Valorant update 7.01 patch notes: Premier Ignition Stage, Agent changes and bans

Valorant update 7.01 is live on PC. The latest Valorant update makes changes to Agents, Competitive and Player Behaviour. As you can see from the Valorant update 7.01 patch notes below, Riot Games has opened enrolment for Premier Ignition Stage. Fans are urged to put together a team of five to seven players before the competition starts on July 20. It’s worth noting that all team members must have completed Ranked Placements at least once before the July 20 deadline. Elsewhere, Riot Games has updated the ability action icons to be more consistent across all Agents, while also adding voiceover line interactions between Gekko and Deadlock. That’s on top of in-game bans for bad behaviour in Competitive and Unrated modes.

Valorant update 7.01 patch notes…

AGENT UPDATES

• We’ve updated the ability action icons to be more consistent across all Agents and abilities that have a common cast paradigm or output. We’ve also added new ones to where it was necessary. These icons appear above your equipped ability.

• We’ve added voiceover line interactions between Gekko and Deadlock.

COMPETITIVE UPDATES

PREMIER

• Ignition Stage is live!

• If you played in the Premier Open Beta, first of all, thank you! Second, everyone is starting from scratch with Ignition so you’ll have to make or join a new team this time around, too.

 – Your team and match history will carry over from Ignition to the launch in August though, so choose your team name carefully.

COMPETITIVE UPDATES CONTINUED…

• Enrolment runs until July 20, so get your team together and make sure to choose a Zone before then.

 – The exact time for the end of Enrolment varies by Zone – make sure to check the schedule in the client for more information so you don’t miss it.

• Matches start on July 20 and run through August 12, with Playoffs on August 13.

 – Earn a Premier Score of at least 375 by then to qualify and to have a chance to be crowned one of the best teams in your Division.

PLAYER BEHAVIOUR UPDATES

• We added in-game bans for repeated AFK, Friendly Fire, and Queue Dodge in Competitive and Unrated modes.

• People who are text-muted in real time will now also be voice-muted for the entire match.