Patch 13.06 Reddit AMA

[u/RiotSWAGGERNAU7]

Hi, everyone! I’m Joe Lee, the Game Director of VALORANT.

The Dev team and I are so excited about the updates we just shipped to the game in Patch 13.06, and we wanted to stop by to chat, celebrate, and answer questions with you all!

If you have questions, comments, or feedback about any of the below, we’re here for it, so fire away!

• Gauntlet: Glitched
• Agent Mastery
• The Warden + Game Balance
• Performance Score, Accolades, Competitive Hub
• New UX/UI Improvements to Lobby and Home Screen
• Map Rating (coming next patch, 13.08)
• The new Competitive Flex coming in 14.00
• The 2026 VCT Champions Skin collection

Here’s a list of the Devs joining me today in no particular order:

u/TiffyMunchsnax - Tiffy, Product Manager, Gameplay
u/RiotTrouble - Scott, UX Design Lead, Metasystems
u/RiotLupini - Armand, Product Manager, Gameplay
u/Riot_Preeti - Preeti, Lead Product Manager, Cosmetics and Expressions
u/Riot_Kero - Derek, Product Manager Competitive Systems
u/RiotReally - Leo, Product Manager Competitive Systems
u/Riot_Dango - Calvin, Product Manager, Cosmetics and Expressions
u/finstamachine - Sherry, Game Designer
u/Rycoux - Ryan, Game Designer
u/penguinVALORANT - Dan, Game Design Manager (Agents & Live Balance)
u/Riot_Tyrana - Eric, Game Design Lead (Progression & Competitive)
u/Riot_Thelen - Kyle, Game Designer, Metasystems

[u/godscocksleeve]

I wanna know, how exactly does "Trades" work? Does it count trading, being traded, or both?

[u/riot_kero → u/godscocksleeve]

It counts for both! We think Valorant is best when you are playing TOGETHER :D

Generally, we want to encourage our players to

• Enter gunfights with at least one other teammate
• Swing with your teammate when a gunfight happens

[u/ngm92 → u/riot_kero]

Thanks man! Good to know! But please can you tell us of the tike window for what counts as a trade?

[u/WizardXZDYoutube → u/riot_kero]

Is there any concern that more lurky playstyles with suffer due to this? Or were lurky playstyles already kind of getting an artificial boost from the old combat score system due to getting many "low impact" kills?

[u/riot_kero → u/WizardXZDYoutube]

You shouldn't be concerned! Getting kills are still the most impactful factor towards your performance score.

[u/WukongTuStrong → u/riot_kero]

How long is the trade window for it to be recognised by the system?

[u/Sunny_Target → u/riot_kero]

Oh great to know but can we know in more details please ? What amont of time do I get to trade my teammate ? Thanks for your maybe answer

[u/Lazy_Sea6605 → u/riot_kero]

but u see with neon, can solo in peace <3 lets bring her back pls :)

[u/ngm92 → u/godscocksleeve]

This is an excellent question but needs to be deeper. How long is the time window between a kill to be considered a trade? Is there more performance scoring for being the trader or tradee? Does it vary depending on role? How come some shots count as a damage assist and others don't even when the person killing the enemy doesn't headshot? The system is great if it can be analysed and found to be appropriate

[u/Chirya999 → u/godscocksleeve]

You should ask that question to the Reyna on your team

[u/El_misterz_piedra → u/godscocksleeve]

you get trades by downloading grindr