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Riot has revealed how Valorant’s competitive Ranked mode will work, at least during the closed beta. Similar to other competitive modes the upcoming Ranked modes will let players progress a rank ladder based on how well they play.
First of all, the Ranked Mode will be introduced with the upcoming 0.49 update. There’s no release date yet for the update, though Valorant game director Joe Ziegler says Riot is targeting sometime next week.
Once live, players won’t be able to just queue up for Ranked mode. They’ll need to complete 20 Unrated matches to unlock Competitive mode. Once unlocked, there will be 8 ranks with 3 tiers each except for the final rank, Valorant.
Like other ranked modes, players will progress up the ladder based on their win-loss ratio. Win a match and you’ll gain experience to move up the ranks. Lose a match and you’ll potentially drop down the ladder. While game wins are the most important factor in ranking up, Riot says personal performance will also be taken into account. So even if your team loses, if you perform well you may not suffer as much.
Another factor taken into account is how “decisively” you win or lose. Meaning you’ll be given more experience if you win by 10 points instead of 3 points. Same with how decisively your team loses.
VALORANT Ranks and Competitive Matchmaking
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