Valorant Update 3.03 Patch Notes

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Valorant Update 3.03 Patch Notes: Yoru Buffs Delayed Once Again

Abhimannu Das
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Highlights
Valorant Update 3.03 reverts an unintentional buff that was deployed to Viper, which changed how her Pit worked.
Yoru buffs that were in the works have been delayed once again and fans will have to wait longer for the changes.
Custom games can now be automatically balanced based on player MMR when there are six or more players.

Valorant update 3.03 just landed and Yoru mains will be disappointed to find out that the promised buffs have been delayed again. Valorant character producer John Goscicki revealed that the Yoru changes the dev team was trying to get out by patch 3.02 have been delayed once again due to “unforeseen circumstances.” The incoming changes are not present in the Valorant update 3.03 patch notes and they have been delayed indefinitely. Valorant patch 3.03 does not have too many balance changes, but it has a ton of gameplay technology updates and bug fixes.

Why Yoru changes did not make it to the latest patch

Goscicki revealed the devs are “in a situation at the moment where certain resources needed to do this work are unavailable”, and it is unknown when the much-needed buffs will be deployed. The dev promised that whenever the dev team gets a clearer picture of when they can ship the changes, players will be notified immediately. He went on to the list the new changes which include the ability to shoot through Radianite crates, a system that allows AFK penalties to be reverted due to server issues and more.

Valorant Update 3.03 agent changes

Viper

  • Fixed a bug where Viper’s Pit started forming at the cursor placement point instead of around Viper

Riot Games revealed that while it is technically a bug fix, it alters how Viper’s Pit is deployed. The studio accidentally shipped a bug in 3.01 that caused her ultimate to spawn at her placement reticle instead of around her. Players thought of it as a buff but unfortunately for them, the change is now being reverted.

Valorant Update 3.03 Gameplay technology updates

Crosshair Settings

  • Players can now turn on the “Use Advanced Options” setting to additionally customize the ADS crosshair and sniper scope center dot

  • Added the ability to save and switch between multiple crosshair profiles

  • Added a setting to set a minimum firing error across all weapons

  • Added a setting to use the primary crosshair with shotguns

  • map changes

  • Players can now shoot through Radianite crates using appropriate weapons from all angles

  • Updated ziplines to allow the ‘Use’ key so you can detach at any point

Valorant Update 3.03 Social updates

  • Added a system that enables Riot Games to automatically revert any AFK penalties applied to players in the event of unexpected server instability

Valorant Update 3.03 Competitive updates

  • Auto balance button added for custom games with more than 6 players based on players’ MMR

In addition to the above changes, there are also some bugfixes that were deployed to the network menu to accurately reflect latency values. Bug fixes to Killjoy, Sage and Astra were also made to correct some unintended interactions.


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Abhimannu is a PC esports writer at AFK Gaming. With over seven years of experience in esports journalism, he has worked on a myriad of games and their ecosystems including Valorant, Overwatch and Apex Legends.

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