{"id":18531,"date":"2021-06-25T02:49:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T02:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/valorant-episode-3-act-2-start-time-leaks-and-more"},"modified":"2024-07-19T08:07:51","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T08:07:51","slug":"valorant-episode-3-act-2-start-time-leaks-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/valorant\/valorant-episode-3-act-2-start-time-leaks-and-more","title":{"rendered":"Valorant Episode 3, Act 2: Start time, Fracture, battle pass, patch notes, more"},"content":{"rendered":"

Each new Act in Valorant is the time when the biggest changes are made to the game, Act 1, which kicked off Episode 3, brought a new Agent, KAY\/O<\/a>, a weapon price overhaul<\/a>, and even a new account progression system<\/a> into Riot Games’ tactical shooter, just to name a few of the things that are spicing up the experience for old and new players alike.<\/p>\n

Act 2 is not offering up a new Agent but instead a brand map and it is unlike anything that has been seen before. Called Fracture, the map pushes the world of Valorant both narratively and from a gameplay perspective with a map that spawns attackers at either side of the map with defenders in a pinch point in the middle.<\/p>\n

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Fracture is the game’s seventh map. (Picture: Riot Games)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The devs admitted it was one of the hardest maps yet to get right and it will be interesting to see how it plays out.<\/p>\n

Players will also have a new battle pass to get their teeth into, offering up the usual selection of new weapon skins and other cosmetics.<\/p>\n

Valorant Episode 3, Act 2 – Start date<\/h2>\n

Act 2 was originally set to start on the 25th of August, but a two-week delay prompted by developer Riot Games’ summer holiday and issues creating the new map, Fracture, causing the release to be delayed.<\/p>\n

The new release date for Episode 3 Act 2 is the 8th of September.<\/strong><\/p>\n

New map – Fracture<\/h2>\n

The latest map to enter the game, Fracture is something that hasn’t been seen before. <\/p>\n

With an ‘H’ shaped layout and with attackers spawning at either side of the map, sides connected by a zip wire that runs underneath the map.<\/p>\n

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Players can travel under the map using zip wires. (Picture: Riot Games)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The map also pushes the game’s narrative further with players able to learn more about Agents and the mirrored worlds that they inhabit.<\/p>\n