Patch 0.47+

Patch 0.47+ Hey, look at us. Patch notes in a closed beta. Who would have thought? This short and sweet patch addresses the giant Raze in the room, cameras that somehow learned how to shoot, and some map updates. Raze is lethal, no doubt, and we predict savvy players will perform better against her over time. Still, we made some light changes that should bring Raze’s offensive pressure closer to the other agents. We’re also buffing melee to give players in the early rounds a better way to deal with Sage’s Barrier Orb—while still making it a calculated risk. Don’t worry Sage mains, your Slow Orb now slows those bunny hoppers, too. And we’re booting the phrase “camera-gun” back to English spy films where it belongs. Here’s what the VALORANT devs have for you in patch notes 0.47+ (the number carries over from our alpha). Jeff Landa

Gameplay and Balance

There weren’t enough options during low econ rounds—such as the first round and right after switching sides—to combat Sage’s Barrier Orb. Our intent is to add a high-risk, high-reward method for players to interact with her wall, while still being able to take it down, no matter their loadout Melee Damage Melee attacks now inflict double the damage per hit to destructibles, including Sage’s Barrier and Haven’s metal double doors

Raze  Raze’s goal is to be a highly-threatening duelist that punishes enemies posted in predictable positions, but we felt like the cluster grenades and their number were creating overly oppressive scenarios. Also, players should be supplied proper gameplay information and the audio cues on all of Raze’s abilities didn’t match their threat, so we changed the audio of each. For example, when the Showstopper is equipped or fired from a distance, players should be able to clearly identify and interpret the threat. Q - Blast Pack Audio Tuned and adjusted audio so that it’ll be easier to hear in hectic scenarios E - Paint Shells Amount : [2] ⇒ 1 Kill Reset Paint Shells now have a kill reset, requiring players to get 2 kills to refresh cooldown Audio Tuned and adjusted audio so that it’ll be easier to hear in hectic scenarios Secondary Cluster Fixed an edge case where the secondary cluster of Paint Shells would explode quicker than intended. They now have a minimum duration before exploding. X - Showstopper Audio Tuned and adjusted audio so that it’ll be easier to hear in hectic scenarios

Sage  Players were able to circumvent too much of Sage’s Slow Orb by bunny hopping through the zone. We want the minimum slow amount to be a bit more consistent with all movement in the zone, while still allowing for bunny hopping and walking to provide a slight benefit to traversing the zone. Also, we feel adding a stealthy yet slow way to move through the field brings more nuance to playing against the zone and a bit more uncertainty for Sage, since she can't necessarily hear people who move through Q - Slow Orb Slow Slow Orb now also slows the air speed of players in the zone Noise Players can now walk through the Slow Orb without making noise

Map Updates

Several exploits fixed on Bind, Haven, and Split Split: Orb moved from B Mid to B Main The intent is to alleviate some pressure from mid and provide more incentive for players to control B Main.

Quality of Life

Reduced outbound network traffic from client for players running at high frames-per-second Reduced outbound network traffic from client for players running at high frames-per-second No impact to gameplay / responsiveness

Bug Fixes

Fixed a rare server crash caused by packets occasionally being corrupted by some players’ networks Cypher’s Spycam can no longer use weapons Fixed a bug where footstep audible range would sometimes not appear on the minimap