Riot Disables VALORANT Store and Content Purchases Due to Ordering Error
The highly anticipated butterfly knife melee weapon in VALORANT’s new Recon Collection has caused a purchasing issue for players. Riot has disabled the VALORANT Store and content purchases after numerous reports of an “order timeout” error. This error deducts the 7,100 VP from players without adding the collection to their inventory. The high demand for the new skins is likely the cause of this error.
Temporary Disabling of Store and Content Purchases
Riot tweeted about the issue, stating that they are disabling all store and content purchases until a fix is implemented. Players who have already made purchases will either receive the items they bought or be refunded.
Players have taken to social media to express their frustration with the error. Derke from Fnatic posted a screengrab of the error, while BBG’s bjor expressed a desire to give their money. Team Liquid’s soulcas jokingly mentioned that they missed the drop because everything was sold out.
There is no specific timeline for when the error will be fixed. Riot will keep the Store and content purchases disabled until a solution is deployed. They have assured players affected by the error that they will either receive their purchased items or be refunded.
The butterfly knife has been highly anticipated by VALORANT fans, who have long awaited a unique melee weapon with impressive animations. Some fans have even practiced replicating the inspect animation of the Balisong knife in real life.
Update: Riot Addresses the Issue
After this story was initially written, Riot has addressed the purchasing issue. The article has been updated to reflect this information.