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Valorant Player Count: How Many Active Players

Kanishka Thakur
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Valorant Player Count: How Many Active Players

Riot Games introduced its first FPS game Valorant on June 2 and it has been popular ever since its beta release. The game is a combination of abilities as well as guns.

There are no fixed numbers released on how many people are actually playing the game but Riot games did release some stats for closed beta which stated that nearly 3 million players logged on each day to play Valorant during its two-month beta testing period.

The game is now introducing a new Act every two months and also has promised a total number of 6 new agents in the game throughout the year.

The developers of the game are also listening to the common issues and bugs faced by the players and are reacting to that pretty quickly and are solving the issues.

When Valorant’s closed beta was first released, it broke Twitch’s single-day viewership record within hours. The game had 34 million hours watched, with a peak viewership of around 1.7 million.

It will be exciting to see how the player count would turn up as Riot games are launching a new Act in the next week which includes a new agent and some map changes in the game.

The game is now open to Korea, Japan, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Turkey, MENA, Russia, CIS countries, North America, Latin America, and South America.

Since its launch the players, as well as the organizations, are starting to shift from the popular game Counter-Strike: Global Offensive to Valorant.

Valorant First Strike Tournament Dates

Pranav Nalawade
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Valorant First Strike Tournament Dates

The competitive scene of Riot’s competitive shooter Valorant is developing at a rapid pace since its release on June 2nd. Tournaments with huge prize pools are readily being conducted for Valorant by various organizers around the world such as Valorant First Strike.

The announcement of the Ignition Series a few months back further escalated this pace, inspiring tournament organizers to invest heavily in the new FPS title. It didn’t take long for Valorant to develop a strong esports scene around the game, and now, it looks like they’re looking to take things to the next level, as Riot has recently announced that they’re planning to organize Valorant First Strike – the first Valorant major.

Here’s everything you need to know about the first official Valorant tournament:

THE FORMAT

The First Strike major will feature multiple regions throughout the world. Tournaments will be organized across North America, Europe, Asia, CIS, South America, and the Middle East. The regional qualifiers will start in the next few weeks and will culminate in the main event. Eight teams from each region will battle it out in the main event from where one team from each region will be crowned as the regional champions.

THE DATE

While no specific date has been mentioned by Riot as of yet, the regional qualifiers for First Strike can be expected to take place towards the end of October. The main event and the regional finals are scheduled to take place from December 3-6. 

HOW TO REGISTER

Riot has advised players to start preparing their rosters if they’re looking to participate in the regional qualifiers. The rules, policies, and instructions on how to register for the qualifiers will be made public by Riot in the next few days. 

While anyone is free to participate in the Valorant First Strike open qualifiers, players will have to be over the age of sixteen and above the rank of Immortal 1 in order to register themselves for the tournament.

When is Valorant Act 3 coming: Everything You Need to Know about the next big update

Sonu Banerjee
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When is Valorant Act 3 coming: Everything You Need to Know about the next big update

With Act 2 of Riot’s tactical shooter Valorant nearing its end, fans are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the next Valorant act which is set to arrive in the next few days. The introduction of the new act will refresh the ranks of all players, and the current ranks will be locked to the accounts as their Act rank in the game.

When is Act 3 coming?

Riot has already confirmed on multiple Occasions that Valorant Act 3 will arrive on October 13th.

If you play in North American servers, you’ll be able to queue for your last ranked game this Act till 4:30 AM Pacific Time. Games queued after that will count towards your next Act’s rank.

What’s new in Act 3?

Other than the rank reset, nothing much is confirmed by Riot as of yet on what’s about to happen on the 13th. But don’t worry, Riot has left a number of hints teasing an upcoming agent or a new map (or both).

The first clue left by Riot dates back to September 24th, when the Valorant Twitter account shared a cryptic picture with the caption, “Who’s on the bench?”

The translation turned out to be rather odd,

“A look on the rise

River king

Discovered the place belonged to him”

Players began to suspect that “the rise” could instead be depicted as “Ascent”, the map in Valorant. Interestingly enough, Ascent has a bench in it. “Who’s on the bench,” you ask? 

