Some empowering strategies are acceptable in competitive Valorant , but some are completely illegal and should not be appreciated by any match official.
And yesterday in the European First Strike Valorant qualifying game between the Guild and G2 Esports , the former player used a heavily punished exploit on Ascent .
An update on VALORANT First Strike: Europe
— VALORANT (@PlayVALORANT) November 14, 2020
RIOT officials have discovered that during their game on 11/13 Guild Esports used an exploit against G2 Esports. Exploits are prohibited under Rule 7.2.6 of the Global Competition Policy and as such Guild have been handed a forfeit loss.
Guild Esports was forfeited in the game for using the Ascent B-zone buff strategy with Killjoy 's turret and Sage's wall. However, although G2 will make its way into their next game, all of Guild Esports won't be prevented from taking part in the Qualifiers, which will take place next week.
In a recent tweet, Valorant developers wrote: "An update on VALORANT First Strike: Europe. RIOT officials discovered that Guild Esports used an exploit against G2 Esports during their match on 11/13. Abuses, Global Competition It is prohibited under Rule 7.2.6 of its Policy, and as such, the Guild was forfeited."
