The next Valorant update will add in the highly-anticipated Competitive mode and ranked system that early access players got the opportunity to test out during the closed beta. Ranked play is coming so soon that Riot has given players a peek into what's new with the updated Competitive mode, including the new name of its top rank: Radiant.
During the beta, the top rank was called Valorant, which Riot cites as a source of "potential confusion." A new blog post outlines Riot's thought process behind the rank rename: "Although we still really like having our top rank be something unique to our game and aligned with our IP, we’ve decided to remove VALORANT as the name of our top rank to help reduce potential confusion of the game vs the rank," Riot states. "The new name for our top rank will represent Agents infused with powers, known as Radiant."
In addition to the name change, Riot has also provided a graphic with the newly designed rank iconography.
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