VALORANT Patch Notes 7.01: Premier Ignition Stage, new bans for repeat offenders, and more

After the summer break from Riot Games, Patch 7.01 update for VALORANT is going live. Patch 7.01 will commence the VALORANT Premier Ignition, which is the last test before they launch the Premier Game Mode in August. Apart from the Premier Ignition Stage, there are minor updates that have been introduced for player behavior updates.

Here are all the details about the upcoming VALORANT patch notes 7.01:

VALORANT 7.01 Patch Notes

Agent Updates

• We've updated the ability action icons to be more consistent across all Agents and abilities that have a common cast paradigm or output. We've also added new ones to where it was necessary. These icons appear above your equipped ability.
• We’ve added voiceover line interactions between Gekko and Deadlock.

Competitive Updates

VALORANT Premier Ignition

VALORANT Premier Ignition is launching from July 20 until August 12. Players have over a week, until July 20, for the VALORANT premier enrollment period to make their teams and recruit up to 7 players.

• If you played in the Premier Open Beta, first of all, thank you! Second, everyone is starting from scratch with Ignition so you’ll have to make or join a new team this time around, too. Your team and match history will carry over from Ignition to the launch in August though, so choose your team name carefully. (You can’t change it later!)
• Enrollment runs until July 20, so get your team together and make sure to choose a Zone before then. The exact time for the end of Enrollment varies by Zone—make sure to check the schedule in the client for more information so you don’t miss it.
• Matches start on July 20 and run through August 12, with Playoffs on August 13. Earn a Premier Score of at least 375 by then to qualify and to have a chance to be crowned one of the best teams in your Division. (Oh…and get a sweet Premier Champion title and gun buddy, too.)

Player Behavior Updates

• We added in-game bans for repeated AFK, Friendly Fire, and Queue Dodge in Competitive and Unrated modes.
• People who are text-muted in real-time will now also be voice-muted for the entire match.