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Hey all! Wanted to clear up any confusion re: the patch 7.04 preview for VAL:

This patch won't go live until next week, AFTER Champions. There are a lot of changes here that we've been testing for awhile, and I want to give some more context around how we're thinking about them:

Regarding timing: This is a big patch that we've been testing internally for awhile now. We're not willing to risk potentially disrupting Champions with a major patch during the tournament, so we opted to drop this patch afterwards to give player...

This is correct. There are some “Europe” servers in Tokyo for eastern Russia. If you have moved there are details here on moving your account: https://support-valorant.riotgames.com/hc/en-us/articles/4413502362259-Account-Transfer-FAQ

It’s a team effort for these type of projects and like I said originally, I’m not going to be the one to announce anything when it is on the roadmap because it’s not my news to share. Just make sure to tell all your friends to give it a shot now that we are (soon to be) local and pings are where they should be to experience the game the way it was designed.

Can confirm that SA will be a game server off our current EU shard

I don’t know about the venue. But some hotels hold bags even if you can’t check in yet (try calling them to ask if you haven’t asked). LAX airport might also have lockers.

It has custom SFX on the Vandal (firing and kill).

I thought Prime Vandal and Champions 2021 were stylish and then I saw this.

You're correct! This is the "hero moment."

There is unique firing audio and a unique kill sound (kill banner). You can kiiiind of hear it in the video but it's hard (and I can probably only hear it because I know what it sounds like already).

This is awesome!

Correct. It changes how long the information from those packets are held, not what packets are sent/received.

I would strongly discourage you from messing with settings in ini files. We don't regularly test the ini flow, and the in-game options are the ones that matter for VALORANT. This is more likely to hurt or introduce weird issues than it is to help your framerate.

We've got a bug on this one.

Increasing networking buffering changes the number of movement updates your client holds before showing them to you. If your network connection is spotty, it'll make movement smoother (ex. less teleporting) at the cost of additional latency (i.e. you'll see movements from other players later).

Prefer minimum buffering as long as your connection is stable, otherwise you're just decreasing your available time to react in gunfights.

This is correct! Some rioters choose not to add 'Riot' to their name. Though, you probably shouldn't believe someone if they tell you they're a dev without providing proof.

Beautiful <3

omg that is so cute, I love it! <3

We got a fix coming out for that next patch!

someone tell patch notes team

Vandal - Oni, Champions, Araxys, and Reaver