Valorant Village / Field notes
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Fix VALORANT audio first, then practise movement, weapon, ability, Spike and map cues with the minimap and round timer.
A practical Sage guide to Barrier Orb timing, Slow Orb layering, Healing Orb choices, safer Resurrection targets and better round reviews.
A beginner VALORANT economy guide to full buys, saves, half-buys and force-buys, with team calls that protect your next round.
What VALORANT's cheater-detected message means, what to do after a suspicious match, and when Riot may restore lost RR.
Smokes do more than hide an angle. Learn what a VALORANT Controller is trying to buy in a round and how teammates should play around the smoke.
The old AimToolingRadialFrictionBaseSpeedMultiplierX claim was never a supported aim setting. Here is what Riot actually changed and how to troublesho...
Riot calls it individual performance, not a secret bonus formula. Here is what match result, round score, damage, assists and hidden MMR actually do t...
A practical guide to importing, exporting, checking and troubleshooting VALORANT crosshair codes without relying on outdated UI labels.
A practical 5v4 VALORANT guide for turning an early pick into a controlled round without chasing another kill or giving the advantage back.
VCT Americas Stage 2 uses group play, Play-In and Playoffs to send teams toward Champions Shanghai. Here is how to follow the race and watch it.
Patch 13.01 makes Iso's weapon timing instant, extends Yoru's Gatecrash, retunes the Outlaw, and adds stronger rank-manipulation penalties.
Patch 13.00 starts Act 4 with Summit, Retake, Sentinel and Initiator changes, a Bandit tune-up, and updates to ranked matchmaking.