VALORANT 4.03 Patch Notes

Like the other big Riot Games franchises, VALORANT is consistently coming out with patches. The reason for this is to keep the game as balanced as it can be along with adding more content to keep the fans engaged. While VALORANT is not on as consistent of a schedule as League of Legends or Teamfight Tactics, it is still patching regularly. Here is the latest patch, the VALORANT 4.03 Patch Notes.

[Related: VALORANT 4.02 Patch Notes]

AGENT UPDATES 

Brimstone 

• Brimstone’s ultimate now properly blocks gameplay visibility while active ○ You’ll no longer see enemies on the minimap through the ultimate. ○ Abilities that require line of sight (flashes, Sova recon pulses) will no longer apply through the ultimate.

MODES UPDATES 

Deathmatch 

• Removed and in some cases relocated “dangerous” spawn locations
• Improved spawn logic and spawn placement to increase the likelihood that you will be facing each other players in an encounter 
• Spawning logic will now favor respawn locations farther away from where you are defeated 
• Fixed an issue where the Warm-Up Phase was not using spawn logic properly 
• Respawn Time Reduced: 3s >>> 1.5s 

SOCIAL UPDATES 

• Updated AFK detection in game to deter players from exploiting game modes to farm EXP 

PERFORMANCE UPDATES 

Global Invalidation 

• Global Invalidation provides up to 15% improvement to baseline performance for CPU-bound players

○ CPU-bound players are generally mid-to-high spec machines. 

○ These numbers are based on data gathered from PBE over two weekends (Jan. 22–23, and Feb. 5–6). 

○ Although we expect a large portion of the player base to benefit from these gains, your machine’s performance may vary. 

COSMETIC UPDATES 

● Updates to the color of the tile used to display sprays in your Collections ○ Some sprays were too close to the color of the original tile and were hard to see properly before actually using them in-game.

GAME SYSTEMS UPDATES 

• Added option to return to strongest weapon 

○ You can now return to the strongest weapon when pressing the “Equip Last Used Item” key or when auto-equipping a weapon. 

○ To toggle ON, go to Settings >> Controls >> Equipment under “Prioritize Strongest Weapon.” 

○ This was released in 4.02 but did not make it into the patch notes. My bad! 

ESPORTS FEATURES 

• Projectile follow is now fixed for observer followers 
• Added observer settings toggle to turn Agent portrait on/off 

BUGS 

Agents 

• Fixed a bug where Chamber’s Headhunter and Tour de Force could float away ● Fixed an exploit where, using specific line-ups, it was possible to see inside Viper’s ultimate without being affected by the nearsighted debuff 
• Fixed a bug where Viper’s ultimate would sometimes fail to expand through doorways 

Social 

• Fixed a bug where pressing enter in pre-game wouldn’t focus chat 
• Fixed a bug where right clicking a player portrait would not bring up a context menu 

Performance 

• Fixed a bug where performance stats would be hidden while spectating the Spike

KNOWN ISSUES 

Esports Features 

• There is a brief flash when swapping into free-cam mode as an observer follower

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