are always on top of their game.
EVOLUTION OF THE COMPETITION MODE
During the closed beta, but also after the launch of the game, it is on the VALORANT community that will depend on how we will evolve the Competition mode and the ranking system. We are currently working on adding a persistent progression element that would testify to your exploits in addition to displaying your rank.
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