Valorant Patch 7.12 has arrived, introducing a range of buffs, nerfs, and adjustments just ahead of the anticipated reset in 2024. Among the highlights is the new Team Deathmatch (TDM) map Drift. Gekko undergoes adjustments in patch 7.12, aiming to balance the overall gameplay. Similar to Gekko, Skye receives substantial changes. Let's delve into the details. Read the original Patch Notes here.
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Agent Changes
Gekko
Dizzy (E)
- Once Dizzy is ready to shoot and sees a target, they will shoot faster and the projectile will travel faster.
- Pre-fire targeting delay decreased from 0.5s >>> 0.35s
- Missile speed increased from 7000 to 10000
Reclaim
- Reclaim for Dizzy (E), Wingman (Q), and Thrash (X)
- Reduce reclaim channel time from 2s >>> 1s
One of Gekko’s unique strengths is being able to reclaim his creatures. This change aims to make that process faster so you can reclaim them in more situations. In addition, we’re also increasing the reliability of Dizzy (E) to increase Gekko’s confidence when using the ability and to provide more incentive for him to engage with its reclaim.
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Skye
Trailblazer (Q)
- Camera movement is disabled during the leap.
- When the Trailblazer is destroyed during the leap, it no longer causes a concuss explosion.
- Trailblazer plays the destruction voice line when destroyed during the leap.
- Trailblazer explosion now concusses allies as well as enemies.
- By locking the camera on Trailblazer when leaping, Skye has to be more thoughtful when making the choice to get extra distance with the leap vs fully clearing multiple angles without the leap.
- Enemies are now rewarded for successfully destroying Trailblazer mid-leap as it will cancel the concussion explosion.
- Making the concussion universal in terms of how it affects allies and enemies brings it in line with other abilities like Gekko’s Thrash. This requires more coordination and intentionality for Skye and her team to play around the Trailblazer successfully.
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Map Updates
The Update features a new Team Deathmatch map - Drift. It has a long range mid, isolated side lanes and fun new ways to swap lanes.
Performance Changes
- Raw Input Buffer
- Beta tag removed
- Default value changed from off to on
- Existing setting values will not be impacted
Player Behavior Updates
- Party Invite Codes are now available to Valorant players with the 7.10 Patch. Party leaders can generate invite codes, which others can use to join them.
Bug Fixes
- Agent
- Fixed a bug where kills would not be awarded to you while controlling an ability. This affected Sova getting a kill with Shock Dart (Q) while controlling Owl Drone (C), Gekko’s Mosh (C) kills while controlling Thrash (X), and Cypher’s Trapwire (C) kills while controlling Spycam (E).
- When KAY/O is downed during his NULL-CMD (X), the red portrait will now show for everyone in the game.
- Player Behavior
- Fixed an issue where in rare cases, someone would spawn in the next round after being detected AFK, preventing the pistol round bonus for their teammates.
- Premier
- Fixed an issue in Overtime Voting where "Waiting for Opponents" message appears behind the voting team.
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