Valorant patch 11.05 notes

Which agents changed in patch 11.05?

Harbor

Visual effects updated for clarity. Hold your horses 🏇– these aren’t the larger updates we’ve been talking about. But you will hear more about those at Champs, so stay tuned. For the moment, we’re updating the visual clarity of his abilities.

• Reckoning
  • Adjustment Reduced visual noise. Updated ground indicator to more clearly show its impact range. The yellow wisp is now closer to the Agent being hit, so it’s easier to see where someone is hiding before the concuss comes down. Shortened water splash on the ground for visibility.
• Cove
  • Adjustment Improved visual clarity of shield health states. The health state is now more reflected in the visual water animation.

Esports Feature Updates in patch 11.05

It’s time to make a choice—Pick'Ems have returned in time for Champions Paris! Starting on September 4th, you will have access to the Group Stage in-client and on the web. Predict the advancing teams for points, earning extra points for correctly guessing the exact placement. You’ll be able to earn rewards for participating.

This year, we’re adding something extra to up the ante—you can align yourself with your favorite creator’s Faction! Choose carefully, as you can only join one faction. Each group offers a unique in-game reward.

If you do well, the points you earn in Groups and Playoffs stage will contribute to the Faction leader’s score. See if your Faction wins it all!

Player Behavior Updates in patch 11.05

• We have adjusted our behavior system to address Remake Abuse and Gameplay Participation.
  • Penalties will increase for those who repeatedly AFK and dodge queues. This affects those who consistently abuse and disrupt our systems so don’t worry, we won’t be unfairly penalizing players who are genuinely trying to play.

What bugs did patch 11.05 fix?

• General
  • Improved the backend technology around detection abilities (i.e. Prowler, Wingman, Dizzy, etc) so they can more reliably detect opponents within their field of view.
  • Added audio cleanup logic to make sure unexpected audio events don't continue playing across round transitions.
• Agents
  • Astra
    • BugfixBuff Fixed an issue where bullet tracers pass through Astra's Cosmic Divide.
      • BugfixNerf This fix does reintroduce an audio bug where there is a slight audio hitch when passing through Astra wall.
  • Chamber
    • Bugfix Fixed an issue where Chamber's Trademark in-world icon would not change color when aimed at.
  • Clove
    • BugfixNerf Fixed an issue where Clove's Pick-me-up cast sound was silent for enemies.
  • Cypher
    • BugfixBuff Fixed an issue where Cypher's Trapwire was more difficult to place than intended.
  • Deadlock
    • BugfixBuff Fixed an issue where Deadlock's Sonic Sensor was more difficult to place than intended.
    • Bugfix Fixed a Spectator bug with Deadlock's Annihilation deafen where audio processing was not cleaning up as expected after a spectated player was impacted by the ability.
    • BugfixNerf Fixed issue where use of Deadlock's Annihilation on Yoru's Fakeout clone would apply audio effects to the real Yoru.
  • Gekko
    • Bugfix Fixed a bug where "Spike Down" VO would play if Wingman was destroyed right after planting the Spike.
  • Jett
    • Bugfix Fixed a bug where Jett’s Tailwind audio would continue into the next round.
  • Sova
    • BugfixNerf Fixed audio issue where the “being watched” sonic feedback of Sova’s Owl Drone wouldn't trigger if the drone had line-of-sight to the player when the drone spawned.
  • Vyse
    • Bugfix Fixed issue where Vyse’s Steel Garden audio could trigger twice after Observers swap targets.
    • Bugfix Fixed a bug where Vyse's Razorvine would leave circles on the minimap for observers when Vyse died.
  • Waylay
    • BugfixNerf Fixed a bug where Waylay's Saturate could affect enemies after they left the range of the area of effect.
  • Yoru
    • Bugfix Fixed an issue where Yoru's Gatecrash in-world icon would not change color when aimed at.
  • BugfixBuff Fixed a bug where in some cases after turning invisible, Yoru (via Dimensional Drift and Reyna (via Dismiss thru Empress) would reappear in their original location when the invisibility ends.

What bugs did patch 11.05 fix on PC?

• Premier
  • Bugfix Fixed an issue on the Awards tab where long names were not displayed correctly in some languages.

Competitive Updates in patch 11.05 (Console)

• Added Updated leaderboards to display Immortal+ ranked rating thresholds

What bugs did patch 11.05 fix on Console?

• New Player Tips have been switched off while we fix an issue where they are being displayed for a much shorter time than intended to new players. We are actively investigating having the feature switched back on as soon as possible.