In a recent tweet, plans for future Valorant agent releases were revealed. These new agents will be joining the roster of eleven agents currently available to play.
The agent each player chooses at the start of a match dictates the skillset available to them, on top of the guns purchased during each round. These unique abilities have a large range of effects, including mobility, denying or gaining information on player locations, or even area of effect damage, and can alter the flow of the battle.
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The road map for future updates comes from the official Valorant Twitter account, @PlayVALORANT. The tweet contained a video from Valorant Executive Producer Anna Donlon, who outlined the development team's rough plans for the future of the tactical shooter. While many of the details are not set in stone, the video gives players an idea of what to expect from the game moving forward.
In particular, it was revealed that the development team plans to release two new episodes each year, with each episode comprised of three acts each. Each act is planned to be roughly two months apart and come with the release of a new agent. Reyna is considered to be the agent released alongside episode 1 act 1.
Agents have been a way for Valorant to distinguish itself from similar titles, and will likely be what decides Valorant's success or failure. New agents can keep the game fresh, and keep players looking for new ways to take advantage of the unique tools at their disposal. Even before the release of each, agent players can get excited speculating what abilities each new character can bring to the game. Agent releases will undoubtedly be among the hottest topics for discussion in all levels of Valorant play.
Some players worry that too many new agents could pose challenges for the future of Valorant, however. Depending on the complexity of each agent's abilities, too many can muddle the tactical gunplay focus that the game currently thrives on. Players with such concerns can take solace in knowing that the development team has stated that they plan to listen to players to find the right balance of new agents as Valorant moves forward.
Valorant is available now on PC.