VALORANT: Here are the balances!

With VALORANT's new 1.09 patch, Riot Games brings tweaks to the weapon accuracy system when landing after a jump, changes to five of the in-game agents, and brings the Operator to a more manageable and less oppressive state.

AGENTS UPDATES

OMEN

Paranoia

Bullet visuals updated to better represent her hitbox, especially when heading towards first person view of the victim

JETT

Storm of blades (alternate fire)

Increased the time between consecutive uses of alternate fire: 0.33 seconds >>> 0.45 seconds Now the damage of the daggers thrown with alternate fire decreases with range from 12 meters to a minimum of 35 damage Reduced the headshot multiplier for alternate fire: 3x >>> 2x

VIPER

Fuel

Viper now starts the round with 100 fuel (was 50) Poisonous Bite
Poisonous Bite's Vulnerable debuff now remains active for 2 seconds after leaving Viper's acid pool Biohazard

Doubled movement speed during cast Viper now quickly equips her weapon after the Ultima casting, with times varying by weapon (an average reduction of 0.4 seconds)

REYNA

Empress

Reduced the rate of fire bonus: 25% >>> 15%

BRIMSTONE

Increased the rate of fire bonus offered by the Energetic: 10% >>> 15%

WEAPON UPDATES

Operator

Price increased: 4500 credits >>> 5000 credits Scope movement speed reduced: 76% >>> 72% Modified weapon dead zone inaccuracy: 30 % >>> 15% movement speed (becomes inaccurate in less time, returns accurate in more time from standing) Reduced rate of fire: 0.75 >>> 0.6 Increased quick equip time: 0.3 >> > 0.5 (quick equipment triggers when you start picking up an orb or planting / defusing the bomb and using Jett's Smoke Cloud and Phoenix's Dazzling Bolt) Reduced leg hit damage: 127 >>> 120 h3> All weapons Changed the landing inaccuracy from a jump: gradual >>> binary Increased the duration of the landing inaccuracy from a jump: 0.2 seconds >>> 0.225 secon di Increased the value of the landing inaccuracy from a jump: 5.0 >>> 7.0

UPDATES TO COMPETITIVE MODE

During this patch, the odds of queuing for more than an hour should be significantly reduced

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Last modified: September 30, 2020