![]() ![]() ICYMI, Riot Games is suing NetEase for "substantial" damages over the similarities between its cooperative shooter Valorant and NetEase's mobile title, Hyper Front. And these guns are their legacy, weapons modelled in their form which keeps the memories of that hostile race alive, and with the threat of their return ever-looming upon the horizon of its unworthy wielders." "Driven only by their bloodlust, they conquered the stars and destroyed galaxies without sway, without mercy. "The story is that these weapons were once wielded by an aggressive and dangerous alien race large creatures, armoured in hard unpierceable scales, who wielded advanced weaponry that could vaporise their enemies in the blink of an eye," explains producer 2, Victoria Kim. There will also be a new Araxys skinline available, too. Lotus will drop as part of Episode 6 and Act 1 on 10th January 2023, when you can also expect a new battlepass that features a "9 Lives" classic gun skin and items inspired by New Year and Valentine's Day. ![]() Visually, we found the rock cut architecture fascinating because it evokes a mystical and ancient vibe to the theme." Indiana Jones was one of the thematic inspirations we drew from. "We wanted to explore the theme of grand adventure, mysteries lost to time, and a lost ancient structure. In Lotus, we were more free to explore more fantastical visual elements since Kingdom was not present on this map," adds Brian Yam, concept art lead. "When we were exploring the conceptual aspect of this map, we wanted to push the boundaries of fantastical and mystical elements, which were not shown in our earlier maps. Additionally, we aimed to make a map with high flexibility and movement for both teams," said level designer, Joe Lansford. "We wanted to make another 3 site map and show that this is more of a format we’ll keep using than just a single map. You can check it out in the teaser video below:Ĭity of Flowers // Lotus Official Map Trailer - VALORANT. Furthermore, Joe Lansford explained that the next map will look like an existing map.Riot Games has unveiled Valorant's Indiana Jones-inspired new map, Lotus.Ī 3-site map like Haven, Lotus is "inspired by traditional Indian stepwells, rock-cut architecture and Dravidian style structures" and offers new environmental features such as "rotating doors and destructible walls". As mentioned, it won't be teleporters, or even anything particularly amazing. In particular, he said a new game mechanic. In a recent interview, he went back to the previous point, saying that the map pool is expected to retain 7 maps.Īlso asked about the next map of the FPS, the Game Designer revealed some information. This hypothesis seems to be confirmed by Joe Lansford. ![]() In all likelihood, a new map will be introduced on Valorant very soon. And pro teams get to have deeper, more exciting playbooks. New players will have an easier onboarding experience. You don’t have to spend all your time learning new angles, lineups, and strategies. The team thinks seven is a nice sweet spot that offers both variety and mastery. However, at the time of the release of Split, the studio had specified want to keep 7 maps in the future, to offer enough diversity while making the game accessible to new players: As a result, the map pool should reach a total of 6 maps instead of 7. Recently, Riot Games announced the return of Split with patch 6.00, as well as the release of Bind and Breeze. According to him, players will discover a brand new mechanism. After the match, Joe Lansford, Game Designer on Valorant, revealed details about the upcoming FPS map in an interview. This weekend was marked by the final of the Red Bull Home Ground, a match won by the American team 100 Thieves. ![]()
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