The Valorant 7.08 patch introduces several subtle yet impactful changes like agent and premier updates aimed at enhancing player experiences.
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| Valorant 7.08 Patch Notes bring major agent and premier updates. |
The final update before Episode 7 Act 3 begins, the Valorant 7.08 patch introduces several subtle yet impactful changes aimed at enhancing player experiences. Notably, Agents like Astra, Brimstone, and Omen will now emit an audio and visual cue for 1.5 seconds before their smokes dissipate, a modification primarily benefiting newer players. Additionally, allies will no longer hear the equipping sounds of an Agent's abilities when in close proximity.
Riot has significantly reduced the queue time for the Premier Playoffs Tournament from 1 hour to just 15 minutes, though teams must remain queued within this timeframe to participate. Also, the in-game store has also received UI improvements in Valorant 7.08 patch, making item navigation more intuitive for players.
Valorant 7.08 Patch Notes
Valorant 7.08 Patch, launching on Oct. 17, introduces significant visual and audio updates, along with changes to Premier tournament queues.
Notably, Omen's Dark Cover, Astra's Nebula, and Brimstone's Sky Smokes will emit a distinctive audio cue for 1.5 seconds before dissipating, aiding player decision-making around smokes. An important audio consistency tweak is also implemented: allies can no longer hear each other equipped abilities, allowing for better interpretation of what enemies might hear. Premier tournament queues are now active for 15 minutes, down from an hour, with teams needing to remain queued during this period to participate.
Furthermore, the Level Borders and Player Card collection receives a user-friendly overhaul in Valorant 7.08 Patch, streamlining navigation and equipping players who frequently customize their profiles.
The Valorant patch 7.08 also addresses various bug fixes, including an inconsistency where Deadlock's Annihilation could open Bind's automatic doors from outside the teleporter rooms, along with other agent-related issues and commonly reported game problems like audio issues in the loading screen and reduced kill audio for specific skins.
Valorant 7.08 Patch - General Updates
- We made a slight adjustment to the rows of Agents you can select from at the bottom of the screen in order to make room for future Agents.
Valorant 7.08 Patch - Agent Updates
- Smoke Visual Update
- Some of the key smokes can manipulate the play space for a good chunk of time and we feel it is important to be able to make the right decisions in the moment. We’ve added audio and visual cues at the end of our longer-lasting smokes to give you a bit of a heads-up for when the smoke will disappear.
- Smokes play an audio and visual cue 1.5 seconds before they are about to fade. The following Agents’ smokes have been affected:
- Astra
- Brimstone
- Omen
- Smokes play an audio and visual cue 1.5 seconds before they are about to fade. The following Agents’ smokes have been affected:
- Some of the key smokes can manipulate the play space for a good chunk of time and we feel it is important to be able to make the right decisions in the moment. We’ve added audio and visual cues at the end of our longer-lasting smokes to give you a bit of a heads-up for when the smoke will disappear.
- Ability-equipping sounds are no longer audible to your Allies.
- Previously, the sound of your equipping abilities as certain Agents could be heard by allies who were very close to you. Hearing this audio was inconsistent with equipping guns, which are silent to allies, and resulted in confusion around whether enemies were able to hear these sounds. We hope this change will make the rules around equipping guns and ability audio more consistent and make what can be heard by enemies easier to learn and understand.
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| Valorant 7.08 Patch Highlights |
Valorant 7.08 Patch - Premier Updates
Premier Playoffs Tournament Queue Changes
- The Playoffs Tournament Queue is now only 15 minutes instead of 1 hour. If you don’t queue up and stay queued within the 15-minute window, your team will not be able to play in the Tournament.
- At the end of the waiting period, all teams that are still in the queue will be matched at one time into evenly distributed brackets seeded by Premier Score.
- This change ensures that having a better regular season record gives you a higher seeding in your tournament.
Valorant 7.08 Patch - Store Updates
- Your Level Borders and Player Card collection UI is getting an upgrade! You’ll now be able to search, navigate, and equip your Level Borders and Player Cards using our grid UI.
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| The Playoffs Tournament Queue is now only 15 minutes instead of 1 hour. |
Valorant 7.08 Patch - Bug Fixes
Agent
- Deadlock
- Annihilation (X) can no longer open Bind’s automatic doors from outside the teleporter rooms.
- Annihilation (X) can no longer open Breeze’s Mid Chute trapdoor from below.
- Neon
- Fast Lane (C) now more reliably fully extends through Fracture’s A Door when cast from the outside, behaving the same as when used from inside A Hall.
General
- Fixed a bug where the music would hitch/skip while loading into a map or the Range.
- Fixed a bug where shooting range bots would not reset their hitbox position properly when respawning.
Player Behavior
- Fixed a bug so that you’ll receive the correct Ranked Rating penalties for disruptive behavior.
Weapons
- Fixed a bug where killbanner audio was playing too quietly.
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