Riot Video games is finally turning up the warmth on smurfs in VALORANT, with Patch 11.08 introducing the tac shooter’s first in-game feature that lets gamers report and flag such disruptive habits.
Set to go reside on Oct. 15, Patch 11.08 provides the “Rank Manipulation” standards to the in-game report system in VALORANT, so you can now report smurfs below a devoted class. Beforehand, gamers needed to report smurfs below “Dishonest” or “Sabotaging” and depart a word to clarify—a system that hardly ever led to honest investigation from Riot’s facet.
The rank manipulation reporting class was launched as step one in a bigger initiative to sort out the closely reported smurfing downside in VALORANT. Final month, Riot confirmed it’s conscious of the widespread situation and plans to launch a sequence of anti-smurf updates to remove rank manipulation and account boosting at its roots.
“Taking part in in opposition to smurfs is one of essentially the most irritating experiences in VALORANT, and a large quantity of this disruption comes from shared accounts,” the workforce had defined in an article on X back in September. “By reducing the quantity of accounts that may be shared, we count on smurfing to lower.”
As soon as Patch 11.08 goes reside with Act Six on Oct. 15, you can begin reporting gamers you suppose are smurfing, wintrading, or boosting below rank manipulation. To report a participant for rank manipulation or another class, observe these steps:
- Open the in-game settings web page (ESC key on PC) whereas in a match.
- Beneath the Match tab, discover the participant identify you need to report and choose the Report button.
- Test the field beside the class below which you need to report the participant. Use the textual content field to clarify why you suppose they fall below the class you chosen.
- Submit the report.
Riot will take energetic steps to scrutinize their habits and punish them appropriately.
Beginning Patch 11.09, Riot will implement Multi-Issue Authentication (MFA) by way of the Riot Cellular App for participant accounts detected as shared. You’ll be able to try the new banner within the Aggressive foyer to study extra about upcoming MFA modifications. For extra details about upcoming anti-smurf updates in VALORANT, try our detailed information.
