The developers have officially presented the new Valorant map, which should also arrive soon on PS5 and Xbox Series
It was an open secret and it has finally been confirmed. Riot Games has officially announced the arrival of a new map of Valorant on the occasion of the introduction of Patch 8.11 that arrives in the video game on June 11. The new stage is called Abyss and it is one of the most special novelties that has ever landed in the title, as it will also serve to celebrate the imminent arrival of the tactical shooter on consoles. Although we will now go into the details, this is perhaps one of the issues that needed to be clarified most quickly. Riot Games promised that new content, including maps, would arrive simultaneously on all platforms. In this sense and although it has not been officially confirmed, everything indicates that the map will be available at launch on PS5 and Xbox Series when the limited beta of the video game is released on June 14, 2024.
Abyss, the new Valorant map
Going into the specific details of the map, Riot Games defines Abyss as the scenario that leaves the most room for the creativity of the players. “We wanted to encourage users to come up with new and impressive ways to use their utility and movement tools (…) You can find Raze launching his rivals off the map with explosive bundles, Omen using Dark Apparition to avoid structures or agents traveling the riskiest roads in each area. In this sense, there are two elements that make this scenario unique: the presence of shortcuts that will force us to jump between platforms to flank enemies and the possibility of falling into the void when trying to execute them. Unlike other maps, here There are no invisible walls that prevent us from dying from a fall..
“Players are always looking to make incredible plays, so we wanted to help them by allowing more creative freedom on the map. We’ve always liked people to execute risky tactics, so we wanted to bring that danger to VALORANT without it being overwhelming,” they explained from Riot Games. In this sense, the developer also confirms that they wanted to create a map of three streets with two bomb zones in which the fumes had a somewhat less leading role. Although we are still waiting to test it, this sounds like one of those risky maps that generates very polarized opinions among players.
Although players will have to wait until June 11 to enjoy the Abyss map, the developer has organized a test session with press and content creators that will take place this June 9, 2024 starting at 5:00 p.m. Spanish peninsular time. In this sense and as usual, you can tune in to the Spanish streamers specialized in the video game to see some games and get an idea of how exactly this scenario works.
Changes to Valorant Competitive Map Rotation
The introduction of Abyss comes accompanied by great changes to competitive rotation of the video game. Starting with patch 8.11 Breeze and Split will leave us to make way for Haven and Abyss. Following tradition, the new map is expected to be available exclusively in normal matches for a full patch. In this sense, the competitive rotation would be composed of…
- Ascent
- Bind
- Haven
- Ice box
- Lotus
- Sunset
- Abyss
It is to be hoped that the Valorant developers will surprise us with more news soon. Episode 9 arrives in the video game in just two weeks and it is the perfect opportunity to carry out any additional changes that you deem necessary.
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