Valorant update 7.08 patch notes: Agents, Premier mode, bug fixes, more

Riot Games introduced the new minor update 7.08 to Valorant, primarily focused on some visual adjustments, as well as bug fixes and more. Check out the patch notes to learn about all the changes coming to Valorant in the new update 7.08.

The new 7.08 update for Valorant is here, and as the community prepares to welcome the third and final act of Episode 7, Riot Games have released the patch notes for the Valorant 7.08 update.

The devs implemented some significant changes in the Premier mode that players should pay attention to, and they also added a new navigation tab in the Store.

However, this small update is primarily focused on some visual fixes, UI adjustments, agent bug fixes, and more. Check out everything you need to know about the new 7.08 update for Valorant.

Valorant 7.08 update patch notes

Agent Updates

• Astra, Brimstone & Omen: Their smokes now play an audio and visual cue 1.5 seconds before they are about to fade.
• Ability equipping sounds are no longer audible to your Allies.

With today's patch, the new Smoke Changes go into effect | #VALORANT pic.twitter.com/iZEazffODS

— Mike | Valorant Leaks & News (@ValorLeaks) October 17, 2023

Premier Updates

• The Playoffs Tournament Queue is now only 15 minutes instead of an hour. Note: If you don’t queue up and stay queued within the 15 minute window, your team will not be able to play in the Tournament.
• At the end of the waiting period, all teams that are still in the queue will be matched at one time into evenly distributed brackets seeded by Premier Score.

Store Updates

• Players can now be able to search, navigate, and equip their Level Borders and Player Cards using Valorant’s grid UI.

Bug Fixes

• Agent
  • Deadlock:
    • Annihilation (X) can no longer open Bind’s automatic doors from outside the teleporter rooms.
    • Annihilation (X) can no longer open Breeze’s Mid Chute trapdoor from below
  • Neon:
    • Fast Lane (C) is now more reliably fully extends through Fracture’s A Door when
• General
  • Fixed a bug where the music would hitch/skip while loading into a map or the Range.
  • Fixed a bug where shooting range bots would not reset their hitbox position properly when respawning.
• Player Behavior
  • Fixed a bug so that you’ll receive the correct Ranked Rating penalties for disruptive behavior
• Weapons
  • Fixed a bug where killbanner audio was playing too quietly

Those were all the changes and fixes that Riot Games introduced on the Valorant 7.08 update. For more about the game, check out our other related guides.

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