VALORANT Drops Paused Due to Server Issues

Cole Andrews

Published: Apr 7, 2020 03:53 pm

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Today is the second wave of Twitch drops for closed beta access to the new competitive first-person shooter from VALORANT. Due to the high volume of people, there are some server issues and errors preventing people from getting into the game.

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VALORANT is temporarily pausing drops to closed beta due to server issues. Their official Twitter says people will still be eligible to get access from watching, but the distribution will resume later.

We've temporarily paused dropping Closed Beta access while we triage server issues. You'll still be eligible as you continue to watch, but actual distribution will begin once we find a stable fix.
— VALORANT (@VALORANT) April 7, 2020

This morning at 8:00 AM EST, viewers who watch Twitch streamers with drops enabled have a shot at getting access to the closed beta. Riot Games is supposedly giving access to between 75,000 and 100,000 more people today.

We’ll keep you updated on the “Drops” situation from VALORANT as we find out more.

Update: The VALORANT team deployed a fix for the problems and will begin distributing drops again once they’re confident the fix worked.

We've deployed a fix that should, well, fix the error 43 problems. For those of you in, let us know (sorry for those of you who aren't.) When we're confident this is the fix, we'll also turn on drops and more Closed Beta entitlements!
— VALORANT (@VALORANT) April 7, 2020

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Cole Andrews

Cole is a lifelong PC gamer who loves FPS, RPG, and MMO games. The first PC game that got him hooked was the Counter-Strike beta in 1999. He has thousands of hours in all of the old-school Blizzard games like Starcraft, Warcraft, and Diablo.