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VALORANT <\/em>developers Riot Games is set to launch a new path-to-pro competitive game mode above Radiant, the highest rank in the game.<\/p>

The game mode, dubbed Premier, is expected to launch next week in Brazil for an alpha testing period. The game mode will allow players to create a team of five to compete against other teams in divisions. There will be a dedicated season composed of weekly matches and tournaments to compete in. <\/p>

The seasons will last a few weeks and the top teams may qualify for a tournament to win the Division Championship. <\/p>

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Players in Brazil will test a team creation system, serving load, and tournament play with a pick-and-ban system for maps, scoring, matchmaking quality, and other bugs. <\/p>

Riot has emphasized that this system is in the alpha testing stage, meaning it\u2019s far from being complete anytime soon. \u201cIn its current state, Premier is about 60% of all the planned features and functionally, but there are whole features that are absent in the current Alpha,\u201d Riot said in a press release. <\/p>

A release date for the wider VALORANT <\/em>player base is unknown at the time of writing, but it\u2019ll likely be released prior to the start of the main VCT season in February 2023.  <\/p>

Riot will be assessing the performance of Premier over the course of its rollout to players in Brazil. This will ensure that necessary changes are made while only a small number of players have to deal with the bugs or issues that may be present in the game mode.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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