Riot Video games has confirmed a brand new weapon will likely be coming to Valorant as a part of a brand new replace.
The Outlaw is a excessive impression, double-barrelled sniper rifle that may value gamers 2400 credit. It might probably fireplace two photographs earlier than a prolonged reload, however gamers can shoot each of these photographs with no need to descope.
In keeping with varied gamers who’ve been in a position to check out The Outlaw in early entry, the brand new sniper rifle has a really excessive wall penetration and is positioned between The Marshall and The Operator within the pre-round merchandise store.
“We felt there was a spot within the arsenal that might be stuffed between the Marshal and Operator when it comes to energy and worth, and we wished extra choices to assist the sniper playstyle,” stated Nick Smith, Sport Designer II and Sal Garozzo, Sport Design Architect by way of Forbes. “The Outlaw has a mix of parts from each the Marshal and Operator whereas introducing just a few new parts of its personal. With that in thoughts, we wished to make sure that the entire sniper rifles have their very own distinctive strengths and weaknesses.”
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The Outlaw can be the primary new weapon Riot Video games have launched to Valorant because the free-to-play first-person tactical hero shooter was launched in 2020. It’s due for launch January 9, as a part of the Episode 8 Act 1 replace.
The brand new replace will even deliver with it a brand new battle cross for 1000 factors. 15 gadgets will likely be accessible as rewards, whereas premium customers can earn as much as 40 rewards together with featured melee weapon Guardrail Hammer. A number of sprays, gun buddies and the long-awaited Kuronami pores and skin bundle will even be made accessible alongside a revamped tackle the Icebox map.
“Icebox is again with just a few modifications. Our aim with these modifications are so as to add worth and impression” reads the patch notes. The up to date map rotation will likely be: Icebox, Lotus, Sundown, Breeze, Ascent, Bind, Cut up.
In different information, Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke has taken to social media to inform followers the follow-up to Baldur’s Gate 3 is “not what you assume” it’s. Regardless of the replace, he confirmed that “It’ll be fairly a while earlier than we discuss this [officially]”.
