Valorant Newsletter September

Greetings to all readers!

 

 

Two patches dropped since the last newsletter, and there were some truly shocking changes made.

Also we have a promotion. Let's get into it!

 

 

PROMOTIONS

 

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GAME NEWS

 

 

PATCH 1.06

 

The patch 1.06, dubbed the "Air Shotgun" patch, made all shotguns slightly less accurate

while in the air. 

• Spread penalty when in air increased .5 >>> 1.25

 

 

The patch also included some minor bug fixes, all of which you can read more specifically here:

 https://playvalorant.com/en-us/news/game-updates/valorant-patch-notes-1-06/

 

 

 

PATCH 1.07

Killjoy receives her first update for better balance, Viper, Breach, Sova, and Sage also get some

game changing nerfs and buffs. This update also fulfills the long promised hit registration improvement.
Oh, and shotguns get another update!

 

 

 

 

AGENT UPDATES

 

SAGE

 

 

Heal

• Heal reduced from 100 over 5 seconds >>> 60 over 5 seconds  
• Self heal reduced from 100 over 5 seconds >>> 60 over 10 seconds

In short, Sage's Heal was made more expensive and self healing made less rewarding. Keep your

teammates in mind, Sage players!

 

 

 

Slow Orb

• Size reduced by 30%

Sage's Slow Orb took too much of the surface area unintentionally, with this update Sage

needs to be more precise with her Slow Orbs.

 

 

 

Barrier Orb

• Cost reduced from 400 >>> 300
• Fortifying Barrier: Wall forms at 400 HP—after a 3 second delay, the wall becomes fortified to 800 HP

A few updates ago the Barrier Orb cost more money wise, now the wall has a different price the player has to pay.

 

 

 

 

KILLJOY

 

 

Nanoswarm

• Added a brief windup before damage begins
• DPS reduced from 60 >>> 40
• Visual effects have been added to make it easier to spot the grenade on the ground Stealth audio range has been slightly increased

Killjoy's Nanoswarm is a power to be reckoned with. The damage was higher than intended and it made difficult to counterplay her.

 

 

 

Turret

• No longer revealed by Sova’s Recon Bolt  
• More effectively shoots at an enemy’s last known location

 

 

 

 

VIPER

 

 

Toxic Screen

• Can now be placed during the buy phase of rounds, through spawn barriers
• Toxic Screen now goes up faster along it’s full length, once it starts to form

Now Viper can place walls in the buying phase to confuse the enemy more. Toxic Screen's wall rising is also made better to reduce the awkward periods without cover.

 

 

 

Decay

• Decay on all smoke abilities no longer affects allies

This is mainly for Viper's Pit to avoid unintended collateral damage to your own teammates.

 

 

Viper’s Pit

• The area of Viper’s Pit is now shown on her team’s minimap when deployed

 

 

 

 

BREACH

 

 

Flashpoint

• Off-screen flashes now match behavior of other flashes in the game and apply a minimum amount of flash more aggressively
• Charges increased from 2 >>> 3
• Reduced windup time from 0.6 seconds >>> 0.5 seconds

Breach is now a better pick for offensive entry with his added charge. 

 

 

 

Rolling Thunder

• Detonation delay between blasts decreased from 0.3 >>> 0.255

 

 

 

Concussion

• Concuss now de-scopes players and prevents re-scoping

Makes it harder for Operator/Marshal users to get accurate shots.

 

 

 

 

 

SOVA

• Updated the physics on Sova’s cape so that it should wiggle outside his hitbox less frequently  
• Polish work on Sova’s 1P hands to bring them up to the fidelity bar of the rest of our agents

 

 

WEAPON UPDATES

 

All shotguns aimpunch update

• When getting headshot by a shotgun, the aimpunch will be lower than all the other weapons

 

 

All shotguns tagging tuned for targets beyond 10 meters

• Hitting an enemy past 10 meters will apply a different tagging value to them instead of the standard tagging
• New tagging: 30% slow for .5s on a smooth curve going back to normal speed

 

 

Shorty

• 1st falloff range reduced from 9m >>> 7m
• Updated headshot multiplier from 3x >>> 2x (now the same as Judge and Bucky)

 

 

Judge

• Price increased from 1500 >>> 1600

 

 

Vandal

• Increased firing rate from 9.25 >>> 9.75
• Increased damage from 39 >>> 40.

 

 

HIT IMPACT VFX UPDATE

 

Before heading into the updates, please read the following article:

https://playvalorant.com/en-us/news/dev/the-state-of-hit-registration/

 

Main things that were updated:

 

 

• immediate bullet feedback so you can see the area where your bullet landed and adjust your aim accordingly.
• Server hit VFX confirms will now spawn at the location of the hit on the character and stay attached to that position.
• Headshot VFX scaled down slightly in an attempt to make it easier to keep track of targets.

 

 

 

COMPETITIVE UPDATES

 

Remake match

 

When a match begins with a 4v5 (or more lopsided teams), players will now have the option to end the game they’re in and queue for a new one.

If any player is disconnected at the start of the match (beginning of buy phase) through the entire first round, a remake call may be triggered

at the start of the second round by typing /remake in chat.

 

 

Bug fixes and the patch can be read more specifically here: https://playvalorant.com/en-us/news/game-updates/valorant-patch-notes-1-07/

 

 

 

 

That's it for this newsletter! If you have any feedback please leave a comment or message me on Discord if you think something is missing.

 

Stay safe and remember to have fun!

 

Cult of Darkness

Valorant Division

EU Battalion

Staff Officer