Although the Valorant Beta has only been running for almost two weeks, one character has already proven to be particularly controversial: Agent Raze is considered by many players to be too strong because it can quickly be fatal with hand grenades and its rocket launcher.
According to Valorant's lead game designer, Trevor Romleski, Riot has heard the complaints from fans and wants the blaster with the first major beta patch.
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In an interview with Polygon, Romleski explained why Raze seems so powerful to many players: Your skills are designed only to cause damage. So if a Raze player with their skills can get multiple frags, this is more noticeable than a good Cypher player who uses his cameras to reveal opposing positions for his team.
Nevertheless, according to Romleski, a nerf is unavoidable for Raze and he indicates that the first one is the Reduce damage to their skills will:
"As for the things that need to be changed: I think it is just as obvious where we need to start when we balance a character like this."
According to Romleski, this is not the only change to Raze. So that players can better dodge their skills, they should recognizable more quickly become:
"If you look at the Ultimates by Brimstone and Sova, they can be fatal. But you get enough information and information there so that you can plan around them and react at the right moment."
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Even if there is no specific release date yet, the first patch for the Valorant Beta is to appear »soon«. It is not yet known what further changes the update should bring and whether the overpowering shots through walls will also be weakened.