Valorant: Riot Games delay release of Act III Agent
Last Updated on: 28th October 2021, 05:34 pm
Riot Games’ next Valorant Agent isn’t going to drop at the same time as Episode 3 Act III, a new statement confirms. Here’s everything we know about the release date of the new Valorant Agent…
Riot Games delay launch of Act III Valorant Agent
The next major update for Valorant is due to drop on November 2nd – it’s set to kick-off Episode 3 Act III and a new Agent was expected. Riot Games has clarified that the new Valorant Agent is being delayed by two weeks – one patch cycle – until Version 3.10. This means we’re not going to see them until November 16th at the earliest.
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Riot Games’ Valorant Character Producer has said the following:
” Episode 3 Act III kicks off soon, and we know because of our past cadence that you’ve come to expect new Agents to drop with the start of a new Act.
I’m here on behalf of the team to tell you that the next Agent, who goes by “———,” will launch two weeks after the start of EP3 Act III, with Patch 3.10.
As development progressed on the new Agent, it was clear to us that they were not at the quality bar you’ve come to expect from us. It’s why we’ve opted to hold the Agent for an additional two weeks, while we work on polishing up those final aspects. Sometimes the last 10% of work really brings together the previous 90% of work.
Our concern is that gameplay clarity, such as visual cues of what the Agent is doing, was not quite there yet. In a game like VALORANT where decisions are made in milliseconds, these aspects must be there. This was not an easy decision for us, and hope you understand while we take the extra time to wrap up the final loose ends.”
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We’re due a look at the new Sentinel on October 29th at 08:00 PST / 11:00 EST / 16:00 BST, though. So… It isn’t all bad news!
