The VALORANT 10.08 patch notes tell us all about the new Gifting feature, along with some changes to Yoru’s Ultimate.
VALORANT is close to celebrating its five-year anniversary, and the 10.08 patch notes reflect that. It also adds the ability to gift items, delivers a look at some Agent tweaks, and of course, features a slew of bug fixes to keep the game smooth.
Let's dive in.
VALORANT 10.08's patch notes indicate a return to Episode 1
In patches 10.08 and 10.09, you can expect to hear some familiar and older tunes in VALORANT once again. Music for all menus, character select, and the Victory/Defeat screen will be from Episode 1 to go alongside the fifth birthday of the first-person shooter.
You can now Gift items to friends in VALORANT
VALORANT patch 10.08 brings a long-awaited feature to the game. No, it isn't the replay system. I'm sorry. It is the ability to gift items and bundles to your buddies, though! And right after Marvel RIvals did the same.
With patch 10.08, you can go into the Store and choose the option to gift any skin bundles or specific items within to your friends. For now, it is only the featured items in the shop, but they look to expand it to other things you can purchase in the future.
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All Agent updates and bug fixes in the VALORANT 10.08 patch notes
Here are all of the Agent changes coming in the update:
- Brimstone
- Incendiary - Brim’s molotov audio has been updated to be easier to hear, especially when placed underneath smokes.
- Astra
- Nova Pulse stun duration: 4s >>> 3.5s
- Yoru
- Dimensional Drift duration reduced 12s >>> 10s
- Dimensional Drift point cost 7 >>> 8
We honestly don't think the change to Yoru's Dimensional Drift will affect his spot in the current meta. It'll probably take some nerfs to a few other Agents, like Tejo and Vyse, before we see the decline of Yoru's usefulness.
Now, let's look at all of the bug fixes so you know your Agents are playing smoothly with VALORANT patch 10.08:
- Waylay
- Fixed a bug where reactivating Refract immediately after casting Convergent Paths would prevent the reactivate from working.
- Harbor
- Fixed a bug where Harbor’s water bracelet would sometimes bleed through thin walls like the doors on Ascent.
- Deadlock
- Fixed an issue where Deadlock’s Barrier Mesh was not playing hit audio when shooting the center node.
- Fixed an issue where Deadlock’s Barrier Mesh could be used to boost players.
- Vyse
- Fixed an issue where the cooldown on Vyse’s Arc Rose was not properly set after it was destroyed.
- Fixed an issue where Vyse’s activated Shear wall didn’t display the warning fade out visual cue.
- Fixed an issue where Vyse’s Shear wall blocked bullets after the visual wall despawned.
- Fixed an issue where Vyse’s Steel Garden warning indicator did not properly match the debuff area.
- Yoru
- Reverted a bugfix that caused Yoru’s clone to slightly mismatch normal player movement when running into walls.
- Skye
- Fixed an issue where Skye’s Trailblazer leap did not get slowed by Waylay’s Saturate debuff.
- Gekko
- Fixed an issue where Gekko’s Thrash leap did not get slowed by Waylay’s Saturate debuff.
- Tejo
- Fixed an issue where players could boost on Tejo’s Stealth Drone.
- Fixed an issue where Stealth Drone could not be tagged by Cypher’s camera.
- Fixed an issue where Armageddon VFX may remain after being used.
- Fixed an issue where there was no danger indicator for players running through Armageddon from the back side.
- Reyna
- Fixed an issue where Reyna’s Devour Overheal would not be interrupted when taking damage that was less than her current Overheal amount.
- Iso
- Updated Iso’s Double Tap tooltip to mention the reload speed buff.
And there you have. There are some other cosmetic bug fixes to the menus and other UI features, so go ahead and read the full patch notes to catch up on those.
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