Valorant is becoming an indispensable part of the industry with its gameplay and Esports system every dayWe can say that innovative ideas aiming to bring different communities together by diversifying the esports ecosystem take Valorant one step further. As the Valorant professional arena evolves, so does the increase in players, and of course, the growth of esports is inevitable. That's why the team continues to work at full speed to please the players in every way.
The competitive environment created with the balanced structure and tournament system in the game manages to attract the attention of millions of people to Valorant. If there are still those among us who do not know what Valorant is, we would like to say that they missed a lot. Don't fret though, in today's post we've compiled everything you want to know about Valorant's competitive landscape in 2022. Let's take a detailed look at our contents without wasting much time.
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► VCT EMEA 2022 Program and Format
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EMEA is Legendary! (It says so in this hype video)
— Daniel Ringland (@RiotStupendous) February 9, 2022
VCT EMEA goes live this Friday! https://t.co/1Q8mHEmyaF
Daniel Ringland, head of Valorant esports, talked about innovative approaches to increase competition in the game. Speaking to NME, Ringland emphasized that in 2022, significant changes will be made to Valorant's competitive structure that will affect most people. Some of these upcoming changes will be the Valorant Regional Circuit (VRC) and Valorant Regional Leagues (VRL). Ringland continued his thoughts on this subject as follows;
There are many different amateur events in these scenes that appeal to many different kinds of people; social people, gamers who just want to be pros, all can find something great to join. These scenes, which exist at the regional level, are one in France, one in Turkey, one in Mena and so on. One level up from that is the VRL, Valorant Regional Leagues. They aim to be at the top echelon of national competition. Then we have an event towards the end of the year where the best teams from each of the eight VRLs will compete to find out who is the best VRL team in EMEA.
GAME CHANGERS
Emphasizing the importance of changes in national leagues, Ringland said the Game Changers event will turn into "a global event that will take place towards the end of this year". According to Ringland, Riot Games has designated Valorant's ecosystem as "barrier-free." This means you can find a place for yourself in Valorant no matter your gaming skill. Ringland continues:
When we say barrier-free, we mean that there is an entry point for everyone who works for their level, so one of the biggest advantages we have seen in designing the ecosystem from the top down is that we can appeal to everyone. If you're a professional player involved in Counter-Strike and you're already really good at it, there's an entry point. If you're someone who dreams of becoming a professional and you're really on that path, maybe you're good enough to join a VRL team, there's an entry point for you. If you are at the very beginning of this journey, there is an entry point for you in the VRCs too.
The world of Valorant esports is still very new as you know. The game, which was released by Riot Games in 2020, reached millions of players in a short time, especially thanks to the hype it received from League of Legends.
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► VCT 2022 Stage 1: EMEA Challengers Fixture
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Valorant Development Process and Future Outlook
Ringland also said that the creators of Valorant took inspiration from other esports games to create their own playstyle. As head of Valorant EMEA Esports, he talked about the need for many innovations in every region; He said that when we got together to design Valorant, they spent a lot of time looking not only at what we were doing, but also what other esports were doing. “Valorant Esports is a huge priority for Riot,” Ringland added, while talking about the exciting innovations in 2022’s Valorant esports scene.
I like to think we're not carbon-copying what Riot has done before and that we were able to incorporate some elements from other esports, especially shooters, that are popular out there and that we think will resonate with our audiences… I like to think we're collecting and producing what's best for our fans. Although it is our second year, we feel that we are only at the beginning of this journey. We feel really good about the foundations we've laid with VRCs and VRLs, especially as we head into 2022. Really, now we just need to focus on growing all of this, listening to our fans, understanding them and understanding what they want. Our focus will be to grow the foundations of what we are building with our fans.
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