Written By Germanicus - 2021-03-02
The latest VALORANT patch notes, 2.04, have been released. It's the start of Act II, and brings even more fine-tuning to the ranked system as well as the release of the new agent, Astra.
Don’t let the lighter notes fool you, this is the start of Episode 2: Act II, that drops our newest Agent, a fresh Battlepass, and the Prime//2.0 weapon skin line.
As our friend Max Grossman will tell you, this patch cycle is also to allow time for us to evaluate our recent changes while still getting the game in a good state for VALORANT Challengers moving forward.
Competitive matchmaking gets some fairly comprehensive adjustments to not only let you queue with more friends at different levels in the lower ranks, but make sure the highest levels are for the ones who can continue to prove they are VALORANT’s best.
Tactical VO is an addition that should help, not replace, in-game communication, and we shove a wrench in the works to jam the Bind TP doors for Escalation.
Astra goes live!
This patch marks the start of Competitive Episode 2: Act 2!
Placements have changed for the start of an Act. Now, if you have already placed this Episode, then:
Radiant will be more challenging to earn. You must achieve a certain level of RR before being able to ascend to Radiant. This is adjusted per region based on rank population size and RR distribution.
Regional requirements for Radiant cut off:
Below is an example of the Tactical VO super regions on Ascent.
Additionally, we’ve added an option to place Tactical VO messaging into the Chat window
Tactical VO FAQ
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