[2021] I think Valorant should have a block/blacklist feature

Hey there. I definitely understand the frustration when getting stacked up with... disruptive players :')
We're currently investigating ways in which we can effectively allow players to play with folks that are a little more up their play style, but let me provide you with some insight on why a block list is actually a trickier feature to implement than what it may seem like. There's been other competitive games that have tried to implement this feature, but at high elo, folks used the block list as a way of avoiding playing against certain individuals that they would not have a good time going up against. Often times, this block would be thrown left and right against good players, causing them to be on a mass ignore list, tanking the queues that they'd join. It's a great way for folks to isolate certain individuals from queues, even though the intent of it is to "block/ignore" the disruptive players who are tossing profanities and other inappropriate things into voice/chat. With that being said though, the idea isn't completely off the table. This concept is something that gets brought up often, and we are very down to implement some safe version of it that won't be abused, but keeps players protected as well. Updates to come TuT
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Brilliant observation! So the upvote/downvote idea is on our radar and we are going to probably add some variation of it in the near future (we want to make sure it adds clear player value, and there’s so many systems out there that don’t achieve the outcome they’re hoping for, so we are deep in design for this right now), but the blacklist limit is something I’m going to take note of and bring back to the team, so thanks! If anything, maybe some sort of list that will ignore for a period of time, then the list refreshes when it expires. Possibilities are endless 👀

We could definitely think about some variation of “avoid a teammate,” yeah :) you raise a good point