Valorant, Riot's competitive first-person shooter, needs low internet ping to provide players with the best experience (Image via Riot Games) One of the most important elements for players to conquer ...

Milliseconds matter in the fast-paced world of VALORANT. Achieving low ping is necessary for an optimal gaming experience, where every shot, move and strategy depends on connection speed. High ping ...

Riot Games has made significant changes to the Ping system in Valorant. Starting with patch 9.11, smokes will block pings completely. This means that you won't be able to ping the Spike's location ...

One of the features that you can use in Valorant when playing is to display one’s ping in-game. Players usually enable this feature to know what is their ping in-game or latency. If you enjoy playing ...

Valorant is a game that requires sheer skill, one of the best gaming PCs, and a stable ping. Good luck staying in Silver for months if you don't have at least one of the three. But determined fans of ...

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In a skill-based, competitive game such as Valorant, there’s nothing more frustrating than when the game itself lets you down and not your own input. That is, unfortunately, often the case in Valorant ...

All games suffer from bugs and errors, but some are too game-breaking to be taken lightly. Valorant is no different. Recently, players encountered a ping-spiking bug that'd only get triggered when ...

Riot Games is adding a new Manila server to VALORANT on August 19, 2025, with patch 11.04. This update aims to give Filipino players a better connection and lower ping during matches. The Manila ...