‘Valorant’ Episode 4 Act 2 update will introduce Yoru rework
nme.comRiot Games has revealed its plans for the Valorant Yoru rework as part of the Episode 4 Act 2 update.In a new blog post from Valorant producer John Gosicki and game designer Ryan Cousart, both developers discussed the Yoru rework for Episode 4 Act 2, breaking down the character’s skills and how the changes will impact the game.“Our time as of writing this is focused on bringing these changes to life—these always take quite a bit of time!” the post reads. “The loop of creating art to match gameplay, playtest, and iterate based on feedback always takes a bit of time, but ultimately, it’s what leads to Valorant’s consistent, tactical gameplay.”To start off, the developers touched on Fakeout, Yoru’s ability that currently allows him to directionally mimic the sound of his own footsteps, therefore tricking enemies.
With the new rework, Fakeout will now create a full copy of Yoru instead which will run forwards, and when damaged, explode and debuff enemies.
A significant change from before.Additionally, when the copy is created, it will face the direction of the person that fired the shot and flashes towards their position in a conal direction.
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