Riot Video games introduced one other map rotation is coming to Valorant in just a few months, and execs are shocked Ascent is someway not leaving the pool.
Riot rotates maps out and in of the aggressive pool to maintain the sport recent and to work on the FPS arenas within the background. Most maps within the sport have been taken out and refreshed in a roundabout way all through the sport’s lifespan.
That’s, aside from Ascent.
Ascent is among the earliest maps to hitch the sport, having been added when Valorant exited its beta interval on June 2, 2020. It’s a staple on the aggressive degree and hasn’t seen any main modifications by the developer since its addition over 4 years in the past.
Valorant execs have been shocked to see Ascent had survived one more rotation, with Icebox and Lotus leaving the pool as a substitute, as many discover the map stale and in want of a refresh.
“Break up again for some cause as a substitute of Fracture, Ascent survives one other map rotation whereas constantly having probably the most boring meta (OG comp or double senti Impasse Cypher),” DarkZero Esports participant Matthew ‘Wedid’ Suchan mentioned on social media.
Sean Gares, former 100 Thieves Valorant coach and VCT analyst, contemplated whether or not the map was someway caught within the sport.
{Most professional} groups run on Ascent with an agent composition consisting of Omen, Sova, Jett, KAY/O, and their Sentinel of selection. Some groups may often swap out one agent for an additional, however this lineup of characters has been constant throughout a number of years.
“The final remaining logical conclusion is that Riot really needs us to hate Ascent. The entire level of a map rotation is to maintain issues recent and thrilling, not depart the quantifiably stalest map within the sport in rotation for 3 years,” Fnatic coach Martin ‘Anderzz’ Schelasin mentioned in a reply to the information.
Whether or not Riot will sometime take away the map stays to be seen. Not like different maps like Icebox or Breeze, which have apparent points, Ascent is a constant performer throughout new agent releases and patches.
Its solely situation is that it’s unexciting, and that doesn’t appear to be a large enough flaw for Riot to take away the map and revamp it.