Just in case you missed it, Riot Games will begin recording the voice chat in their free-to-play hero shooter, Valorant, as part of their ongoing efforts to help fight against toxicity inside the game. What Does It Mean for Riot to Record Valorant Voice Chat? Nearly a year after it first launched in June 2020, Valorant is shaping up to be just as good as advertised if not better.
The League of Legends developer released a letter to all of its players on Friday announcing its latest move in its attempt to combat toxic behavior. Surprisingly enough, the policy change doesn't apply to all Riot games even though it should technically apply to League of Legends and Teamfight Tactics, among others, as well. Instead, Riot will only record and review voice chats in Valorant for now.
But, what does this exactly mean?
Riot clarified this change via the Q&A section of its updated privacy policy, where Riot confirmed that they won't actively listen in on the voice chat in Valorant games. Rather, going forward, Riot will only review voice chat recordings whenever players report "disruptive voice behavior". Riot also added that the only way to avoid having your voice chats in Valorant recorded is to turn it off.
As per their privacy policy update, Riot Games wants all of their games to feel "safe and inclusive for everyone who chooses to play them." Riot also acknowledged the growing concern for players to use the game's voice chat to disrupt games and this is part of their effort to address the problem. Riot adds that this doing this is necessary to "take action against players who use voice comms to harass others, use hate speech, or otherwise disrupt your experience."
