How to Play Valorant Closed Beta
Riot Games has announced the Valorant closed beta date, but how can you get your hands on the highly anticipated tactical shooter? We have all the details.
Riot Games Finally Announces Closed Beta his new first-person shooter Valorant. Launched on April 7th, players around the world will have the opportunity to test Riot's tactical FPS.
After getting familiar with all the Agents, players have been looking forward to getting their hands on an early version of the game, and here's how to do it.
How to play Valorant closed beta?
Riot Games has partnered with Twitch to provide fans with access to the closed beta. To be eligible, fans from selected regions will need to go through a three-step process.
- Sign up for a Riot account (if you haven't already) here .
- Link your Riot account to your Twitch account here .
- When the beta launches in your region, watch specific Valorant streams (which will be highlighted on Twitch) for a chance to earn Closed Beta access.
Is the Valorant beta coming to my region?
The Valorant closed beta will be available in the following five regions: Canada, Europe, Russia, Turkey and USA .
In light of the current ongoing health crisis, Anna Donlon added the following statement as part of Riot's press release.
“We want to interact with players as globally as possible, as quickly as possible; therefore, we will maximize the number of players to test our infrastructure, but we will not allow everyone to play the Valorant test until we are absolutely sure that we can handle it in this new uncertain environment. "
What is Valorant Points?
In their press release, Riot also touched on "Valorant Points", the in-game currency that will be available during the beta. Yes, that's right, the closed beta will have access to a fully functional store.
“At full launch, we will refund all of your Valorant Points with an additional 20% bonus as a thank you for participating in our skins and store in development,” they said.
For example, Riot stipulated that if players purchase 10000 Valor Points, they will have 12000 Valor Points in their name at launch.
In terms of your progress in moving from beta to a major release, the developers have confirmed that will not be carried over to launch . "The current state of Valorant's gameplay may very well change at launch, and it's best for everyone's progression to start from the same starting line."