Riot Games unveils Valorant’s update 9.03 Patch Notes
Riot, Valorant’s developers, announced the launch of Valorant update 9.03 on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation. The developer noted the new update added some gameplay improvements and fixed menu bugs. The update also brings Map Pearl to console games.
Riot, Valorant’s developers, announced the launch of Valorant update 9.03 on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation. The developer noted the new update added some gameplay improvements and fixed menu bugs. The update also brings Map Pearl to console games.
Valorant’s developers, Riot, unveiled the game’s latest update, 9.03. The update reportedly presents several improvements focusing on map-targeted skills and ground-spreading abilities. Riot added the new update, which included several bug fixes to refine gameplay.
Riot Games makes improvements on Valorant’s new update
Valorant Patch 9.03 was released on August 13, introducing new bug fixes that are expected to improve the players’ gaming experience. The game, launched on June 2, 2020, has remained competitive through regular updates introducing new gameplay tweaks.
Valorant developers also often include minor patches to the game to fix bugs and improve the quality of life. According to Riot, some general additions to the latest patch, 9.03, include tweaks on ground-spreading abilities, map-targeted abilities, and the inclusion of a preview of sage’s barrier orb.
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The developer added that improvements had been made to overlapping interactable objects. Riot expressed optimism about this improvement, stating it expects it to make actions more reliable in the new update. The developers gave an example that a dart from Cypher’s Spycam should no longer bar a player from attaching to a rope they are in direct view of.
The developer also revealed it had tweaked ground-spreading abilities such as Viper’s snake bite and Brimstone’s incendiary. Riot highlighted that the effects of these abilities were previously inconsistent, depending on the location where they landed.
Valorant’s developer noted the abilities could damage walls where visuals were unavailable. The updates will reportedly ensure the damages are more consistent and spread to desired areas.
According to the developer, the new update also includes improvements in map-targeted abilities. It highlighted the abilities affected by these improvements, including Clove’s Ruse, Omen’s from the Shadows, Brimstone’s Sky Smoke, and Orbital Strike.
Valorant’s update includes Console and PC bug fixes
The developers mentioned that players can now see additional icons on the map for different abilities to enhance targeting accuracy. Riot also assured that the Barrier Orb’s placement preview is also present on the mini-map, while there is improved performance on Iso’s Kill Contract ability.
The patch also introduces targeted bug fixes for console and PC gamers. Riot specified that a bug that required players to hold the tab button in the pre-round to fix the cursor had been fixed on PC.
The company also reported that it had fixed some menu bugs and several in-game bugs that reduced the effectiveness of some abilities within the game. It added the bug fixes were targeted to map bugs on Range and Abyss.
Riot also revealed that Pearl, a map set on two sites and three lanes across Lisbon and Portugal, would be available on Valorant’s console map pool.
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