Premier, VALORANT’s tournament system encouraging amateur teams to band together and compete for glory, has had an early enrollment entry barrier that’s discouraged many teams in past seasons from competing. Riot is now seeking to make Premier more accessible for all players, at any point in the stage.
The official VALORANT account posted an update to Premier for Episode Eight, Act Two onwards, which features multiple quality of life updates to the game mode. The biggest change is open enrollment at any point of the stage, allowing teams who only formed midway through the stage to immediately sign up in their zone and start earning points towards the end-of-season playoffs.