On Twitter, a Valorant closed beta player asked the game’s developers when ranked mode would be available as unranked solo queue is just too hard for them. The player also shared a screenshot of the scoreboard from a Valorant defeat where they had nearly twice the number of kills and nearly double the average combat score of any other person in the game.

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Valorant game director Joe Ziegler responded with some positive news, confirming that the developer’s first tests of a ranked mode are happening in the next couple of weeks. Ziegler also told the Valorant player to “stay tuned” for more information. Ziegler’s response was posted on April 10, which was a week ago, suggesting that Valorant’s ranked mode could be available by the end of April.

Riot has been working on several features to get its new game ready for high-level play. Earlier this week, Riot confirmed early plans for the Valorant esports scene, such as an ability toggle off blood in professional matches. The developer also confirmed that it would be forming partnerships with streamers, tournament organizers, and content creators. This organization is all important but a ranked mode will be seen as one of the biggest steps towards making Valorant esports happen.

The developer has also confirmed that it is working on Riot Direct, its own ISP, to give Valorant a huge technical advantage over games like Overwatch and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Giving the game a higher server tick-rate should provide less lag and fewer frustrations for high-level Valorant players, allowing every ranked mode player to know that they really earned their wins.

However, Riot may feel that there are several more important things in Valorant that it needs to fix before allowing everybody to enjoy a ranked mode. This week, the developer announced that it had released a Valorant hotfix for a major, game-breaking bug with Cypher. The update also fixed several map exploits.

Those in the Valorant closed beta may want to show how good they are at the game by using ranked mode, but that may mean very little if the game is completely broken. It’s unclear when Riot will make an announcement about ranked mode’s release though things do seem positive.

Valorant releases this summer on PC.

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