The answer is Tahm Kench, a champion from League of Legends. Judging by Riot’s tweet, there’s a possibility that he can be the next agent coming to Valorant.

The second teaser was tweeted out by Riot just yesterday. “Decode this,” the tweet said, with an attached image of a similar cryptic picture like the last tweet 

The translation for the image was different this time. 

“Bring a coat, Forget weapon, It is cold over here”

This seems to be pointing towards a potential winter-themed map being added to the game alongside Act 3.

While none of these speculations have been confirmed by Riot themselves, it’s only a matter of time before we find out what the devs have in store for us.

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Also Read: Valorant Ranking System Explained

Valorant Ranking System Explained

Pranav Nalawade
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Valorant Ranking System Explained

Valorant’s competitive ranked mode is live along with the casual mode. However, you have to unlock the competitive mode, and after you play enough rounds in this mode, you will be allotted a rank that reflects your skill level and plays a major part in deciding with which skill level of players you get paired up in your ranked games. In this guide, we will breakdown all your questions regarding the Valorant Ranking System.

How to Unlock Competitive Ranked Mode?

After you have completed 20 unrated (unranked/casual) matches, your competitive mode will get unlocked!

How many Ranks are there in Valorant?

At the moment, there are a total of 8 ranks in Valorant, each rank has three tiers except “Radiant” which is the highest rank. This makes for a total of 22 possible skill badges. Ranks and their respective skill level badges are as follows:

  • Iron 1
  • Iron 2
  • Iron 3
  • Bronze 1
  • Bronze 2
  • Bronze 3
  • Silver 1
  • Silver 2
  • Silver 3
  • Gold 1
  • Gold 2
  • Gold 3
  • Platinum 1
  • Platinum 2
  • Platinum 3
  • Diamond 1
  • Diamond 2
  • Diamond 3
  • Immortal 1
  • Immortal 2
  • Immortal 3
  • Radiant (Highest)

How does Ranking Work in Valorant?

“Winning games is the most important factor in gaining rank”, Riot said. However, your personal performance also plays a major role. Performing well can help the players push their ranks faster, and if they fail to do then their rank may see a significant drop as well. While ranking, you will always get paired up with the players having the same rank as you (within two ranks of your current rank).

Riot mentioned that this rank system is built to combat rank boosting, smurfing and to ensure balanced matches for all the players. Although Riot did not mention anything about MMR in ranked games but we are sure they will shed light on it as well in the future.

ALSO READ | Your Valorant Rank Only Depends on Wins and Damage Inflicted says Riot Devs

Does The Rank Reset if You Don’t Play for a While?

Your rank won’t drop if you haven’t played for a few days but if you are inactive for 14 days, your rank will be “temporarily” hidden until you play a match. It means that if you’re inactive your rank will not be displayed to other players who are trying to see your rank until you become an active player once again.

Riot added, “We want to be confident that when others see your rank, it’s an accurate reflection of your skill.”

Does the Competitive Rank reached in Beta Carry Over to the Official Launch?

Sadly, when the official launch takes place, the rank gained by the players in the Beta will not get carried over as the ranks would get reset. To obtain a new rank in the official launch, certain instructions will have to be followed that Riot will share.

Differences in Competitive and Unrated Mode

The competitive mode was introduced shortly after patch 0.49 was pushed. It has a ranked system, and after playing a certain number of rounds you will receive your first ranked badge and after that, you will get paired with the players of the same rank. Matches played in unrated mode will have nothing to do with the badges that you have gained from playing the competitive mode.

Currently, Valorant Ranking System is still in closed beta, so chances are that the balance of the ranked system is changed by Riot after the official launch.

Genshin Impact Anemoculus Locations and Map

Prateek Jain
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Genshin Impact Anemoculus Locations and Map

Genshin Impact is undoubtedly one of the most popular ARPG Gacha style game that has come this year. The free-2-play title has gathered interest among many ARPG fans with its innovative ways of keeping players engaged with a good storyline and loads of activities. The game is full of mysterious items and characters, with each having significant importance.

