Riot Video games has introduced that it has indefinitely disabled the Valorant Escalation gameplay mode whereas it investigates “a problem”.
Talking through X (previously referred to as Twitter), Riot says Escalation will not be accessible throughout any of the platforms on which Valorant is playable whereas the studio investigates this “difficulty”. It does not present any additional info relating to what the difficulty is likely to be.
Riot additionally says that Escalation shall be again in Patch 9.03, however we’re unsure when that shall be touchdown both. Judging by the timing of earlier Valorant updates, you’ll be able to count on to attend round a month for it, so it seems like Escalation will not be again till not less than mid-August.
On condition that Riot hasn’t supplied any additional particulars, it seems like we’ll simply have to attend and see what the difficulty was that precipitated Escalation to be disabled.
Within the meantime, you’ll be able to pore over the patch notes for Patch 9.01, which was launched earlier as we speak. This being a comparatively incremental patch, there aren’t many earth-shattering modifications, however there are many bug fixes and steadiness changes.
Console gamers, for example, can now play on the Lotus map throughout the sport’s Unrated, Aggressive, Swift Play, and Deathmatch modes (though Deathmatch has additionally been briefly disabled on consoles, owing as soon as once more to “a problem”).
Different minor modifications embody an up to date Outlaw animation that makes it “extra obvious when the weapon is able to be fired”, in addition to tons of bug fixes and small Agent modifications.
Should you’re not accustomed to Valorant, it is a free-to-play hero shooter that blends the character-based talents of Overwatch with the objective-focused gameplay of Counter-Strike.
The sport options plenty of Brokers, every of which has totally different talents to assist them overcome their opponents. Gameplay takes place throughout plenty of labyrinthine maps with plenty of winding corridors and alternatives to ambush your enemies.
You’ll be able to try Valorant without cost proper now on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Collection X|S. Should you’re hesitant to make the leap on console, you’ll be able to try our preview to see how effectively the sport makes the bounce from PC.
