Riot Games has tweaked the price of almost every Agent and weapon in VALORANT for the upcoming Episode 3 release.
The first Act of the latest Episode, which is set to release on Tuesday, June 22, will introduce a new cybernetic-themed Agent KAY/O and several changes to the VALORANT meta.
The latest build displays changes to every Agent in VALORANT, excluding Killjoy. Some of the most popular Agents in the game, such as Jett and Raze, have been hit with substantial nerfs relating to the pricing of their abilities, for example.
The changes have mostly increased the amount of credits it costs to purchase abilities. Several ultimates have increased in charges, also.
These patch notes are not official from Riot Games, but have been collected from the new VALORANT build.
Alongside these Agent and weapon changes for VALORANT, Riot Games is moving the story forward. On Thursday, June 17, Riot revealed the theme for Episode 3, which focuses on the concept of duality. The developer also showcased the upcoming Battlepass, which launches alongside Episode 3 Act 1.
VALORANT Episode 3 Act 1 is set to release June 22, and we should get the official patch notes in the meantime.
djbomber256 on June 18th, 2021 at 15:43 UTC »
To me it feels like they're wanting to be a little more gunplay focused, bringing weapon prices down and abilities up.
They're probably wanting to see less of full ability buy and whatever gun you can, and instead choose a weapon and then buy abilities that compliment it.
Don't know how much this will change the game, it's just gonna be awkward as i'm used to having all the abilities I want.
kaia112 on June 18th, 2021 at 13:57 UTC »
Looks like they're trying to limit abilities and make people choose between getting abilities or skipping them...
TheyWillCowerr on June 18th, 2021 at 13:23 UTC »
Breach and Skye both will have 2 flashes now and they cost 250 EACH, Skye will have rechargeable flashes every 40 seconds the same way Omen has rechargeable smokes but she has to buy them. At the same time Breach his aftershock will now cost 200 instead of 100.
All flashes in the game now cost 250 each beside Omen's which is now 300 (down from 400).
Jett, Sova, Raze and Sage all get their ult points nerfed with +1 (Sova now requires 8 for ult, jett 7) and much more in the Article by George Geddes.