Link partnership program will allow teams from the international tournament to build partnerships with Challenger and Changers teams. The teams participating in the affiliate partner program will be able to coordinate more closely in content and other trading partnerships. The partnership associated with the Challenger teams must take place in the same region. However, the area limitations do not apply to partnerships associated with Changers game teams. Partnerships will also facilitate the implementation of associated players.
Associated player It is a solution to solve a problem that Riot Games regularly notice in international tournaments. In 2023, the reserve players joined the international tournament teams did not play much and thus losing the opportunity to accumulate competitive competition experience. With the launch of the associated player, the players who are not able to play much in the main squad of the international tournament will be entitled to play in the squad of the associated partner team at Challengers and Changers, giving them the opportunity to accumulate valuable competitive competition experience, instead of being trapped on the bench.
Player loan system It will also be introduced with the associated player to help promote players to develop players. In 2024, teams of the international tournament will be allowed to lend the teams outside the tournament in their squad, such as the Challengers or Changers teams. Unlike associated players, these lending players will not be allowed to play for the original team until the agreement expires. However, these players will not be bound to the linking partner system, opening up countless opportunities to choose the team for the player to borrow.
The changes will open countless new opportunities. Whether you are a player who aspires to express yourself, or fans who are anxious to witness new talents, the affiliate team program will surely make the Valorant 2024 season more diverse, more attractive and accessible.
