Valorant Patch 8.03 Update: Chamber Buff, Performance Updates, Premiere Fixes, and More

Valorant's latest patch, update 8.03, is now out, with various changes making their way into Riot's competitive shooter. One of the first changes noticed by fans is the long-awaited Chamber tweak which introduces new buffs to his kit. After many nerfs and buffs, the French Agent has lost his initial pick rate by a slight margin. However, with the current changes, Chamber fans will likely hop on the competitive games with him.

Other changes include the new Esports Store update which was also highly anticipated by fans. One can also look forward to new bug fixes and gameplay changes.

Also Read: Valorant Patch Notes 8.0: Killjoy And Deadlock Patches

All Valorant 8.03 Patch Notes Including Chamber Buff, Esports Store, and Bug Fixes

Agent Updates

Agent changes are taken extremely seriously by the community as they directly affect the meta of the game. With that said, some changes also include simple tweaks such as adding new voice lines to a character. Alongside Chamber's buff, Breach has also received new voice lines pairing with Agents like Deadlock, Gekko, and Harbor. 

Breach

• Updated Breach’s voice lines and added interaction lines with Deadlock, Gekko, and Harbor.

Chamber

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

According to Riot Games, the recent focus on Chamber is to sharpen his strengths and weaknesses. The update aims to push Chamber's ability to hold an area with his gadgets. 

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 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 were 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.