Valorant has finally received the update with the ranked mode with patch 0.49. However, the ranked system is currently inactive. But there is a new indicator that shows you where you’re getting hit from.
This is included in patch 0.49: The beta of Valorant finally received the highly anticipated patch with the ranked mode in April with update 0.49. It is supposed to finally allow ranked games in leaderboards.
Hopefully, only players with similar experience levels will be playing together now, making the games fairer.
Where is the ranked mode? The necessary files are already in the client, but according to a tweet from Riot Games, the mode will only go live when everything is stable. So it shouldn’t be long now.
Patch Notes in English – What else is included in Update 0.49
These are the additional contents of the patch: Among other things, there were the following fixes and adjustments in version 0.49. The adjustment of the UI regarding incoming damage is particularly interesting. Because now you can see much better where you are being shot from. Additionally, there is more feedback in the game when health and ammunition are low.
HUD and UI
- New indicator for damage you take. You will now see better when you are being attacked and from where the shots are coming.
- There are additional displays for low ammunition or health.
- The character portrait has been removed from the players’ mini-map. This way it should be more distinguishable from the player icon.
- Use of voice chat will now be indicated above the heads of characters.
- The spike icon now has a different color, making it easier to see.
- A bug was fixed that incorrectly displayed fully charged ultimates.
- The ping elements now fade when you aim.
Gameplay and Balance
- The agent Omen is now immediately vulnerable after his teleport and no longer appears as a dark shadow when he switches his shadow form. It is now finally clear when you can hit him or not.
- You can now only hear Omen’s appearance from a range of 2,250. Previously, he was too loud, and his sounds in the game revealed too quickly that he was coming.
- The agents Omen and Breach received visual adjustments.
Maps
- The double doors on Haven are now blocked by a visual barrier. This way, Sage should not be able to exploit the spot as well with her wall.
- Cypher can now place his camera on the boxes at point A on the map Haven without any issues.
- Diverse exploits on the maps have been fixed.
- The surfaces on Bind and Haven have been made more consistent.
- Radionite boxes now have a different color to look more uniform.
Observer Mode
- “Ghost Cheat” is now a new option in custom games with cheats enabled. This way you can fly over the map in “no-clip mode.”
- Ability HUD is invisible when switching to the drone camera as an observer.
- By leaving the camera, you now switch to the last observed player if they are still a valid target.
- When switching through players as an observer, the entire team is cycled through first, followed by the other team.
Additionally, there are various smaller adjustments and bug fixes, including a shift of the shotgun crosshair by one pixel. Riot sarcastically commented: “We assume that shotguns will become at least 4,000% deadlier because of this. After all, it’s a whole pixel.”
Did you know that you can shoot through walls in Valorant? This is not a bug, but a feature that still works. Where and how you can optimally shoot through walls at opponents, you can find out in our article on so-called “wallbanging.”
