Key Takeaways
- Valorant has ensured a system that allows in-game bans to players for repeated AFKs, friendly fire, and dodging the queue.
- With this new system, if someone is text-muted in real time, Valorant will ensure that they are also voice muted during the entirety of the match.
- Keeping a positive mental attitude is essential to winning your matches and ranking up in Valorant.
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Like any other competitive multiplayer game, Valorant suffers from an influx of toxic players. Some people rage at their teammates, intentionally throw the match by sabotaging, or demonstrate disrespectful behavior. To combat these issues, Riot Games has introduced new in-game penalties. Let’s look at the latest Valorant behavior update, including in-game bans for AFKs, Friendly Fire, and Queue Dodging.
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Valorant Introduces In-game Bans in the Latest Patch
Valorant has an in-depth reporting system that allows you to report problematic players, be it your teammates or enemies, in and out of the match. However, many people questioned its effectiveness as most of the reports just go to waste, with the culprits never getting punished. Riot has been trying to fix this issue, and the 7.01 update addresses it.
Now Valorant has introduced valid in-game bans where players can get punished during a live match for breaching community guidelines. These offences include repeated AFK, Queue Dodging, and Friendly Fire. This means if someone goes AFK intentionally during the game or starts trolling by sabotaging the teammates, they’re likely to get banned with immediate effect.
This could prove to be a double-edged sword, as many innocent players could get banned for reasons that are out of their control. If your power cuts out during the match, forcing you to disconnect, or you accidentally damage a teammate with your utility, you could get reported.
Queue Dodging can also be an issue, as some people dodge certain maps or avoid certain players. That said, this system certainly has more pros than cons. In the long run, these in-game bans in Valorant will ensure that players fix their attitude and make the game more accepting and approachable to everyone. We can only wait and see how things develop and judge the community’s overall attitude towards this new feature. Riot Games will also surely be keeping a close eye on the in-game bans, and we may see adjustments to the system soon.
How Negative Behavior is Bad for Your Competitive Grind?
Valorant is a team game that requires cooperation and support from all members to win the round and, ultimately, the whole game. If a single person starts trolling or leaves the match, your chances of victory are drastically reduced. Therefore, making sure that players who are problematic or have behavioural issues get suspended from playing is essential to maintaining a positive and wholesome community.
Keeping a Positive Mental Attitude in Valorant
Keeping a positive mental attitude is essential to winning games and ranking up in Valorant. There’s a reason why you barely see people tilt or be toxic in high elo. If one of your teammates is having a bad game, flaming them isn’t magically going to fix their gameplay. In fact, it might make them play worse. Hence, avoid trolling or blaming your teammates even if they’re struggling to provide support in the game.
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