VALORANT might just tackle the Agent Instalocking issue with the new cascading agent select

VALORANT is currently experimenting with a new agent select system. This might just eradicate instalockers.

VALORANT since its Beta version days has had a pretty big problem. The problem being players instalocking the agent of their choice. Usually it is a duelist and the most popularly instalocked agent is Jett and Reyna. Instalocking agents leads to other players not being given a chance to play their desired agent.

Instalocking also leads to toxicity sometimes as players who do not get to play their desired agent tend to throw games. Maybe Riot is looking to fix tths with a new system similar to League of Legends.

Cascade Agent Select | #VALORANT

> Riot is currently experimenting with the Cascade system. Currently it is functioning as a 10 second interval for each player. Players can also choose a secondary agent as preference.

All is subject to change, as this is still in development. pic.twitter.com/ysQOkR0gDj

— ValorLeaks | Leaks & Info (@ValorLeaks) April 26, 2022

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Cascading Agent Select System

VALORANT leaker ValorLeaks made a post updating the community on the status of the cascading agent select system. This experiment would function similar to Riot’s other title, League of Legends, where players pick in the order they are on the screen. The system, according to the leaks, would give each player 10 seconds to select an agent before moving down the line to the next player.

To Explain a bit more. Each Player has 10 seconds, after 10 seconds the next player will be able to choose their agent and so on.

Riot sent out Surveys for players to give their feedback on the system, in its current form. As mentioned above, all can change as this is not final.

— ValorLeaks | Leaks & Info (@ValorLeaks) April 26, 2022

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Reaction from the VALORANT Community

“VALORANT implementing Cascade pick won’t do any good,” Twitter user Goedel said. “Unlike League where every role has more structure, this will just force players to throw if they don’t get their characters because the first 2 players lock duelists.”

Valorant implementing cascade pick won’t do any good. Unlike league where every role has more structure, this will just force players to throw if they don’t get their characters because the first 2 players lock duelists.

— Goedel (@Goedel_) April 26, 2022

“Can’t wait to 5th pick Yoru when we already have 2 duelists,” another user said. “Ppl think this is gonna fix team comps.”

The cascading agent select system remains in development and it’s unclear if or when it will officially make its way to VALORANT.

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