VALORANT 1 April 2023 patch notes
Riot Games has dropped an April Fool's Day event into VALORANT, and we have the full patch notes for the 1 April update right here.
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VALORANT is still going strong after all these years, introducing new game modes, heroes, and gameplay tweaks that are constantly keeping the community thriving. While many have compared it to titles such as Overwatch, it still manages to keep an identity of its own.
To mark April Fool’s Day, a new patch has dropped to add some amusing modifiers to VALORANT. If you want to know everything that’s been added to help you prepare for the chaotic nature of it all, here’s everything included in the April Fool’s Day patch for VALORANT.
- Be sure to check out all of the patch notes for update 6.06 in VALORANT.
VALORANT 1 April 2023 patch notes
If you think you’re prepared for the VALORANT April Fool’s Day patch, then you’re not. Many changes are coming that should cause some hilarity in your upcoming matches:
AGENT UPDATES
- Wingman can now pick up and shoot guns
- say less—our bestie, Wingman, can now pull up onto site with an Op
- Proximity to Brimstone’s beard adds rapid fire
- Brim looked us square in the eye and gave us a good firm handshake and we just couldn’t say no
COMPETITIVE UPDATES
- VALORANT e-daters in Ranked will automatically be funnelled to a dedicated queue where they can only hear one another’s voice comms
- Cuffing season may be over, but if you and your situationship are tryna link over VALORANT without getting absolutely merked by your teammates, we gotchu fam.
GAMEPLAY SYSTEMS UPDATES
- Shots fired while in spawn will now shoot into enemy spawn
- map control is mid anyway
- Jett dash is now cooldown based instead of charge based and the cooldown is now set to 0.5 seconds
- we love Jett and we love cars so we made her dash cooldown 0.5 seconds. Jett boutta pull up skrt skrt
MAPS UPDATES
- Breeze is now the only map, and it comes with cabanas and adirondack chairs
- Your timeshare is once again open for business.
MODES UPDATES
- Suss Teammate Mode: Solo queue with scoreboard and comms turned off
- because like why are you bottom fragging and not using comms — pick a struggle.
PERFORMANCE UPDATES
- In Game Leads will now get an “aged” effect face filter applied to their Agent
- When I was your age they used to say, “youth is wasted on the young.” Different times.
PROGRESSION UPDATES
- You can now progress the Battlepass on your stationary bike
- not you forgetting to complete the last Battlepass
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.
- friendship ended with Vandal now Phantom is your best friend #phantoms4life
And that’s everything included in the April 1 patch of VALORANT. Since this is tied to April Fool’s Day, we imagine these won’t last too long, so make the most of this event while it lasts.
- Also, be sure to see what VALORANT server tick rate is.
That's all you need to know about the VALORANT 1 April patch notes.
For more of the latest on the game, find out how VALORANT ranks and the ranking system works or how to master the VALORANT Gekko.
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