[2023] VALORANT Patch Notes 6.0

Originally posted by barlasa

For me the round difference impact was huge, and my RR gains could swing from +16 to +24 (Immortal 3, so no individual performance bonus either)

Thus I think it was a good change. Plus, they're saying it's still there, so it still incentives playing to lessen the RR punishment. Additionally, stomps happen less often than "evenly-fought" games so in the grand scheme of things it should result in higher RR gains for all, since we'll be getting more RR from closer games (which is a more common occurrence).

Originally posted by officialmark-

Seems like they are keeping Swiftplay longer than they initially planned, or maybe even permanent? It was mentioned that Swiftplay was only going to be around between Dec 6th and Jan 10th. However in these patch notes they are saying that Lotus will only be available in Swiftplay for 1 week and then made available to other modes in patch 6.01. I wonder if this was a mistake on their end or Swiftplay is actually permanent now.

Originally posted by Friendly_Fire

Could the issue with players not understanding it have been resolved with the UI? Clearly show the +/- from rounds differential?

IMO, a more impactful round differential makes for more accurate ranks, and encourages better player behavior. Maybe you could say that hidden MMR will pull your rank anyway overtime and that's what matters for rank accuracy, but knowing rounds have impact helps people's attitudes. I know many players have used the "just try to win some rounds so we lose less RR" line as a way to motivate a team to not FF and try.

Yet the "huge impact" comment you replied to was talking about swings of less than 1 RR per round diff. I don't see how it can go much lower without making any round basically irrelevant.

Originally posted by Mr_Mandrill

Hey Jo, quick question in case you're still around. Don't you think this change might encourage some players to throw their games if they think they are gonna lose the match?

For example, the type of player who wants to /ff in the first half of the game because their team is behind; before, they could have tried to at least win as many rounds as possible to minimize the penalization. With this change, if that penalization is about the same for a 2-13 game than for a 11-13 one, would those players not rather lose as fast as possible to get into the next match? Is this something you guys have considered?

I'd love to hear your thoughts on this. Thanks.