We have 5 maps in the pool, but on most days it feels like we barely have 3. Can we make it so we can't get the same map in back to back games please?

Posted by Steve

Wednesday, April 21, 2021 5:05 PM

I don't have a big issue with the map pool, shoot I even enjoy icebox. But for someone who only plays about 2-4 games during a session, it feels like the algorithm picking the maps is not random at all. I would love it if I can either opt in to not getting the same map back to back or just having something mark the last map I played and only queuing me into one of the other 4 maps.

I know a lot of people have their own opinions on the maps, but I really think if people were playing different maps more often, they wouldn't have as many "bad" experiences playing a map they don't like back to back.

EDIT: I see people getting hung up in the comments about my use of the word random. Let me clarify, the issue(for me) is that it IS too random, meaning that it FEELS like it is randomly selecting the same map back to back to back too often. The idea I presented would remove that randomness. I'm not saying this is a perfect solution, because I don't know how it would effect queue times. I just want to play more maps more consistently, that's all.

References

  • https://www.reddit.com/r/VALORANT/comments/mul5re/we_have_5_maps_in_the_pool_but_on_most_days_it/
  • https://reddit.com/mul5re

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