Are Riot servers down? Valorant & LoL players report outage on September 12

Andrew Amos

Players across Riot Games’ titles – including Valorant and League of Legends – are currently experiencing disconnect and login issues.

Players started noting issues with connecting to the servers on September 12, affecting all regions..

Riot Games has said they are aware of connection issues in Valorant specifically, on the Valorant status page.

And, according to server tracking site ‘downdetector‘, players have been reporting a spike in difficulties signing on to the games.

Riot Games status
Valorant disconnect issues are being worked on by Riot Games.

There was no planned maintenance scheduled at this time, so the reason for the outage remains unclear.

Subreddits for the games have been filling up with players complaining about their inability to play, regardless of their region. Some players are reporting getting losses on their records due to the game disconnecting mid-match.

On Valorant, players are being disconnected from active matches, and then unable to join another game.

More to come…

About The Author

Hailing from Perth, Andrew was formerly Dexerto's Australian Managing Editor. They love telling stories across all games and esports, but they have a soft spot for League of Legends and Rainbow Six. Oh, and they're also fascinated by the rise of VTubers.