Following the extremely popular beta period, Valorant successfully launched earlier this month on June 2. The launch in question was preceded by the Valorant 1.0 patch that fixed and changed various things to make for a smoother and more balanced playing experience.

Now, just over a week later Riot Games has put out another patch for Valorant, though patch 1.01 seems just a bit lighter than the previous 1.0 patch. Though the patch has fewer notes listed, this patch still brings about some important changes, including a noteworthy nerf to one specific agent: Sage.

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As many players are well aware, Valorant had an extremely successful beta period, despite it only lasting about two months. Now that the game has fully launched for all players around the world, Riot Games is taking player feedback all the more seriously. Recently, Riot Games CEO Nicolo Laurent revealed that cheaters banned in the Valorant beta persist into launch, which was a massive complaint for players participating in the game’s open beta. Now, Riot is listening to the community regarding how the flow and balance of the game needs to be changed moving out of beta.

Alongside vocal outcry from the Valorant community asking for traditional modes like deathmatch, fans have also been vocal about changes they would like to see to the game’s spike rush mode, maps, and even certain agents. Riot just released Valorant’s 1.01 patch to address many balance updates, bug fixes, and a specific nerf aimed at the agent Sage. Sage only received one nerf in patch 1.01 but it’s a pretty significant change nonetheless. Sage’s Barrier Orb cast range was reduced from 20 meters down to 10 to make her less aggressive and more defense-oriented as her initial role was intended for.

The official patch notes detail this further saying, “As a Sentinel, Sage is supposed to be most effective when defending territory that she already controls. The 20m cast range was allowing Sage to aggressively take control of neutral territory in a way that was inappropriate for her role in Valorant.” Alongside this nerf, the patch also changed the orbs present in Spike Rush and added additional types of orbs. Additionally, the patch also details various performance and bug fixes, which will be linked to down below. This information will no doubt prove useful when rankings come to Valorant’s full release.

Despite Valorant getting heavily review bombed over the past weekend, the game has been incredibly popular with players and on streaming platforms like Twitch. While many of the review comments complained about its similarities to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Valorant has certainly managed to set itself apart from traditional team-based shooters with it’s cast of agents and their unique abilities.

Valorant is available now for the PC.

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