The North American company outlines long-term plans and announces that Episode 2 will contain more story content.
There’s no rest for Valorant, the new multiplayer shooter from Riot Games. After a beta period, the game was released as free-to-play in early June, making it practically a month since it started rolling. Anna Donlon, executive producer of the video game, has reached out to fans with a new video packed with information on the next steps. The idea, Donlon explains, is to add 6 new agents each year.
This roadmap, not yet well developed, contemplates a duration of 6 months for each episode. Each of them will be made up of three different arches: “We ask for a bit of flexibility on your part, since you have to take into account holidays, but that is the rhythm that we want to maintain. According to the executive producer, they will launch a new agent at every act. “This means about 6 a year,” although at this point they also ask for a bit of flexibility, as they need to observe user reaction and modify characters and balance accordingly.
Executive Producer @RiotSuperCakes checking in from home on the launch of VALORANT and our future plans. Watch to learn more about what’s up next for VALORANT. pic.twitter.com/xPZ13gOQMS
– VALORANT (@PlayVALORANT) June 29, 2020
The argument dilemma
According to Donlon, they want to take advantage of each act to tell a little bit of the story. “History, who cares?” Some say. Others, on the other hand, wonder about aspects that they see in the game, that is, the lore that surrounds the production. “We will be revealing the plot throughout the year. Episode 2 will be rich in narrative, “he says. “Some of you have already guessed parts, and we were delighted to witness the process.”
On the other hand, the battle passes will also come out per act, with new designs every one or two weeks. Still, the most important characteristics will be added at the beginning of each act. “We want the beginning of the episode to be moments in the evolution of the game.”
Valorant is currently available exclusively for PC, although Riot Games has worked on prototypes for the console. It depends on how the tests evolve whether or not they decide to go ahead.
Source | Valorant
