Riot will change two mechanics in VALORANT

Many VALORANT players had problems with “ping Turk” and character silhouettes, especially those with pigtails. Riot has confirmed the flaws in these two mechanics, so that they will be changed in this patch and the next one.

To regain its balance, VALORANT is facing several essential patches. Due to the cyber-attack that Riot suffered, they have been forced to reorganize the content of the patches of all their games, including their tactical shooter. All this they have had to do in just seven days. Because of this, Riot will almost immediately deliver two patches to users this week and next.

Patch adjustments

Two adjustments will be made in the two patches in addition to the Stinger nerf. The tweaks included will make the player community happy, especially at higher levels.

The ping perk and the pigtails and hairs of various agents, which cause hitbox glitches and provide more information to opponents, are the two improvements we will discuss next.

Riot is aware of the “ping Turk” problem

The VALORANT patch notes, published by Riot, acknowledge that some players took advantage of having a higher ping. For example, some players with ping between 100 and 150 ms use it to their advantage.

Several players use the well-known Turkish ping to fight against their opponents; seeing them earlier gives them additional information and an advantage when taking a shot. However, this fact frustrates many players since the Diamond, Ascendant, and Immortal are frequent everywhere.

On the other hand, it is time to talk about the hitboxes of some characters. The heads of some agents, like Sage’s or Jett’s pigtails and Neon’s hair, gave away their position.

This fact offered their rivals valuable information about where they were and gave them an informational advantage. However, it is essential to note that it can also happen that you aim at someone’s hair, and the hitbox cannot accurately detect their head. The improvement for this bug will be introduced in less than a week in patch 6.02.

Updates in patch 6.02

• The maximum server rewind limit is reduced from 200 ms to 140 ms. You probably won’t notice this change if you play exclusively in games where everyone has a low ping. On the other hand, when playing against high-ping players, getting shot after ducking behind cover should feel less.
• Stinger weapon upgrades increase its cost from 950 to 1100.

Regarding agents:

• KAY/O zero point bug fixed.
• Improvements in the orientation of paths in Raze’s Boom Bot are included.
• Improved the Boom Bot bug.
• The fakeout bug was fixed.
• Fixed the bug for the neutral theft.

About the map

• In the maps, the players now produce noise with their footsteps.
• The volume of the lotus door has decreased.
• The problem with players not appearing in the correct place has been fixed.

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