There are many things you can criticize Riot Games for, but when it comes to listening to the complaints of the Valorant fanbase, they are incredibly adept at it. In a recent concern about the in-game ping system, the Valorant fanbase took to Reddit to talk about the shortcomings of the "call" feature in the game.applied. The reason this is a pretty serious concern is because as a low TTK, tactical first-person shooter, Valorant relies heavily on proper team communication and summons. If you don't use your radio correctly, you won't be able to win many matches. And even though the game comes with its own built-in voice communication system, many solo players either don't have a microphone or don't want to talk while in-game. The importance of the ping system comes into play here.
According to the Reddit post, the current 'pressing Z' system can reveal many useful pings in Valorant, but communication feels inadequate, especially for deaf and dumb players.
The post continues to compare the Valorant ping system to that of Apex Legends and Paladins , and also suggests that the system in Valorant has largely fallen short of expectations. Ping should not only warn his teammates of impending danger, but also special summon from a specific area on the map. The author recommends:"So, for pings on the map. When pinging a point on the map, say in Ascent, I suggest pinging the Boat House, not only would it help if it said 'Boat House' in the text chat, but it would even show the name of the ping at a reasonable size. font available in it (or better, make it modular where you can at least adjust the size and opacity in the settings so gamers who have to read this can set it to a size according to their preference).
He adds: “If it were possible to have a customizable chat wheel [like in Dota 2], then it's okay if it doesn't have any sound. Heck, you don't need to open and close a file in the game and add a file to the game and make it an option in the game, all we have to do is write what we want to put in the private chat wheel and that's it.”
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Riot responded very quickly to player's questions regarding the in-game ping system. The Valorant developers went so far as to say , "In the process of creating the first round of new lines for major regions on the maps." They also announced that "more tactical voiceover" updates are coming. Regions already appear in chat, but it will make a big difference if characters say the regions aloud. “We plan to add many more 'tactics [voiceovers]' over time," the developers concluded. While Riot is serious about making lots of quality changes to Valorant , fans can expect lots of positive changes to come to the in - game ping system shortly.
