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\u201cAll five of us played together and after we won we had a skill disparity and could no longer play together,\u201d one fan said. \u201cWe played together all through beta and now our rank is too far apart to queue together. Pretty big bummer.\u201d<\/p>

To combat having a huge skill disparity in ranked matches, Riot only allows players to party up if they\u2019re within two ranks, or six tiers, of each other. While this would certainly help avoid boosting or players being thrown into matches above their skill level, fans are frustrated by how quickly the disparity was determined.<\/p>

Some players believe that Riot assigned a matchmaking rating (MMR) based on performances from Unrated games.<\/p>

\u201cEveryone has hidden MMR in unrated as it’s SBMM,\u201d another player said. \u201cUnrated is just ranked without ranks being displayed. It’s basing a lot off [sic] that.\u201d<\/p>

Players who did well while playing normal matches would be placed at higher ranks than those who underperformed.<\/p>

While this theory makes sense, Riot hasn\u2019t confirmed how the initial placements work. But a player\u2019s rank and progression are affected by their in-game performance. It could be that one player who severely outperformed their friends was placed in a much higher rank after placements, despite winning or losing together.<\/p>

Since VALORANT<\/em> is in closed beta, Riot is using this as an opportunity to iron out any issues. With ranked mode being deployed yesterday, devs will likely use the beta period to make improvements before the game\u2019s official launch this summer. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Pretty big bummer.\u201d To combat having a huge skill disparity in ranked matches, Riot only allows players to party up if they\u2019re within two ranks, or six tiers, of each other. While this would certainly help avoid boosting or players being thrown into matches above their skill level, fans are frustrated by how quickly the disparity was determined. Some players believe that Riot assigned a matchmaking rating (MMR) based on performances from Unrated games. \u201cEveryone has hidden MMR in unrated as it's SBMM,\u201d another player said. \u201cUnrated is just ranked without ranks being displayed. It's basing a lot off [sic] that.\u201d Players who did well while playing normal matches would be placed at higher ranks than those who underperformed. While this theory makes sense, Riot hasn\u2019t confirmed how the initial placements work. But a player\u2019s rank and progression are affected by their in-game performance. 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