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Let me start off by saying, Morello is an extremely nice individual and does not have to take time out of his day to answer any of these questions. But He'll normally stream and answer questions that Twitch chat has.
Sage Nerfs still happening?
- He states that Sage Nerfs are still coming. Says there will be side nerfs, and not necessarily changing/slashing numbers.Will probably take power from one area and put it in another area.
One way smokes?
- They are okay with some of them, they just want to make sure its not the only way smokes are used
Do you think Viper buffs were not enough?
- We don't think they were enough and she will probably be buffed more. But we knew that during testing. We'd rather buff slowly instead of buffing and making the agent over the top.
Do they listen to complaints?
- Morello says they listen to complaints and some complaints confirm that things are working. Uses the OP as an example. He sees complaints all the time of players stating they can't peak an Op'er with a Vandal and win the duel. Says that is intentional and designed that way.
Removing Sage self heal?
- Says hes not a fan of Sage self healing. But he was convinced out of removing it by the design team. Says hes of the opinion that "Duelists" should have the highest self healing in the game.
How do you manage two agents that do something very similar?
- Says they want each agent to have an identity and don't really want agents to do the same thing well. Says the removed the slow from Cyphers cage because they see Sage as the "Stalling" agent. Says if Killjoy and Cypher have very similar play patters, then they will nerf what the other champion is good at. States Cypher is the "Map control" agent and Killjoy is the "Site Holding" agent. Says avoiding her is going to be easier because she has less offensive potencies.
Rant from Hiko?
Says he likes Hiko, good players and a very good dude. But doesn't agree with some things such as him stating that "They're going to have to add shields into the game" if they add turrets.
Says this is completely different than Overwatch. You put shields in the game when people are shooting you with damage abilities. States Champions like Mercy and Rheinhart are not put in there to stop Torbjorn. They're put in there to stop Soilder76 and Pharrah at a consistent rate.
Says they've tested shield agents, and tested it a lot. They don't think it helps gameplay and doesn't really fit the game. Says it removed the tension, consequence and gameplay. Also states the appetite for a shield agent is low anyways.
Says theres an Audience (And doesn't think Hiko is necessarily that) that they are not serving and do not want to serve. Hardcore purist CS players that want only gun play. The audience that thinks that if this element didn't work in CS then it shouldn't be in Valorant, and if it worked in CS then it should be put into Valorant.
Says he understands the complaints of Killjoy as some players think its going to be like Torbjorn as that's really the only thing they've seen and can compare it to.
Says complaints about Killjoy crossfire is kind of the point of Killjoy. They want her to be hard to attack against. Says players shouldn't attack Killjoy with normal tactics. They want players to treat it differently if its Killjoy or Cypher. Says players do attack Cypher carefully (Shock darts for traps, slows, grenades, breaking cams) and think the same will happen for Killjoy.
Killjoy, Raze and Sage have been in the game the longest. Says they've always been part of the Eco-system and those 3 agents were designed? by Ex-CS players such as Volcano, Classic, etc.
Do you watch Tournaments?
- They follow it closely. The more pick rate of Breach surprised them.
New Map Act 2
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States that there is a new map coming out along with KilljoyNew Map is Episode 2, Act 2 will only be Killjoy
Another heal in the game?
- Yes there will be, one healer will inflate sages values.
Classic Flashbang?
- Says its the most powerful flash bang he can imagine. Says if they add it to the game then he can't see a way of them making other flashes not be exactly that.
Do you think Viper buffs were not enough?
- We don't think they were enough and she will probably be buffed more. But we knew that during testing. We'd rather buff slowly instead of buffing and making the agent over the top.
Killjoy Ult?
- Killjoy puts it down, and after 13 seconds it detonates. It does nothing for 13 seconds until it detonates. After 13 seconds, all enemies in it becomes detonated. Says it the closet thing they'll ever have in the game related to a stun.
- Says its very easy to avoid. Says in testing they've never seen anyone get checkmated by it. Really easy to avoid unless you somehow back yourself in a corner.
- Says if you are trying to escape and get shot, that's ideal.
- Says if you all run and give the space, then that's ideal.
- Says if you all push it within the 13 seconds and kill it, then that's also ideal.
- Says if it hits you, its pretty much round over. You have to respect it.
- Everyone can see the radius.
- It does not affect teammates
- Does not require line of
sitesight
Can you buff Breach by decreasing delay after using ability?
- Least likely place we will buff him. Self capitalization should not be breach's goal. We want him setting up teammates.
Cypher Nerfs?
- They want to do clever nerfs, they've been backed up with Sage nerfs and Breach Buffs.
Sova Drone?
- Its a bug, they will fix it
How do you decide which agent to release?
- Says when Killjoy comes out, All the original characters that they used in testing will be out. This is the base roster. The foundation. Every Agent after that will be what is the game lacking. Says there will be some overlap, but agents will be different. Says Omen and Brimstone have smokes, but are different playstyles.
Unlocking agents?
- Do not have to re-unlock characters but will have to unlock new agents added (Killjoy)
Tdlr
- Sage/Cypher will get nerfed
- Breach will be buffed
- Are not trying to please the audience that is extreme CS gunfights only
- New
Map, Agent in Act. Only new Agent
Edit: Apologies, Its a new map with a new episode. Not Act 2. My mistake
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