The release of a new Valorant Act or Episode is an exciting moment to play the game, as Riot has continuously introduced new maps and agents, and adjusted the game throughout the years.
Now, with the fresh new Episode, they’re preparing to release patch 8.03, which will be available soon.
Here’s when the latest patch will be available for players.
Valorant Patch Notes 8.03 Release Date
Patch 8.03 for Valorant is scheduled to be published on Wednesday, February 21. Even though the game’s updates are generally delivered on Tuesdays, the delay was most likely to coincide with the introduction of the new VCT Team Capsules, as indicated by leaker ValorLeaks in a recent post.
Patch 8.03 has been delayed to Wednesday the 21st. | #VALORANT
The delay aligns the patch with the VCT Capsule drop.
— Mike | Valorant Leaks & News (@ValorLeaks) February 20, 2024
The game will be down for four hours for maintenance, and the patch should be available for servers in North America, LATAM, and Brazil at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time.
If you live in the EU, you’ll have to wait a little longer for the update to be available. On Wednesday, February 14, servers in this area will go down at 4:00 a.m. GMT and resume at 8:00 a.m. GMT.
Valorant Early Patch Notes
The following is a collection of patch notes provided on the official Reddit page for the game’s test servers:
Agent Updates
Chamber
- Headhunter price decreased from 150 to 100
- Tour de Force firing rate increased from 0.7 to 0.9
Esports Features Updates
Teams tab
- We’ve added previews of each Team’s Capsule Bundle.
- You can grab the bundle and support your favorite team from within Esports Hub.
Bug Fixes
Competitive
- Fixed an issue where in the end-of-game summary, kills per round was incorrectly rounding up.
Known Issues
Premier
- Sometimes Standings do not default to your Division.
Early patch notes normally do not reflect all of the changes in the update, so once the complete patch notes are available, we will update the article to include all of the information.