Anemoculus is one of those mysterious items that every player must aim to find as soon as possible. The Anemoculus is ”a substance that has accumulated intense Anemo energy. Offer it to the Statue and help reinstate the power it has lost over the years.”

Anemoculus is offered to the Statue of the Seven for some incredible rewards and to permanently increase the stamina of the character. Stamina is required to perform abilities like flying, running, swimming, and climbing, and having increased stamina helps in progressing the game faster and avoid certain deaths.

Starfell Valley Anemoculus Map

Note- To reach the far eastern Anemoculus use an ice element character to freeze water underneath for a direct path.

Windwail Highlands Anemoculus Map

Note- To reach the southern Anemoculus you will need to complete a little puzzle. To solve the puzzle, first switch to a wind element character, then collect the wind spirits starting with the ones in the dead center of the area. After collecting the last spirit an air vent will open up and collect the Anemoculus.

Galesong Hill Anemoculus Map

Note- To reach the far eastern Anemoculus just follow the 3 Seelies on the edge of the continent for completing a mini-quest, which will then open a wind gust of the ground which you can ride to reach the warp hole at the top and collect the last Anemoculus.

Stormterror’s Lair Anemoculus Map

Note- This area is only accessible after completing part-3 of the prologue. To Get the North-East Anemocolus just use the nearby mountains to reach a higher point and just glide to the Anemoculus.

How to Get the North East Most Anemocolus

Use the Nearby Mountains

anemocolus northeast

It cannot be reached from the ground, so you’ll need to find a higher point and glide your way to the Anemocolus. After reaching it, you can just warp out to safety.

Valorant Error 31 “There Was An Error Connecting To The Platform” – How To Fix It?

Divyesh Moghe
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Valorant Error 31 “There Was An Error Connecting To The Platform” – How To Fix It?

Valorant players are facing the infamous code 31 error again. The notorious error which bars the players from logging into Valorant has resurfaced. With many trying to find a fix for this error, here is what we think might fix your problem.

“Error Code 31 – There was an error connecting to the platform” is a pop-up that haunts Valorant players. It can be caused by a variety of issues and troubleshooting your way through this error is a hard task. Here are the possible causes and solutions for this error:

Check your account region:

It is noticed that players who try to change their regions or the auto-selected region is not where they belong, the error 31 message pops up. If that is the case, you can try solving this issue with following simple steps:

Check your Firewall settings

One of the potential fixes is to go through your computer’s firewall settings. If your computer has extra firewalls set up then it may block some parts of Valorant. Make sure that Valorant is completely whitelisted to ensure its smooth running.

Reinstall Vanguard Anti-Cheat

Try reinstalling the vanguard and the game itself as it can potentially fix a lot of error message pop-ups. Reinstalling the game may not sound as a great solution but it is very impactful for some issues.

After trying all these troubleshooting methods, if yoy still face the issue, then it’s possible that many others like you are facing the same. Wait for the developers to fix the issue and try logging in after a while.

How to get League of Legends esports stream drops

Sonu Banerjee
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How to get League of Legends esports stream drops

After an incredible success with the idea of dropping Valorant beta keys as stream drops through Twitch before the official release of the shooter in June, Riot Games decided to take things to the next level when they announced dropping League of Legends loot through official streams.

This time however, fans won’t be able to get drops by watching streams on Twitch. Instead, if you’re looking to get your hands on a drop, you’ll have to watch the official stream through the League of Legends website.

What are Drops?

Drops appear in the form of cards likely featuring adorable poro(s) which represent a unique reward. These cards are triggered by in-game or in-broadcast events and will provide at minimum a small amount of Blue Essence. Rarer in-game moments or epic plays could trigger bigger rewards such as Hextech chests and keys, skin shards, summoner icons, and Clash tickets.

What are the rewards?

