Riot isn’t wasting any time in looking forward to the future as Valora hasn’t been out for weeks now. The developer released a video update with executive producer Anna Donlon letting fans know what’s on the horizon for the shooter on Monday. The biggest news was about Riot’s long-term plans for releasing maps and new agents while Donlon offered plenty of updates on the game.
The current plan is to release a new agent with each act says Donlon. Valorant’s Acts will last around two months each and are a bit like seasons in other games. We can say that this means that there should be around six new agents added to Valorant every year.
Valorant’s calendar will also be separated into episodes and each episode will last about six months. Which makes sense considering that there are three acts per episode. Episodes will provide Riot with a chance to make larger changes to Valorant including the additional maps and the addition of new mechanics. Donlon notes that this doesn’t mean there won’t be any major changes during Acts and iterations. Just that they will likely be less common than the big changes that will always come with new episodes.
In Valorant’s more immediate future, there are a few quality-of-life changes on the way in the next few patches. These changes will include things like early surrenders in case a team feels like a victory is totally out of reach. The game will also include the ability to remake games in case something goes wrong like a player disconnecting for a few rounds or even timeouts. Donlon mentioned that if fans think content is coming too slowly or too quickly, Riot’s open to adjusting the pace. As usual with any game updates, especially with all of Valorant’s devs working from home, these timelines aren’t set in stone.
These releases will also provide more story details. There will be significantly more to come on that front around Episode 2.
