Valorant update 8.03 patch notes: Chamber buff, new Esports Store, more

Valorant patch 8.03 is here and brings good news for Chamber mains, a brand-new in-game store, and Team Capsule Bundles. Here’s everything included in Valorant update 8.03 patch notes.

Valorant Champions Tour Kickoff is in full force and Riot finally brings the much-awaited skin bundles having designs of all the partnered teams to the store. These skin sets are known as Team Capsule Bundles and will be accessible via the new Esports Store.

After many considerations, Chamber is getting a slight buff that will delight a lot of players who main this Sentinel along with new Breach voice lines.

Here’s everything included in the Valorant patch 8.03 update.

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Valorant update 8.03 patch notes

Starting Valorant patch 8.03, Chamber’s Headhunter will be cheaper (from 150 to 100) while his ultimate ability, Tour De Force’s firing rate is increased from 0.7 to 0.9. These changes will make sure Chamber’s sidearm doesn’t burn a hole in your pocket while his ultimate stands tall against the mighty Operator.

The in-game Esports Hub rocks brand-new Team Capsule Bundles that you can preview on your favorite teams’ respective pages. You can support them by purchasing these cosmetic bundles as the teams will earn 50% of profits. Each bundle contains a Classic, Gun Buddy, Player Card, and Spray.

Breach has got new voice lines where he interacts with Deadlock, Gekko, and Harbor. Lastly, certain bugs related to the Sunset map, Premier, and Competitive modes are also fixed.

Here are the full Valorant 8.03 patch notes from Riot Games.

Agent Updates

Breach

• We’ve updated Breach’s voice lines and added interaction lines with Deadlock, Gekko, and Harbor.

Chamber

Continuing with our recent focus of sharpening the strengths and weaknesses of the Sentinel role, this update aims to push Chamber’s ability to hold territory with his unique arsenal of weapons. The changes should provide you with more access to the Headhunter (Q) as a save or sidearm without draining your econ, and increase the clear strength of Chamber’s ultimate compared to the Operator.

• Headhunter (Q)
  • Price decreased 150 >>> 100
• Tour De Force (X)
  • Firing rate increased 0.7 >>> 0.9

Esports Feature Updates

Teams Tab

• You can purchase bundles and support your favorite team from within Esports Hub.
• You can preview each Team Capsule Bundle on their respective team page.

Performance Updates

• Streamlined the time from launch to the main menu appearing by removing stalls from that flow. This landed in Patch 8.02.

Store Updates

Esports Store

• The Esports Store is live!
  • Support your favorite team with the VCT Team Capsules, accessible through a new Esports Store tab.
  • Teams will earn 50% of profits from their respective Capsules.
  • Each capsule contains a Classic, Gun Buddy, Player Card, and Spray.

Bug Fixes

Agent

• Fixed an issue where Agents would look like they were still nearsighted in 3rd person for a short period of time if they destroyed Reyna’s Leer (C) right after it became shootable.

Competitive

• Fixed an issue where in the end-of-game summary, kills per round was incorrectly rounding up.

Gameplay Systems

• Fixed an issue in the scoreboard tab with Ultimate Charges being covered by very long usernames.

Maps

• Sunset
  • Adjusted fence in A Elbow to fix an issue when shooting through the top section.
  • Fixed a bug where you could jump to the top of the phone booth in A Lobby.
  • Fixed a bug that allowed Attackers to break Cypher’s Trapwires (C) in B Main from Mid.

Premier

• Fixed an issue in some regions where the Zone displayed in Standings did not match the one selected.