Valorant developers will be bringing changes to help 5-player queues after high-elo ranked frustrations

Valorant’s ranked experience in Episode 2 has been less than ideal the higher players go on the competitive ladder.

Valorant Rank Distribution and players percentage - November 2023

Morello confirms that the person responsible for the ranking system in Valorant is no longer working with the company. Riot are actively working to design a new system but the current system

New ranking system in one picture : r/overwatch2

Valorant devs are planning to restrict players with connection issues to queue up for matchmaking

Shroud calls Valorant ranked “hot garbage” for its queue restrictions - Dexerto

CS2 has lost 184,000 players in the past month, or 18.92% of the player base, the highest percentage lost since October 2012 : r/GlobalOffensive

VALORANT Ranked Queues, VALORANT Ranked Changes

winning 7 out of 11 games gives a net positive of 24 Lp only : r/Jungle_Mains

How your Valorant ranked MMR is calculated, Riot dev explain