  • 10-Year Commemorative Esports Capsules
  • Custom Branded Hextech Chests from our partners
  • Lolesports.com Minion Icons
  • Discount Codes from our partners
  • Exclusive Music content from our partners
  • Lolesports.com Ward Skins and Emotes
  • Worlds Tokens
  • Blue Essence
  • Each Drop will come with an exclusive piece of collectible art that can be viewed on the rewards page anytime

How to get League of Legends Esports Drops ?

You need to be logged in to your League of Legends account at watch.lolesports.com to be eligible for a drop. If you receive a drop while watching a game, you’ll get a notification which can be clicked to claim the reward.

These drops are only available while watching live games and are triggered by in-game events. The rewards include blue essense, skin shards, summoner icons, clash tickets, and other stuff.

You can see the loot you’ve earned in the drop tab of your account. The rewards will automatically be made available in-game within 24 hours.

Drops will occur during the live stream of the 2020 Summer Split for the LCS and LEC, and fans from all regions and servers will be eligible to collect rewards.

Riot hasn’t said anything yet about LCK or LPL, but it will probably expand Drops to those leagues as well in the near future. For more info, visit the official Watch.LoLesports blog.

CSGO Coaching Bug Explained

Pranav Nalawade
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CSGO Coaching Bug Explained

Unless you’ve been living under a rock over the past few months, chances are that you’re already aware of the infamous ‘spectator bug’ that has made it to the headlines on multiple occasions recently and is the reason behind the bans of several renowned CSGO coaches in the professional scene.

WHAT IS THE COACHING BUG?

The coaching bug allowed coaches of CSGO teams to be stuck as a spectator in certain parts of the map while a match was underway, providing them with full vision around the area. Coaches abusing the bug could gain information on the enemy team’s whereabouts, economy, and tactics which would otherwise be unobtainable.

Needless to say, this bug could easily give players of one team an unfair advantage against the other. Coaches from big organisations were accused of abusing the bug on one or more occasions, which led to an elaborate investigation by the ESIC.

CONSEQUENCES

Coaches who abused the bug didn’t go off unpunished. On September 1st, ESL announced that they were temporarily banning “dead”, “HUNDEN”, and “MechanoGun”, who are the coaches of MiBR, Heroic, and GamerLegion respectively for abusing the bug in tournament games.

But the wave of bans was just starting back then. On September 4th, the Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) launched investigations into the abuse of the spectator bug in CSGO and worked alongside Michal Slowinski, the discoverer of this exploit, to hunt down coaches who abused the bug in professional games. Few weeks after the announcement, on September 28th, the ESIC issued bans 37 CSGO coaches who were found to have abused the bug in the past.

What’s even more shocking is the fact that according to ESIC, only 20% of the investigation has been concluded till now, which means, there are possibly a lot more bans to come. ESIC claimed that they’ll publish a detailed report towards the end of October to close the investigation.

Here’s a list of all the coaches banned in the investigation as of yet (Source: HLTV)

