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Riot has released one of the most controversial patch notes up to date and the reason why is the choice of agents that are getting on the nerf chopping block.
At the start of the patch notes, a comment is made that says "Valorant asks you to make tough decisions when interacting with enemy utility—shooting, dodging, and timing your moment to take a decisive action. The team has noticed that when faced with multiple pieces of utility or some of larger scale ultimates, your avenues for counterplay can sometimes be overloaded, leading you to feel unsure of what's happening or what you could do differently next time."
This comment refers to all of the agents with massive AOE ults, such as Killjoy, Breach, Brimstone and they have gotten some adjustments that might baffle the community.
Agent Changes
Breach
Aftershock (C)
Ticks reduced from 3 to 2
Damage increased from 60 per tick to 80
Rolling Thunder (X)
Ultimate points increased to 9 (previously 8)
Brimstone
Orbital Strike (X)
Ultimate points increased to 8 (previously 7)
Fade
Prowler (C)
Time to re-equip gun takes slightly longer after using the ability
Gekko
Mosh Pit (C)
The impacted area does 10 damage per second before exploding
Wingman (Q)
HP reduced 100>>>80
Thrash (X)
Thrash’s explosion had a little makeover to make it easier to see and understand the area it has affected
Killjoy
Lockdown (X)
Ultimate points increased to 9 (previously 8)
OMEN
Paranoia (Q)
No movement velocity is imparted when casting
Skye
Guiding Light (E)
Max duration while casting reduced 2.5s >>>2s
Trailblazer (Q)
HP reduced 100>>>80
Seekers (X)
Ultimate Points increased 7 >>>8
Seeker Health decreased 150>>>120
Sova
Recon Bolt (E)
Total number of scans reduced to 2 (previously 3)
Viper
Viper’s Pit (X)
Ultimate points increased to 9 (previously 8)
Astra
Gravity Well (C)
Startup time increased to 1.25 (previously .6)
Gravity time duration decreased to 2.0 (previously 2.75)
Nova Pulse (Q)
Startup time decreased from to 1.0 (previously 1.25)
Cosmic Divide (X)
Audio now is blocked completely by the wall rather than muffled
Jett
Tailwind (E)
Dash window decreased to 7.5s (previously 12)
Activation windup increased to 1s (previously 0.75)
Cloudburst (C)
Duration decreased to 2.5s (previously 4.5)
Time to re-equip the gun takes slightly longer after using the ability
Updraft (Q)
Charges decreased to 1 (previously 2)
Blade Storm (X)
Ultimate points increased to 8 (previously 7)
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