Riot GamesJett has been hit hard in Valorant patch 3.06, and two other Agents, Skye and KAY/0 are also addressed. Riot have released the full patch notes for the update, which also include some small but important map changes.
Jett has been the focus of ire from players almost since release in Valorant, as consistently one of the top performers.
Although Riot have appeared hesitant to act too harshly, patch 3.06 brings significant changes to her kit, mainly around her Ultimate.
Now, after a right click kill, Jett’s Bladestorm ultimate will no longer recharge. Riot explains that they hope this change will encourage Jett mains to “optimize for the single kunai kills in order to keep the Bladestorm going and really play into the high precision fantasy Jett is all about.”
This will no doubt be bad news for Jett mains though, but perhaps it is a necessary change to bring the character more in line with the developer’s vision, and balance out the roster a bit.
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Riot has also removed a number of penetrable boxes on maps, making for less wallbang opportunities.
Check out the full patch notes below from Riot.
Valorant patch notes 3.06
AGENT UPDATES
SKYE
We’ve liked that Skye has been able to play off her own flash more and more. But lately, there’s a sense that it’s become too effective and optimal to play off of herself in some situations. An increase to the unequip time should make it slightly more difficult for Skye to capitalize on Guiding Light bird flashes as quickly as before—making coordinated play or different styles of flashes more competitive.
The increased activation time aims to give prepared enemies a slightly larger window to react, without trivializing her main Initiator tool. Also, we’ve seen both the frequency of Skye’s ult and its effectiveness increase as players have become more skilled with the Agent. Looking at the recon and impact it can provide, it now seems more appropriate amongst the ults that cost seven points.
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KAY/O
When we first launched KAY/O, we had two big questions: “How strong is Suppression for initiation?” and “Can regular flashbangs exist against other flashes in VALORANT?” Although we believed the ability to lab out flashes was where the power could come in, we over-indexed on telegraphing the projectile, which is holding back its success.
These changes should help reward those of you that put in additional effort to throw clever pop flashes. As far as the ultimate goes, we wanted to increase the baseline value of the ultimate by ensuring a longer suppression window for those explosive site takes.
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JETT
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MAP UPDATES
FRACTURE
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- Tunnel to Generator/Canteen areas can no longer be bullet penned (a.k.a. wallbang)
- One crate on B site is no longer pennable
- This should create a safer planting option for attackers, while retaining a riskier, but more powerful option.
ICEBOX
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- The crate stack on B site is no longer pennable, this is to create a safer planting option for attackers
HAVEN
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- One stack of crates on C site is no longer pennable, this is to create a safer planting option for attackers
ASCENT
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- One crate on A site is no longer pennable, this is to create a safer position on site for defenders
BIND
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- One stack of crates on A site is no longer pennable, this is to create a safer planting option for attackers
GAME SYSTEM UPDATES
- For users of the Public Beta Environment (PBE), your settings for Live and PBE have been split, and your setting should no longer be wiped when going between the two environments
BUGS
MAP
- Icebox minimap and vision cones will now correctly display near B Yellow callout.
SOCIAL
- Deathmatch penalties will no longer prevent you from getting banned for AFK-ing
- Sorry about this bug! Penalties should have been reverted.
