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LCQ is played on online servers despite being on LAN




Despite being played on LAN, the VALORANT Last Chance Qualifier is being played on online servers.

The reason behind the decision was revealed by Riot on Twitter today as they cited Covid-19 protocols for the reason.

“Given strict COVID protocols for in-person events, we felt it was in the best interest of all to shift to a remote server.”

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The statement came in response to the Luminosity vs XSET map. Here, the game froze for the last five seconds of the round. While aproto may have been able to pull off the 1v2, the round ended while the game was frozen and he died after.
While there have been no other high-profile issues, pros have reportedly been experiencing slight packet loss and lag.

Zain Merchant is a writer at jaxon.gg covering competitive first-person shooters, with an emphasis on the two biggest names in FPS esports: Counter-Strike and Valorant. With a background in business analytics, Zain is able to break down everything happening in both CS and Valorant in a way few other authors can. He's also fluent in Japanese.