Listed here are the official map adjustments coming to Lotus and Icebox in Valorant
Patch 8.0 of Valorant will carry a number of adjustments to Lotus, one of many newer maps within the pool. Furthermore, Icebox is making its return after not being within the pool for round 9 months with important adjustments.
We are going to undergo all of the upcoming map updates on Lotus and Icebox and the way they might change the way in which every map is performed.
Valorant Icebox Adjustments
Icebox is again in the beginning of Episode 8. Listed here are all of the adjustments you possibly can anticipate when Icebox returns in Patch 8.0, beginning JAN 8. ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/qrqp3sV3hq
— VALORANT (@VALORANT) January 4, 2024
Icebox is returning in Patch 8.0 with the next adjustments:
Attacker Spawn
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One other crate has been positioned on the already present crate that used to miss mid-pushes. Now, it gained’t be attainable for the attackers to carry pushes on mid from an elevated angle, making this a defensive-sided change. Furthermore, the attackers used to reap the benefits of a headshot angle from spawn to punish any pushes on mid. With the crates now blocking imaginative and prescient, this can now not be attainable.
B Important
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The crate that pressured gamers to crouch below has been lifted. Furthermore, the stacked bins on the precise have been eliminated, a spot utilized by Raze/Jett gamers to take an early kill on protection. These adjustments will make it simpler to enter B predominant and can enable Sova drones to clear extra effectively.
B Tube
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There now appears to be a window on B tube that may now overlook mid. Inside, a set of bins have been positioned that may make any peek in the direction of mid from tube as a defender very dangerous. Then again, this can enable the defenders to assemble extra data.
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B Snow Pile
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Crossing the B tube, we are able to see extra adjustments in addition to the snow pile. Extra units of crates now block a pathway that connects the B website with the snow pile exit.
Valorant Lotus Adjustments
Listed here are all of the Lotus adjustments you possibly can anticipate with Patch 8.0, beginning JAN 8. ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/IARzrJbonz
— VALORANT (@VALORANT) January 3, 2024
Lotus has additionally gone by way of a number of adjustments that will likely be impacting the meta of the map.
A Hyperlink
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The nook of the A hyperlink is modified to be a lot deeper, with two bins that enable elevated positions. This makes it exhausting to clear A hyperlink from the rubble, giving a bonus to the defenders.
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Adjustments are additionally discovered on the within of the A hyperlink, with extra area on the left aspect of the breakable door. Clearing the within of the breakable doorways will now be rather more difficult with none utilities.
A Hut
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The hut in A website will now not have an area inside to stroll by way of. The again of the hut now has a small space to play in.
B Web site
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From the attackers’ perspective, the left aspect of the B website has been expanded, with an extra angle to clear. This may make taking B a lot more durable as each left and proper angles have to be cleared when coming into.
C Web site
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Quite a bit has modified on the C website, together with the plant space, which doesn’t prolong to the backsite anymore. Furthermore, gamers can now plant within the stairs space, which has the potential for turning into the brand new default plant location.
The double bins on the backsite have been eliminated, and on the nook there’s now a set of bins for an elevation. Attackers used to cover within the nook behind double bins to get cheeky kills on unsuspecting defenders.
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A further set of stairs has been added to the positioning, together with extra bins as an alternative of the only field that was current earlier than. The left aspect of the positioning’s entryway (from the attackers’ standpoint) has been prolonged with added bins for an elevated angle. Just like the B website, this can make holding C as a defender a lot simpler.
Whereas Lotus is dealing with adjustments on all of its websites, the A website on Icebox appears to be untouched. These adjustments will take impact on January 8 with the beginning of Patch 8.0.