New 'Valorant' players will need to grind before they can play competitive games

A new playable character with an aggressive mobility-based kit isn't the only potentially game-changing tweak coming to Valorant with the shooter's Episode Four update on January 11th. Once the patch is live, new players will need to reach account level 20 before they can queue for competitive games . Previously, you only had to win 10 unranked matches before you could take part in competitive matchmaking. Many other multiplayer games, including Overwatch and Riot's own League of Legends, employ...