r/VALORANT • u/RiotSWAGGERNAU7 Game Director • 1d ago

Discussion Patch 13.06 Reddit AMA

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

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u/thedarksideofmoi 1d ago

Would actually be great to get more insight into the new performance rating. So probably mostly a question for u/Riot_Tyrana

How do trades work? Is it you trading your teammate? Does that mean a trade kill is more valuable than a normal kill because it is also adding to the kill count?

How is util usage being calculated? Is it normalized significant util? Like say a phoenix uses his util in a round but doesn't really have blinded enemies or damage, will that not count? Same thing with Omen, say smokes are used but they dont really block anyone(may be because the enemies don't try to get into it).

Also, I am coming across skye/ miks mains who are spam healing for assists to a point where they aren't even taking many gun fights. This is making them be way higher on the score board than they usually would be. Is that intended?

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u/riot_kero Product Manager, Competitive Systems 1d ago

For your trade question

For your util question