Riot is shutting down a third-party Valorant app that gives players an early advantage in character selection.
Unofficial companion apps for multiplayer games usually exist to provide enhanced (and harmless) stat tracking or live ranking insights. Recon Bolt, made by developer Julian Dunskus, probably attracted Riot's ire for its most unique feature: the ability to instalock characters on your phone before the option is available on PC (as spotted by Dexerto).
Recon Bolt has been live since at least October 2022, but this week Dunskus announced to his Discord server that he'll be shutting down the app after receiving a cease and desist notice from Riot.
«It's hard to describe how disappointed I am that things have turned out this way, but Riot has shut down all attempts from my side to have a conversation about this and figure out a way forward together,» Dunskus wrote.
goodbye recon bolt
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