Valorant patch 12.02 notes

Which agents changed in patch 12.02?

General

• Nerf Certain Agent ability deployables can now be concussed.
  • Gekko’s Wingman
  • Skye's Seekers
  • Raze’s Boom Bot

Harbor

Harbor could use a little bit more power compared to other Controllers. We’re looking to increase the baseline power of his abilities as well as increase the amount of options Harbor has whether that is in Cove uptime, High Tide coverage, or Reckoning placement. We want players to feel confident about the strategies Harbor can offer through his abilities.

• Cove
  • Buff Cooldown decreased 40s >> 30s
  • Buff Smoke duration increased from 15s → 19.25s
  • Buff Health increased from 500 to 680
  • Buff Harbor now re-equips his gun faster after activating Cove
• Storm Surge
  • Added Buff Storm Surge now plays audio in world if enemies are hit
• High Tide
  • Buff Wall height increased 6m >> 8m
  • Buff Max wall length increased from 50m to 60m
• Reckoning
  • Buff Wave speed increased by 25%
  • Added Can now re-use the ultimate to stop it in place for 7s.

Reyna

Reyna has been ever present and dominating pickrates in ranked for a long time. We’re looking to increase proactive requirements on Reyna after she gets a kill to encourage continued aggression.

• Soul Orbs (Passive)
  • Nerf Duration in world decreased from 4s >> 3s
    • *The ability description had incorrectly listed the duration at 3s while they were lasting 4s. The duration now accurately matches the description.
• Devour
  • Nerf Overheal applied by Devour is now temporary and lasts 10s. Healing applied while in Empress is still permanent.
• Empress
  • Nerf Ult points increased 6 >> 7

General Updates in patch 12.02

• Adjusted the appearance of the Social Panel

Gameplay Systems Updates in patch 12.02

• UI damage indicators now display for objects that take damage while controlled by a player (i.e. Skye’s Trailblazer, Tejo’s Stealth Drone, etc)

Player Behavior Updates in patch 12.02

• Behavior Standing
  • We made some tweaks to what shows up and when to make things more clear. You’ll no longer see an XP/AP Denial under Active Interventions when you leave a Deathmatch.

What bugs did patch 12.02 fix?

• Cosmetics
  • A visual bug with the gold VFX trail on the Champions 2021 Karambit is now fixed!
• Gameplay Systems
  • Fixed an issue where player names were misaligned in the Combat Report
• Modes
  • All Random One Site
    • Bugfix Hot Fixed a bug where players selected loadouts would reset in certain disconnect scenarios.
    • BugfixNerf Fixed a bug where certain Agents would drop Ult Orbs when they shouldn’t.
    • Bugfix Fixed an issue where glass breaking audio would play in an out of bounds area on Ascent. (wiki editor note: this was also mentioned in the 12.01 notes.)
    • Bugfix Fixed a bug where text would overrun on the Next Random Agent UI in certain localizations.

What bugs did patch 12.02 fix on PC?

• Agent
  • Fixed bugs where ability HUDs were missing in replays for Brimstone, Clove, Omen, and Tejo.
  • BugfixNerf Fixed a bug where Vyse's Shear was sometimes destroying Gekko’s Thrash, Skye’s Trailblazer, Sova’s Owl Drone, and Tejo’s Stealth Drone instead of pushing them aside.
  • BugfixNerf Fixed a bug where Cypher's Spycam dart could hit players in unexpected locations when going through the Bind teleporters
  • Bugfix Fixed a bug where Harbor’s Reckoning VFX indicator lines were not lined up with the hit box.
  • Bugfix Fixed a bug where Harbor’s Reckoning SFX would persist between rounds
  • BugfixBuff Fixed a bug where in Team Deathmatch, Clove’s Pick-me-up overheal would sometimes not give health when Clove died previously with the buff active.
  • Bugfix Fixed a bug where Tejo’s Stealth Drone could ride on various projectiles.
  • Bugfix Fixed a bug for Coaches and Observers where Tejo’s Armageddon targeting cursor could go outside of the ability map UI.
  • Bugfix Fixed a bug for Coaches and Observers where Brimstone’s Sky Smoke and Orbital Strike map UI would not render when swapping to Brimstone’s perspective.
  • Bugfix Fixed a bug for Coaches and Observers where equipping Omen’s From the Shadows would cause the ability map UI to linger into the next round.
  • Bugfix Fixed a bug for Coaches and Observers where Agents with an ability map UI would repeatedly play their equip animation when switching to their POV.

What bugs did patch 12.02 fix on Console?

• Agent
  • Bugfix Fixed a bug where the ascender highlights could become permanently visible on a player if they tried to use both ascenders at once on Split.