The Riot Gun Buddy in Valorant is a medal with the developer's logo in the middle, so you might be wondering how to get it. Fair warning, this is probably one of the most difficult items to get on the game and you will need both luck and some in-real-life charm for it.
How to get the Riot Gun Buddy in Valorant?
To keep it simple, the Riot Gun Buddy from Valorant can only be obtained from a Riot Games employee. Every Rioter is assigned a certain amount of this charm and they can only give it away to people they've played with.
We mentioned that you might need some charm because Rioters might not give the Gun Buddy to every person they meet online, just the ones they have more fun with or the ones that demonstrate good sportsmanship while gaming.
Spotting an employee in your matches is pretty simple since they will have the word "Riot" on their username. For instance, a user with the Game Name "Riot Larry" is indeed a person who works for the studio. This is simply because non-Rioters are not allowed to have the word Riot like that on their username.
As the official Riot Games Support website states, we wouldn't recommend asking any Rioters for the Gun Buddy if you see one or even stalk someone on their socials. If you do that, the person is less likely to give you the charm and you might end up getting blocked by them.
How to change your name in Valorant?
In case you are planning to get a fresh new username in Valorant, this is what you have to do:
- Visit your Riot Account page using this link. It will ask you for your credentials to log in in case you aren't on your current device.
- From there you can change both your Riot ID and your tag to whatever you like.
- After that, just hit Save Changes.
If you are having any sort of trouble with this, we explained everything you need to know about the name change in this article.
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