Valorant Updates 5 Agents and 1 Weapon, Patch Notes Revealed

It’s time this week for one more Valorant replace, and within the Patch 1.09 that was simply detailed this week, we see 5 completely different Agents getting up to date alongside a few completely different weapon changes. Omen, Jett, Viper, Reyna, and Brimstone are the targets of this week’s replace whereas the Operator is the one weapon singled out within the listing of particular weapon adjustments. Along with these two elements of Valorant which might be usually hit in these updates, the ranked and social programs have been additionally affected by Patch 1.09.

While the Operator is certainly the one weapon that bought particular updates within the patch, the adjustments aren’t ones it is best to overlook. Riot Games made sweeping adjustments to the weapon with explanations behind the changes offered by way of the official patch notes to provide reasonings for what’s occurred.

You can see the patch notes detailing the Agent and weapon updates amongst different adjustments define under.

Patch 1.09 is right here with Operator nerfs, adjustments to leap peeking, and updates for Omen, Viper, Reyna, Jett, and Brimstone. Read all about it: https://t.co/I2r4c0atry pic.twitter.com/gqP4u58EMF

— VALORANT (@PlayVALORANT) September 29, 2020

• Omen
  • Paranoia
    • Updated projectile VFX to raised symbolize its hitbox, particularly when it’s touring in the direction of your POV
• Jett
  • Blade Storm (Burst Fire)
    • The time between consecutive Burst Fire use has elevated from 0.33 seconds >>> 0.45 seconds
    • Daggers thrown in Burst now have a harm falloff that begins at 12 meters and drops steadily (to 35 harm) at max falloff
    • Headshot multiplier on Burst Fire diminished from 3x >>> 2x
• Viper
  • Fuel
    • Viper now begins the spherical at 100 gasoline (beforehand 50)
  • Snake Bite
    • Vulnerable debuff utilized from Snake Bite now lingers for two seconds after leaving Viper’s acid
  • Viper’s Pit
    • Move velocity doubled whereas casting
    • Viper now quick equips her weapon after casting, re-equip instances range per gun—however on common will cut back her weapon down time by .four seconds
• Reyna
  • Empress
    • Fire charge bonus decreased from 25% >>> 15%
• Brimstone
  • Stim Beacon
    • Fire charge bonus elevated from 10% >>> 15%

• Operator
  • Increased worth from 4500 >>> 5000
  • Decreased scoped motion velocity from 76% >>> 72%
  • Adjusted weapon deadzone from changing into inaccurate at 30% motion velocity >>> 15% (develop into inaccurate sooner, develop into correct later when stopping)
  • Firing charge diminished from .75 >>> .6
  • Instant equip time adjusted from 0.3 >>> 0.5 (prompt equip performs after tapping orb, bomb defuse/plant faucet, Jett Cloud Burst, and Phoenix Curveball)
  • Leg shot harm decreased from 127 >>> 120
• All Weapons
  • Jump land inaccuracy state modified from gradual >>> binary
  • Jump land inaccuracy period elevated from .2 >>> .225
  • Jump land inaccuracy worth elevated from 5.0 >>> 7.0 (extra inaccurate for .225s after a land)

• During this patch, the probabilities of being in an hour+ queue ought to be notably diminished
  • This is already a really uncommon incidence, however it may well occur extra typically for prime rank gamers—particularly in premade teams. We are additionally doing a little tuning behind the scenes to maintain excessive rank matches discovered after lengthy queue instances fairly balanced and honest.

• Riot ID Reviews
  • Players which were reported for inappropriate Riot IDs will now be reviewed mechanically after the match has ended. If their title is flagged as inappropriate, they are going to be compelled to vary their Riot ID the following time they log in to the Riot Client.
• Removed Multi-line Breaks in Chat
  • Some sneaky individuals have been impersonating system messages to troll others into quitting a match. Enough!
• Changes to social gathering push to speak settings will now take impact instantly
• The chat window can now be pinned to remain open throughout menus
• Social Panel Sorting Logic
  • Sorting algorithm for the social panel has been up to date to make it extra intuitive for gamers as they work together with it.

• Fixed difficulty the place Sova’s hitbox was incorrect whereas utilizing his Owl Drone
• Fixed bug the place Omen’s glowing eyes weren’t correctly eliminated when he cancelled his ult
• Fixed a bug the place Custom Game preferences can be wiped after navigating away from the Custom Game foyer