June has been an exciting month for all the Valorant fans following the VCT Masters In Shanghai, Valorant revealed a new map, Abyss, and the announcement of Valorant’s console release in the fall of 2024, with a limited beta version currently on the market.
Valorant is also set to bring Act 9 with the promise of fixing some pre-existing problems regarding nerfing and bug fixes in the coming week. With the promise of an amazing Act 9, Valorant has also confirmed changes to 2 popular agents, Iso and Neon. Neon’s air accuracy while sliding is being taken away, and the bug with Iso’s orb spawn after he disconnects is also being duly addressed and taken care of in Act 9.
Upcoming Changes In ACT 9 of Valorant
Neon is one of the most agile agents in the game, and her accurate movements allow her to charge into sites with ease, especially when combined with her stun and ult. Her air accuracy while sliding makes her one of the most difficult agents to fight against in a 1v1 battle.
Iso, on the other hand, is facing an issue with his orb spawn logic after he disconnects, giving players an upper hand over Iso mains. However, this problem has been duly noted and will be fixed in the upcoming act.
A Valorant developer, Coleman Palm, announced on social media all the changes, nerfs, and bug fixes players can look out for in Act 9.0. He said:
We have a hotfix coming to PC very soon to address the following issues:
– Removing Neon's air accuracy while sliding
– Changing the Abyss-only queue back to Unrated
– Fixing an issue with Iso's orb spawn logic after he disconnects
Console will receive these changes in 9.00.
— Coleman Palm (Altombre) (@Altombre) June 14, 2024
He also addressed a problem with bullet tracers not going away even after turning them off in options. However, this fix requires a little more effort from the team and some more time; hence, this fix is expected to happen in 9.01. Addressing the problem, Palm wrote:
I've had a few people send this bug to me, wanted to confirm that we have a fix for this going out in patch 9.01 – we were hoping we could get it into 9.00, but it's a bit more complicated under the hood than it seems
But, we're aware and a fix is coming. Thanks for the reports! https://t.co/ul507AzxSQ
— Coleman Palm (Altombre) (@Altombre) June 17, 2024
There will also be a change in Abyss-only queue confining to unrated. Abyss is the first Valorant map with no borders, which means players can simply fall into the Abyss and die.
It is a relatively open map with a lot of space to jump and teleport, which is favorable for agents like Omen, Yoru, Jett, and Raze, which should please the majority of the players that main these characters.
Battle Pass, Abyss, Console Release, and Much More
The end of something brings the promise of the arrival of something better in the future, and it’s only going to make Valorant more of a powerhouse on PC and consoles.
Ahead of the anticipation for Act 9, players looking to finish the Battle Pass only have 5 days left before it ends. As of June 26 at 6 am PT, the Battle Pass for E8A3 will finish.
What the battlepass for Episode 9 is going to look like has not yet been officially announced by Riot, but considering the rich history of the previous acts amidst some disappointments, we can hope for something exciting coming our way.
Valorant has been expanding like never before. In just a month, they announced a console release with an open beta for testing already out, along with the release of a new map during VCT Masters Shanghai and a new act bringing monumental changes to certain agents. Valorant is on a spree right now, and we can only hope for more exciting stuff from Riot in the future.
