Riot Games to Release Three New Agents in Valorant in 2023

Riot Games to Release Three New Agents in Valorant in 2023

Riot Games, the developers of the popular first-person shooter game, Valorant.In that the have announced that they will be releasing three new agents in 2023. This announcement was made by John Goscicki, the character producer at Riot. According to Goscicki, the new agents will be an initiator, a sentinel, and a third agent whose role is yet to be revealed.

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It has been two and a half years since Valorant was first released.Now the team behind the game believes that they now have a better understanding of how to introduce new agents. Goscicki explains that it takes a long time to develop new agents. They always consider the current and future state of the game when introducing new characters.

This announcement is exciting news for Valorant players, as new agents can significantly impact the game’s meta and provide new challenges for players to overcome. However, as with any character-based game, balancing can be a challenge. Not all character types have the same number of options.

It will be interesting to see how the introduction of these new agents will impact the game’s meta and how players will adapt to the new challenges they bring. As always, the addition of new content is crucial to keep the game fresh and engaging for players, and it will undoubtedly bring new life to Valorant in the coming year.

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Valorant producer shared details on new agents

“As always, we need to maintain a good balance of roles and game styles,” Goscicki said in reference to adding new Valorant agents. “But as we’ve added a lot more agents to the game, we don’t necessarily need to have a perfect one-to-one balance across all of the roles.”

Riot Games has announced the addition of three new Valorant agents in 2023. The game’s character producer, John Goscicki, stated that the new agents will include an initiator, a sentinel, and a third agent with an undisclosed role.

Goscicki explained that, with a better understanding of game balance, they don’t need a perfect one-to-one balance across all roles. The first new agent will be Agent 22, who will bring new ways to plant the spike. This will be the first agent added to the game since Harbor’s release in October 2022.

Valorant had ten agents at launch, with ten more added since, bringing the total to 24 by year-end. The new Valorant agents will undoubtedly shake up the competitive scene and add fresh challenges for players to overcome.

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