VALORANT Patch 2.04 AFK and Toxic Player Penalties (February 2021)

What Is VALORANT's New Penalty System?

VALORANT, which came out in 2020 and reached huge audiences, continues to look for definitive solutions to the AFK player problem. The most serious steps of these measures so far will be taken with Patch 2.04. VALORANT announced part of the new penalty system on its website. VALORANT, which is also trying to find a solution for those who go AFK because of technical glitches, will first give a warning and then a chat penalty. If players keep abusing this, they can receive a penalty of indefinite removal from the game.

VALORANT Warning Penalty

• XP can no longer be earned from a game in which you go AFK. (Introduced for players who try to farm XP by going AFK)
• Those who go AFK before the game will lose a small amount of rank rating.
• When you go AFK in game, you will lose a lot of rank rating (arriving with Patch 2.03).
• The queue wait penalty will increase every time it is repeated.
• A penalty of being barred from entering Competitive games will be given.
• Indefinite removal from VALORANT.

VALORANT Chat Penalty

With Valorant Patch 2.04, it will concern players who abuse voice chat and text chat.

The penalties that will be applied in sequence to toxic players who constantly harass their opponents and teammates are as follows:

• Being removed from chat.
• Being removed from chat for a long period.
• Being removed from the Competitive queue.
• Being removed from the game.
• Being removed from the game for a long period.

When all these penalty actions are applied, the players who reported will also receive a notification. Thanks to this feedback, we will feel a little relieved.