VALORANT Patch 2004
Released 1 April 2023 during ACT II. We're in our instalock Gekko era.
Structured from Riot's official patch notes. The bullets below are the announced changes; anything VALDB detected in the game files beyond them lives on the detected changes feed and is never mixed into this page.
Overview
We’re interrupting our normal patch cadence as we have made some updates to VALORANT that have been in the works for a while now. We have also been made aware that our typical patch notes are hard to understand for everyday VALORANT players such as yourself.
Check out the changes to VALORANT below along with a translation so that everyone can understand just what exactly is going on. Enjoy!
AGENT UPDATES
- Wingman can now pick up and shoot guns
- Proximity to Brimstone’s beard adds rapid fire
COMPETITIVE UPDATES
- VALORANT e-daters in Ranked will automatically be funneled to a dedicated queue where they can only hear one another’s voice comms
GAMEPLAY SYSTEMS UPDATES
- Shots fired while in spawn will now shoot into enemy spawn
- Jett dash is now cooldown based instead of charge based and the cooldown is now set to 0.5 seconds
MAPS UPDATES
- Breeze is now the only map, and it comes with cabanas and adirondack chairs
MODES UPDATES
- Suss Teammate Mode: Solo queue with scoreboard and comms turned off
PERFORMANCE UPDATES
- In Game Leads will now get an “aged” effect face filter applied to their Agent
PROGRESSION UPDATES
- You can now progress the Battlepass on your stationary bike
SOCIAL UPDATES
- Use of “VALORANT Accent” in voice comms is now automatically translated
WEAPONS UPDATES
- We've seen the online banter of which is better: Vandal or Phantom. To make the decision easier, we are removing the Vandal from the shop.