Sr. NoNameDuration
1Slaava “⁠Twista⁠” Räsänen 15.75 months
2Peter “⁠casle⁠” Sørensen 10 months
3Rodrigo “⁠dinamo⁠” Haro10 months
4Arno “⁠ArnoZ1K4⁠” Junior10 months
5Allan “⁠Rejin⁠” Petersen 19.8 months
6Eliomar “glou” Hernandez10 months
7Arthur “⁠prd⁠” Resende10 months
8Alexey “⁠NooK⁠” Kozlovskiy7.5 months
9Henrique “⁠rikz⁠” Waku10 months
10Alessandro “⁠Apoka⁠” Marcucci 5.4 months
11Aleksandr “⁠zoneR⁠” Bogatiryev36 months
12Germán “hellpa” Morath10 months
13Egor “fuRy^” Morin7.5 months
14Aset “⁠Solaar⁠” Sembiyev10 months
15Nicolai “⁠HUNDEN⁠” Petersen8 months
16Ricardo “⁠dead⁠” Sinigaglia6.5 months
17Nicholas “⁠guerri⁠” Nogueira4 months
18Faruk “⁠pita⁠” Pita 10 months
19Erik “⁠AKIMOV⁠” Akimov 7.5 months
20Ivan “⁠F_1N⁠” Kochugov8.75 months
21Bruno “⁠ellllll⁠” Ono10 months 
22Pedro “⁠peu⁠” Lopes5 months
23Robert “⁠RobbaN⁠” Dahlström5.5 months
24Mariusz “⁠Loord⁠” Cybulski6 months
25Anton “⁠ToH1o⁠” Georgiev10 months
26Andrey “⁠Andi⁠” Prokhorov10 months
27Milan “⁠pepik⁠” Gellebra 10 months
28Morgan “⁠B1GGY⁠” Madour7.5 months
29Christian “⁠chrille⁠” Lindberg10 months
30Sergey “⁠starix⁠” Ischuk10 months
31Alexander “⁠ave⁠” Holdt6 months
32Jasmeet “⁠RoSeY⁠” Gill10 months
33Sergey “⁠lmbt⁠” Bezhanov7.5 months
34Henrik “⁠FeTiSh⁠” Christensen3.75 months
35Mikołaj “⁠miNirox⁠” Michałków 3.75 months
36Nikolay “⁠pNshr⁠” Paunin3.75 months
37Casper “⁠ruggah⁠” Due3.75 months

Valorant error 31 – How to fix it

Divyesh Moghe
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Valorant error 31 – How to fix it

Valorant is very well received by the gaming community right from its announced and closed beta testing. The game enjoyed fame in its very early stages and the developers quickly launched its global versions after a few months of testing. For a game that is newly built from scratch, there are bound to be some corners left unchecked.

Such small corners can become a big upset for the players. Riot games are actually very active in maintaining their servers but still, some issues slip by. Code 31 error is a similar problem that must be occurring due to some small issues in the game.

If you sat down to enter the realms of Valorant but could not do so, because of some random error message, don’t worry. Here are simple troubleshooting steps that may help you get back into Valorant and play to your heart’s content. The following list contains very basic yet effective solutions for fixing your game:

  • Close your Valorant application and try restarting for a few times.
  • Restart your PC and check if the issue is resolved.
  • Uninstall and Reinstall the Valorant application from its official website.
  • Check this list and try to find a possible solution.
  • After trying all these basic issues, if the problem is still there, you can try later after some hours to check if the issue is resolved.
  • Another way to address the issue is to issue a ticket on the Valorant Support website through which you may get required help from the developers.

How to get Halloween hats in Among Us

Pranav Nalawade
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How to get Halloween hats in Among Us

Among Us has completely taken over the gaming industry. The game looks very simple without any quirky graphics but is standing out due to its fun playstyle. Among Us has reached new highs in terms of popularity with the acclaimed faces of streaming are choosing this game to entertain their viewers.

Among Us features upto ten players who are spawned in a spaceship. Out of them, there are some impostors who the crewmates have to find out and kick from the ship before they manage to kill everyone. Crewmates have to use their wits to deduce who the impostor is while simultaneously doing tasks scattered across the ship to win.

WHAT ARE ALL THE PLATFORMS SUPPORTED BY AMONG US CROSSPLAY ?

Among Us supports following platforms

  • PC 
  • iOS
  • Android

HOW TO GET HALLOWEEN HATS IN AMONG US?

You can get Halloween costume hats in Among Us simply by waiting for October to arrive.

Or, you can get Halloween hats in Among Us for free on mobile and PC right now by changing the date and time on your device.

Follow the below steps to get cosmetics such as a Friday the 13th hockey mask and bat wings.

  • Open settings on either your phone or computer
  • Select Date and Time
  • Turn off automatic clock
  • Change the date and time to October 29th, 2019 at 23:59
  • Open Among Us and wait for the time to change to 00:00 on October 31st
  • Create a game and approach the laptop
  • Press customise and you should see Halloween hats to select

If you don’t see any Halloween hats, you may need to restart the game or restart your device.

That’s all you need to do to get the Halloween Hats invisible in Among Us.

Also Read:

How to make your name invisible in Among Us

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