Valorant 3.0 Patch Notes: See what's new in Valorant Episode 3

The new Valorant update is just about to launch and Valorant Episode 3 patch notes are available on the official website. The Valorant 3.0 patch notes given below would be implied once Episode 3 Act 1 is launched, along with the new Valorant Battle Pass. There are a lot of updates and improvements in the game, as revealed by Riot Games. Valorant by Riot Games is one of the most popular first-person shooter games. Keep reading to know more about Valorant update and Valorant Episode 3 patch notes. 

Valorant 3.0 Patch Notes 

All Agents 

• Signature abilities now only provide a minimum of one charge per round instead of accumulating a charge every round: For example, if you have a two charge signature ability and you end the round with one charge remaining, you will not gain an additional charge
• Charges gained from cooldowns are now always temporary
• Visibility returns faster during the fadeout period of all flashes

Astra

• Nova Pulse (Q): Cooldown time increased 12 >>> 25
• Gravity Well (C): Cooldown time increased 12 >>> 25

        Stars/Astral Form (X)

• Stars are now inactive when placed during the buy phase
• When the barriers drop, her Stars charge for 1.4 seconds before becoming active and usable.
• On Attack, Astra can now see the Spike’s location in Astral form
• This representation does not animate so it will not provide additional info on the status of the Spike.
• Recall cooldown increased 8 >>> 15
• Granted signature charges decreased 2 >>> 1
• Star cost decreased 200 >>> 150

Breach

       Flashpoint (Q)

• Total charges reduced 3 >>> 2
• Cost increased 200 >>> 250
• Projectile speed decreased 2500 >>> 2000

       Fault Line (E)

• Full charge time decreased 1.5 >>>1 second
• Width increased 600 >>> 750
• Telegraph windup time decreased 1.3 >>>1
• Concussion duration increased 3 >>> 3.5
• Unequip time after firing decreased 1 >>> 7
• Cooldown time increased 35 >>> 40

       After Shock (C)

• Now explodes 3 times with each blast dealing 60 damage with no fall off, blasts are .6 seconds apart
• Explosion radius increased 260 >>> 300
• Unequip time after firing decreased 1.1 >>> 0.9 seconds
• Cost increased 100 >>> 200

        Rolling Thunder (X)

• Width of all explosions increased to 2300, which was the previous width of the final explosion

Brimstone 

        Incendiary (Q)

• Cost increased 200 >>> 250

CYPHER

        Neural Theft (X)

• Ultimate points required decreased 7 >>> 6

JETT

       Updraft (Q)

• Cost increased 100 >>> 150

       Tailwind (E)

• No longer breaks Cypher’s Trapwire

       Cloudburst (C)

• Cost increased 100 >>> 200

       Bladestorm (X)

• Ultimate points required increased 6 >>> 7

KILLJOY

        Alarmbot (Q)

• Cooldown after pickup increased 7 >>> 20

       Turret (E)

• Cooldown after pickup increased 10 >>> 20

OMEN

        Paranoia (Q)

• Cost decreased 400 >>> 300

       Dark Cover (E)

• Granted signature charges reduced 2 >>> 1
• Omen now must buy his second smoke for 100
• Cooldown time increased 35 >>> 40

       Shrouded Step (C)

• Cost increased 100 >>> 150

PHOENIX

        Curveball (Q)

• Cost increased 200 >>> 250

RAZE

       Model Update

• Model has been updated with a polished pass

       Boombot (C)

• Cost increased 200 >>> 400

       Showstopper (X)

• Ultimate points required increased 7 >>> 8

REYNA

       Leer (C)

• Cost increased 200 >>> 250

SAGE

       Slow Orb (Q)

• Cost increased 100 >>> 200

       Barrier Orb (C)

• Cost increased 300 >>> 400

       Resurrection (X)

• Ultimate points required increased 7 >>> 8

SKYE 

       Trailblazer (Q)

• Vision radius increased 1750 >>> 2250
• Max concussion duration increased 3 >>> 4
• Cost increased 200 >>> 250

       Guiding Light (E)

• Charges reduced 3 >>> 2
• Charges are now replenished on a 40-second cooldown
• Skye no longer needs to re-equip to trigger her flash
• Guiding Light’s projectile now goes around corners tighter when free-flying and is more responsive to guiding
• Audio attenuation when cast reduced 3250 >>> 1250
• Cost of charges increased 100 >>> 250

SOVA

       Shock Dart (Q)

• Cost increased 100 >>> 150

        Recon Bolt (E)

• Cooldown time increased 35 >>> 40

       Owl Drone (C)

• Cost increased 300 >>> 400

       Hunter’s Fury (X)

• Ultimate points required increased 7 >>> 8

VIPER

       Snakebite (C)

• Duration reduced 8 >>> 6.5
• Outer edges of Viper’s acid patch form faster to ensure it is lethal if an enemy sits in the entire duration
• Cost increased 100 >>> 200
  • We’ve seen a massive resurgence in Viper’s popularity and power, especially at stalling opponents and preventing defuses. We hope to slightly reduce some of this stalling power.

