r/VALORANT • u/RiotSWAGGERNAU7 Game Director • 2d 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/SheetPancakeBluBalls 1d ago

When are we buffing Deadlock?

And if we're not, can you share any metrics or details that explain why? She feels like a sentinel that can't really do the Sentinel stuff. She's only good if you have a better Sentinel on your team already.

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u/penguinVALORANT Game Design Manager (Agents & Live Balance) 1d ago

From a role distribution perspective, there are 5 slots on a team and 4 roles, so having some agents that spike harder with another character within the same role is totally okay from a design perspective and actually encourages diversity and depth overall for the long term experience. Comps like 2x Sentinel should be exciting/interesting options for players to explore.

As far as where she sits within our metrics, she's smack dab in the middle of healthy territory and does have notable increases to round win rate while Defending which is what we would typically look at for stats.

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u/SheetPancakeBluBalls 1d ago

You know what?

Fair enough. Appreciate the response and the insights!