We want to be sure that any new features—even the ones we're testing—make the right first impression. To that end, we decided to start our experiment in North America, where most of our developers live. This lets us quickly react to feedback and efficiently implement updates on a regular basis. With the location locked in, we considered what would be best for players. As much as we wanted to open the doors to Agents from other regions, the resulting latency would ruin their experience and make it difficult to gather good data about new content.

While there are other reasons (cost limitations, network logistics, etc.), we ultimately chose the path that would provide the best experience to a limited group of players, so we could use what we learned to benefit Agents around the world.

Your Live VALORANT account must:

• Have no current bans or restrictions.
• Must be in the North America region, and you must consistently play from there.

Just keep in mind that meeting these requirements does not guarantee you'll be recruited.

Also, joining the PBE does not create a PBE-only account! You'll be using your current VALORANT account to log in, so be sure to sign up using the account you want to use. This means if you're banned on the PBE, you'll also be banned on Live, and vice versa.

You'll receive an email confirming that your application has been received. If your account meets the eligibility requirements, you'll be considered for recruitment. Remember—meeting the requirements doesn't guarantee you'll be recruited.

Recruited Agents receive a second email confirming an invitation for recruitment, which will include further instructions on how to access the PBE.

Didn't see an email? You can always check your status by attempting to log in to the PBE during its available hours.

We'll be recruiting for the PBE with each patch until we have a steady population, at which point recruitment may slow down.

We'll occasionally be searching out Agents who fit specific criteria—like hardware, play frequency, or rank. In that case, selection won't be completely random. Other than that, as long as you meet the requirements stated above and sign up, you'll be in consideration!

If Platform is unavailable comes up when logging in to the PBE, that means the environment is offline or down for maintenance.

If you see You are unable to patch due to lack of permissions, then you don't have the credentials to access the PBE.

Forget your password? If I were human, I'd say "Happens to the best of us!". But my mind is a computational system realized by complex algorithms that prevents me from forgetting anything. So I'll just give you some advice—you can always use the forgotten password link to reset your password!

The PBE is only available one weekend per patch, which means every other weekend. But PBE availability isn't guaranteed with every patch!

Want to keep your finger on the PBE's pulse? Check out the subreddit for a schedule. The best laid plans of simulated environments and Agents often go sideways, so there may be unexpected changes to availability along the way.

Seeing You are unable to patch due to lack of permissions when logging in? A couple of things could be going on. Your access may have been revoked for bad behavior. Or... that you simply haven't logged in to the PBE in a very long time and you'll need to reapply.

Agents are often excited to see what's new in the PBE, so when new content is released, we may have more recruits than we know what to do with. To handle this influx of interest, you may be placed in a queue before you can enter the PBE.

That's a negatory, good buddy. Each Agent must maintain their own account. Remember—your PBE account is the same as your Live account. Sharing it could get you permanently suspended (and nobody wants that!).

Don’t worry—we'll be keeping an eye on reports made against accounts in the PBE.

Anyone caught behaving inappropriately on the PBE will face consequences similar to those found on the Live server. If an Agent conducts themselves poorly on Live, their access to the PBE could be temporarily—or even permanently—revoked. And if you're banned on one, you'll be banned on the other.

You can report bugs, as well as view previously reported ones, on the handy-dandy VALORANT PBE Subreddit. While I may have mastered all of the world's languages, our developers have not, so we'll only be accepting bug reports in English. If the bug you found has already been reported, please comment on that thread instead of creating a new one—I like to keep things tidy!

Nope! Everything in the PBE is free. You won't find any new gun skins before they're available on the Live server, though. Also, what's available on the PBE may change or be limited at any given time for testing purposes.

The PBE servers are hosted in North America. If you aren't playing from North America, you'll likely experience higher-than-normal ping.

The number of Agents in the PBE is small compared to the regional servers, so queues sometimes take longer to populate. This is also why you may wind up in uneven match-ups.