YORU

        Blindside (Q)

• Cost increased 200 >>> 250

        Gatecrash (E)

• Cooldown time increased 35 >>> 40

ALL WEAPONS

• Bullet tagging changed from 75% slow >>> 72.5% slow
  • “Tagging” is the slowing effect you feel when hit by bullets
• Weapon Deadzones changed from 30% >>> 27.5%
  • “Deadzone” in VALORANT refers to the movement speed a player becomes inaccurate

ALL RIFLES

• Walking inaccuracy changed from 1.3 >>> 2.0
• Running unchanged at 5.0

ALL HEAVIES

• Walking Inaccuracy changed from .5 >>> 2.4
• Running unchanged at 6.0

ALL SMGS

• Walking inaccuracy changed from .3 >>> 1.0
• Running inaccuracy changed from 2.0 >>> 2.5

CLASSIC

• Walking inaccuracy changed from .25 >>> .84
• Running inaccuracy changed from 1.5 >>> 2.1

FRENZY

• Price decreased 500 >>> 450
• Walking inaccuracy changed from .25 >>> .8
• Running inaccuracy changed from 1.0 >>> 2.0

GHOST

• Walking inaccuracy changed from .25 >>> .92
• Running Inaccuracy changed from 1.85 >>> 2.3

SHERIFF

• Walking inaccuracy changed from .25 >>> 1.2
• Running inaccuracy changed from 2.0 >>> 3.0

JUDGE

• Price increased 1600 >>> 1850
• Damage falloff at 10m changed from 13 per pellet >>> 10 per pellet
• Damage falloff at 15m changed from 10 per pellet >>> 7 per pellet
  • We want the Judge to be a devastating, multi-fragging, close range option and believe it’s a bit more premium than we had previously given it credit for. It was also performing better than expected at range so we’re taking that down a notch.

BULLDOG

• Hip-fire (full auto mode) firing rate increased from 9.15 RPS >>> 9.5 RPS
• Price decreased 2100 >>> 2050
  • The bulldog was feeling just slightly underpowered in close/mid range situations where hip fire was the go-to. So we’re giving it a bit more of a firing rate to compete, and lowering the price to make it more enticing to buy.

SHORTY

• Price decreased 200 >>> 150

STINGER

• Price decreased 1100 >>> 950

BUCKY

• Price decreased 900 >>> 850

MARSHAL

• Price decreased 1000 >>> 950

ARES

• Price decreased 1600 >>> 1550

OPERATOR

• Price decreased from 5000 >>> 4700

GUARDIAN

• Price decreased 2400 >>> 2250

COMPETITIVE UPDATES

Here are the primary player experience goals:

• We want winning games to matter most—at all skill levels.
• We want to improve individual performance evaluation because we believe it helps identify more fair and balanced matches.
• We want you to see your rank as an accurate representation of your current skill level.
• We want you to have fewer motivations for playing on different accounts and to get to your proper rank faster

Here is what the players can expect from the changes:

• Reduced the possibility of feeling “hard stuck” on older accounts. If your skill improves, your rank should properly reflect that, regardless of account age.
• Matchmaking accuracy will improve across all ranks, which should lead to a smoother ranked climb and reduce how hard you may swing up and down in rank
• While winning games is still the most important factor, individual performance will also be accounted for to improve matchmaking at Immortal+
• This should result in better matches at the highest levels.
• Close games will have a smaller effect on rank rating gains and losses
• Adjusted our Rank Rating curves, so climbing (or falling) should feel less volatile
• Updated Rank distribution
• Placements raised to Diamond 1

Performance updates

• Improved clipping plane calculations using multithreading
• Improved thread utilization across multiple cores for distributed tasks
• Optimized camera calculations
• Optimized ambient audio for each map
• Fix for Character Ability HUD invalidation box
• General optimizations for all ability animations

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