The Riot Games shooter will arrive in private beta on April 7. Its main managers talk about what we can expect from Valorant.
Valorant has become one of the workhorses for Riot Games in this 2020. The revelation of his plans at the end of last year has given way to materialize part of his roadmap. From Legends of Runeterra and its beta we move on to the next box: the shooter.
On April 3, several broadcasts of the main creators of world content were published. One of them, specifically the one that occurred on the DrLupo channel, offered a simultaneous interview between its director, Joe Ziegler, and the executive producer, Anna Donlon. Thanks to the meeting we were able to extract new data about his proposal.
As they narrated, Valorant is unlikely to go into public beta. Although they do not want to say "no", so far they only think of a closed test until its launch in the summer of 2020. Date that remains set in the framework of next summer, despite the crisis of COVID-19. The possibilities to access the beta will be to observe the main official broadcasts on April 7, in addition to signing up on the official website.
At launch we will have four maps. As for the number of heroes, they did not want to specify how many will be from the first day, although during the test we can expect a total of ten. Qualifying games will be available “a couple of weeks” after publication and will allow for game search even if you are alone. The same will happen in social games, based on skill-based matchmaking that other titles such as the last Modern Warfare already propose.
Offering a solid online infrastructure is a vital part of the team's goals behind Valorant. "What we are trying to achieve is that when you shoot someone you can be sure that your shots matter," said Joe Ziegler. The commitment of the servers with tick-rate of 128 continues; Players will be compensated with the highest pings. There is also no concern about attacks from outsiders. They are prepared for all kinds of threats, including against the use of cheats.
Once established, the post-launch content plan will be proposed under a “battle pass” system. In addition to the confirmed absence of loot boxes and the commitment to cosmetic monetization, new useful content will be added, in the form of maps and heroes. However, there are no plans for new weapons "unless you see an opportunity."
You can take a look at the full interview through this link. Remember that Valorant's private beta will begin on April 7 for all those who have gained access. In FreeGameTips we have already played it.
