Valorant's closed beta starts on April 7, 2020 for PC. The starting shot is at 2 p.m. German time. Anyone interested in trying out the new tactical shooter from LoL developer Riot Games must take care of early access. Here we summarize for you what you have to do for it.
Closed Beta from Valorant: How to get in
As the name suggests, Valorant's closed beta is not an open test phase for everyone. Before you can participate, you have to meet a few requirements.
You have to do this:
Which streams do you have to watch exactly? Riot Games has not yet revealed that. You should Twitter channel keep an eye on to get the info. We have also followed up on Riot Games and will update this message for you when we know more.
The beta will only take place in the following regions: Europe, Turkey, Russia, Canada and USA.
What is Valorant exactly?
We had already been able to try Valorant in our preview and found that Fans of tactical shooters like CS: GO may well have hopes of getting a potential hit in summer 2020.
We also summarized in a gameplay preview how Valorant wants to convince as many players as possible in addition to the Free2Play model and low hardware requirements:
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Valorant – The LoL makers attack CS: GO and could win!
Valorant relies on gameplay that strongly reminiscent of Counter-Strike in its basic structure. In addition, there are heroes alias agents with their own skills, which at first glance are reminiscent of Overwatch. However, these should not be in the foreground, but should offer a tactical addition to the hardcore shooter gameplay.
Because Valorant is designed for competitive competition, we already had a lot of fun during our trial rounds. The shooter was fun and conceptually well thought out. If Riot plays his cards correctly, CS: GO could soon be a new competitor.