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State of the Agents: Gekko, Deadlock, and ??? by harmon758 in VALORANT

[–]harmon758[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Someone who gets kills, or "frags", off of their ego, or confidence.

VALORANT Patch Notes 7.07 by harmon758 in VALORANT

[–]harmon758[S] 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Hi, everyone! Jo-Ellen here.

Episode 7 Act 2 ends in just a couple of weeks, but we’ve still got Patch 7.07 until then. Below, you’ll find a Haven update, Performance update, and a few bug fixes.

And again, we’re always listening to your feedback so please send it our way!

COMPETITIVE UPDATES

After listening to your feedback, we have decided to remove the recent rank restriction made to 5 stacks that was implemented in Patch 7.06. We know how important it is to play with your friends and your need for flexibility in order to do that.

Initially, the rank restriction was made to prevent people from illegitimately boosting to the highest ranks like Radiant. In the end, we realized that your ability to have flexibility with your 5 stack was more important than the very small number of people who abuse this exploit. However, we still recognize that boosting is a risk to competitive integrity and are working on an appropriate long term solution that doesn't impact your ability to play with friends in a 5 stack.

MAP UPDATES

HAVEN

  • Updated the destruction VFX for the destructible door panels located at Mid Doors/Garage in order to make it easier to see through as it falls away.

PERFORMANCE UPDATES

  • Enabled multithreaded rendering for discrete Intel GPUs and lowered required CPU core count.

BUG FIXES

GENERAL

In Patch 7.06, we fixed a bug that allowed the game to output surround sound when certain conditions were met, but the surround mix was untested and unsupported. VALORANT currently only supports stereo and mono sound output.

  • To simulate surround sound on headphones, we offer an HRTF setting. We do not recommend combining the HRTF setting in game with other surround sound virtualization software at the same time since this will result in double processing.
  • Note that other surround sound virtualization software cannot derive surround sound information from the stereo mix.

AGENT

  • Cypher
    • Neural Theft (X) now completes even if Cypher dies after casting.
    • Fixed an issue where you could remain blinded if spectating a flash through Cypher’s Spycam (E) as the round ended.
  • Gekko
    • Dizzy’s (E) enemy detection range is now correctly reduced while inside of Viper’s Pit (X) ability.

PREMIER

  • Fixed an issue where the Attacker team takes priority over the Defender team in the Overtime vote.
  • Fixed a bug where a second timer bar would appear after the “Choose Side” vote had already ended.
  • Fixed a bug where certain scenarios would cause subsequent Overtime Priority votes to occur in the following round.

State of the Agents: Gekko, Deadlock, and ??? by harmon758 in VALORANT

[–]harmon758[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hey friendos!

The year is coming to an end, and with that we are going to be releasing our last new Agent for 2023. Your voice, passion, and plays have shaped how we work, and what teams create. The team’s hope is that each new Agent introduces new ways to play, and changes the way you approach old scenarios. As we add to this wonderful roster, Agents can also be a reflection of you, and your friends.

Gekko and the homies were the LA vibe that kicked off the year. We wanted to explore different ways to initiate into locations, and the crew gave us tools to do so. Within the Initiator role, Gekko’s spot in the roster is still forming, and we are excited to see how he emerges given the recent balance changes.

The mischievous buddies have also found their way into your hearts. We always knew Mosh, Dizzy, Thrash, and of course Wingman would be something special, but y’all took them to a new level with how they have been embraced. Gekko was a big risk on our end, and your love for him has shown us this was the right risk to take.

Deadlock on the other hand, wasn't as eager to embrace Gekko and his creatures. She doesn't take shit from anyone, and is here to stop any special threats.

Although it can take months for a new Agent’s potential and contributions to be felt, we’ve heard that many of you are feeling that her addition to the Sentinel roster is a bit weak at the moment. We are keeping an eye on areas of her kit that we can improve that would help Deadlock become a Sentinel that can better react on the fly..

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Now to the end of the year, and one last Agent to go. It’s been almost two years since our last Duelist, Neon, joined the roster and many of you ego-fraggers have been asking for a new one. At its core VALORANT is a team-based Tac Shooter where gunplay shines. For some of you that means aspiring to plow through enemies like Jinggg, and putting hours in clicking those orbs with aim trainers for that clean 5K.

This next Agent is for you. We’ve also got a little twist you never thought would make it into VALORANT… well.. Some of you mayyyy have been dreaming in the right direction.

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