It’s been a long time, but the main networks of Yoru and Viper have something to liven up in Valorant. The so-called buffs for the two agents with little power are finally arriving after several delays, but there is still a wait.
Riot has been talking about Viper buffs in Valorant since the beginning of time, basically. American Controller has been on the fringes of the goal since the game’s release, and while some buffs in Episode 1 helped her, she kept wanting more.
Since then, the main Yoru have joined the chorus of complaints. The Japanese duelist did not hit the mark on his release. Riot has sent in some quality of life changes since then, but the numbers need to be changed.
Viper players, your time has finally come. Pen down Valorant patch 2.06 for some buffs.
Fortunately, both communities will have their prayers answered soon. Riot has confirmed, after a long line of promises, buffs will come in the Valorant 2.06 patch and beyond.
The changes would have occurred earlier, had it not been for the Valorant Stage 1 Masters. With the big international tournament scheduled to take place in the Valorant 2.04 patch, they have to wait until 2.06 to start rolling out the changes they want.
“For full transparency, 2.05 is likely to be a lighter patch, just as we keep an eye on the Astra launch and make sure it is healthy,” said developer Coleman ‘Altombre’ Palm on Reddit.
“After that point, however, we have a gap in the tournaments and some time when we will be able to submit some of these changes in the 2.06-2.09 window.”
“We also want to send these changes out as soon as possible. We only have a few sets of hands and a lot to juggle — there are more changes that we would like to make than we can actually send, so we have to prioritize for balance. “
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If the Astra lands in a good location, the main pipes of Yoru and Viper can expect good news in the first half of the window. If Astra needs help – which may be the case – it will be in the second half.
Riot has not shed much light on the specific details of the changes, although they are looking to keep the identities of the two agents the same.
“Viper commits to its smoke placement more than other controllers, but is able to smoke much larger areas for more than one round as a result, and its smokes are more threatening to pass or play with,” added Altombre, speaking specifically on Viper .
“We are testing some of these aspects to see if we can put it in a better place for the solo line without homogenizing it or damaging its identity.”