Why is the VALORANT competitive queue disabled?

Right now, the VALORANT competitive queue has been disabled. The reason behind this is that the servers are down due to maintenance, and preparing the new act.

We have a whole article dedicated to all the changes in Breeze, which are also coming in this patch.

In this article, we will see what will come with this new act. A new map, a new skins bundle, and agent changes. Let’s hop in.

Episode 7 Act 2

A lot of changes for agents are coming in this episode, here you can check some of the agents that received more changes:

• Breach
  • Aftershock (C)
    • Ticks reduced from 3 to 2
    • Damage increased from 60 per tick to 80
  • Rolling Thunder (X)
    • Ultimate points increased 8>>>9
• Gekko
  • Mosh Pit (C)
    • The impacted area does 10 damage per second before exploding
  • Wingman (Q)
    • HP reduced 100>>>80
  • Thrash (X)
    • Thrash’s explosion had a little makeover to make it easier to see and understand the area it has affected.
• Skye
  • Guiding Light (E)
    • Max duration while casting reduced 2.5s >>>2s
  • Trailblazer (Q)
    • HP reduced 100>>>80
  • Seekers (X)
    • Ultimate Points increased 7 >>>8
    • Seeker Health decreased 150>>>120
• Astra
  • Gravity Well (C)
    • Startup time increased .6>>>1.25
    • Gravity time duration decreased 2.75>>>2.0
  • Nova Pulse (Q)
    • Startup time decreased from 1.25>>>1.0
  • Cosmic Divide (X)
    • Audio now is blocked completely by the wall rather than muffled
• Jett
  • Tailwind (E)
    • Dash window decreased 12s>>>7.5s.
    • Activation windup increased 0.75s>>>1s.
  • Cloudburst (C)
    • Duration decreased 4.5s>>>2.5s
  • Updraft (Q)
    • Charges decreased 2>>>1
  • Blade Storm (X)
    • Ultimate points increased 7>>>8.

To check out all the changes to the agents, check out the official VALORANT Patch Notes 7.04

Imperium Skinline

A very new skin bundle arrived at the shop. The bundle consists of Sheriff, Judge, Vandal, Operator, and Melee.

The bundle has a cost of 8,700 VP, and it has variants, sound effects, and final kill animation.

Check out the new bundle showcase:

VALORANT Sunset map

The new map that Episode 7 Act 2 is bringing is called “Sunset”. This new map is based on and inspired by the city of Los Angeles, California.

When will the maintenance of the server will end?

1. Asia Pacific: August 29, 2023, at 14:00 PT.
2. Brazil: August 29, 2023, at 06:00 PT.
3. Europe: August 29, 2023, at 20:00 PT.
4. Korea: August 29, 2023, at 14:00 PT.
5. Latin America: August 29, 2023, at 06:00 PT.
6. North America: August 29, 2023, at 06:00 PT.