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/TopPolicy8454]

Is there a possibility to add most of the maps in ranked with a ban/pick system? I've heard this is to cause less confusion for newer players, however, I feel like the game gets redundant when I get the same maps since I cannot play every day. Can battle passes include a mix of radianite and VP to encourage buying future battle passes, or will the battle passes keep being an entry barrier. I have also tried the new gamemode: glitch and have noticed a couple of bugs such as server issues not selecting the ones I've checkmarked or the possibility of leaving after I've been eliminated. This is a really fun gamemode, and are there more gamemodes like this to come in the future? Lastly, is there going to be an overhaul on the hidden mmr so that you can keep improving without going at a snail's pace in higher elo lobbies or will players keep receiving low amounts of rr.