If all the members of a team are eliminated before the spike is activated, or if all members of the defending team are eliminated after the spike is activated, the opposing team earns a point. If the defending team can deactivate the spike, or the 100-second round timer expires without the attacking team activating the spike, the defending team receives a point. If the attacking team successfully protects the activated Spike for 45 seconds it detonates, destroying everything in a specific area, and they receive a point.

They must deliver and activate the Spike on one of the multiple specified locations (bomb sites).

The attacking team has a bomb-type device called the Spike. In the standard non-ranked mode, the match is played as best of 25 - the first team to win 13 rounds wins the match. VP is an in-game currency that can only obtained by purchasing it with real money, and it can be spent on cosmetic items or new agents. However, within the first 28 days of release, new Agents can only be unlocked with Valorant Points (VP), Agent Recruitment Events, or by having a linked and active Xbox Game Pass subscription. Kingdom Credits can be acquired by playing games or completing daily and weekly tasks, and can be spent on unlock new agents or cosmetic items. The player will get 5 unlocked agents when they create their account, and will have to unlock the rest of the agents by collecting an in-game currency called Kingdom Credits. It currently offers 23 agents to choose from. There are automatic and semi-automatic weapons that each have a unique shooting pattern that has to be controlled by the player to be able to shoot accurately. The game has an assortment of weapons including secondary guns like sidearms and primary guns like submachine guns, shotguns, machine guns, assault rifles and sniper rifles. Other weapons and ability charges can be purchased using an in-game economic system that awards money based on the outcome of the previous round, any kills the player is responsible for, and any objectives completed. Every player starts each round with a 'classic' pistol and one or more 'signature ability' charges. Agents have unique abilities, each requiring charges, as well as a unique ultimate ability that requires charging through kills, deaths, orbs, or objectives. In the main game mode, players are assigned to either the attacking or defending team with each team having five players on it. Players play as one of a set of Agents, characters based on several countries and cultures around the world. Valorant is a team-based first-person tactical hero shooter set in the near future. Valorant takes inspiration from the Counter-Strike series, borrowing several mechanics such as the buy menu, spray patterns, and inaccuracy while moving. The development of the game started in 2014. Teased under the codename Project A in October 2019, the game began a closed beta period with limited access on April 7, 2020, followed by a release on June 2, 2020. Valorant is a free-to-play first-person tactical hero shooter developed and published by Riot Games, for Windows.

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