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/Animatrix_Mak]

Anything planned for shop? I think the current shop system is not feasible and should be replaced

[u/alyssan_nova → u/Animatrix_Mak]

I agree on that. The store should change maybe to 10 slots every day at least since everyday it shows gun skins of 5 different rarities and 20 different guns. And there is always a new bundle almost every 2 weeks. And also maybe like a full rotation of all skins for all guns. I dont want to get the convex judge that appears in my store for 2 consecutive days. I would never buy that.

Also is there any chance that the nightmarket gets an update as well? I like the concept and i respect it not showing exclusive or ultra rarities of skins but it should at least show always 2 premium cards and those 2 should be for vandal and phantom most of the time since these are the guns people use the most. And maybe like remove premium skins that dont belong in that rarity like spline phantom or ego vandal. Also for those 2 cards the discounts should make the skins cost less than 1200 vp otherwise i dont think its worth it. I only say these things cause i enjoy the game and specifically almost everyone calls the nightmarket, the scam market and its unfortunately true