Valorant's closed beta is in full swing, but not everyone is coming in. Keys are distributed at random on Twitch, which is why many fans of multiplayer shooters like CS: GO or Overwatch are left dry. Other players shamelessly take advantage of that sell beta accounts for horrendous prices from 50 to 150 euros on Ebay.
Riot waves the spell hammer
If you can no longer wait to play Valorant and already have the credit card in your hand, you should think about it again: Developer Riot Games got wind of the Ebay sales of the Valorant Keys and does not find it at all funny.
So buyers and sellers are currently banned from Riot Games
We've banned a pile of VALORANT closed beta account sellers and botters to free up more entitlements. Tracking more. Don't buy accounts, you might lose them!
– VALORANT (@PlayVALORANT) April 9, 2020
Valorant: So you have chances for a beta key
Valorant and its closed beta are currently enjoying immense interest and high demand. The tactical shooter on Twitch reached 1.7 million more viewers than CS: GO ever had. A key reason is likely that Riot Games in the course of Valorant streams Beta keys distributed at random.
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Valorant: How to unlock all 10 heroes in the closed beta
So the chances of getting access to Valorant's closed beta are most of all left to your luck. We already explained how you can get your hands on a key in our Info HUB on the Valorant beta. But to summarize the most important thing for you again: –
- Link your Twitch account to your Riot account
- Tracks participating valorant streams on Twitch
- The longer you follow a participating Valorant stream on Twitch, the higher your chances of getting a beta key.
By the way, according to Riot, your drop chances don't increase if you follow the Valorant streams on Twitch with several different accounts. Furthermore Riot does not guarantee beta access, even if you watch the livestreams for a particularly long time. The random principle of key drops should not be undermined – even if the developer seems to contradict himself here.
– Dany (@ 13_dany13) April 9, 2020
Why beta access to Valorant is so limited
Riot Games announced that it is aware of the high demand for beta keys for Valorant. And this demand the developer will probably not be able to keep up. Since you want to ensure stable servers and a decent gaming experience in order to learn lessons for the further development of Valorant, the closed beta is not simply declared an open beta.
If you want to participate in the Valorant closed beta, you still have to hope for a random key drop during a Twitch live stream. Or up to Summer 2020 be patient if Valorant should appear final.
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Valorant between hype & rejection: where do the differences come from?
Until then, you can find out about all ten playable heroes of the tactical shooter and what Valorant's microtransactions look like at the moment. And while our shooter expert thinks Phil Valorant is THE next big multiplayer title, editor-in-chief Heiko believes that at least Valorant's beta is currently lacking something crucial.