Valorant fans are left confused as Icebox will reportedly replace Haven in the Episode 8 map pool, but Fnatic is celebrating.
As Valorant slowly wraps up Episode 7 Act 3, players are already looking forward to what Episode 8 will bring at the start of 2024, and it looks like the next episode is already bringing plenty of surprises. is.
There’s a lot to look forward to, from the Outlaw, a new gun that’s reportedly coming with new episodes, to a slew of teasers for Valorant’s next agent.
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And with more leaks revealing what to expect in Episode 8, leakers are already hinting at big changes to the map pool in January.
According to ValorLeaks, Episode 8 may replace Haven with Icebox in the map pool. However, he warns that this decision should be taken with a grain of salt, as Riot players could change this decision in a heartbeat.
But that hasn’t stopped the community from voicing their opinions on potential changes to the map pool, and while some players were happy, others wondered why Haven had to leave. embraced.
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Fnatic’s Valorant team will undoubtedly be the biggest winner of this change. This team had the most dominant win percentage on the map since his 2022 season before being removed.
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“The King of Icebox is back,” Fnatic star player Derke reacted to Icebox’s possible return.
However, players were questioning Haven’s removal, as many in the community expressed boredom with Ascent’s current meta.
“I don’t understand the mental gymnastics of, ‘Yeah, let’s still keep Ascent in the map pool,'” Valorant coach Anders wrote about the possibility of Haven being removed.
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Gen.G’s Rakia Said As for the changes: “Same agent, same tactics, same playstyle, please Ascent first.”
M80 Nismo reacted “Ascent has one comp that literally every team is running. In Haven, you see Breach, Harbor, Viper, Jet, Rays, Sky, Fade, Killjoy, Cipher, Chamber. I really don’t know. ”
Of course, Haven’s removal could change significantly as we get closer to Episode 8, which will be released on January 10, 2024, so players will have to wait and see if these changes really come to fruition.
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