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 ultimately all through the sport’s lifespan.
That’s, apart from Ascent.
Ascent is without doubt one of the earliest maps to affix the sport, having been added when Valorant exited its beta interval on June 2, 2020. It’s a staple on the aggressive stage and hasn’t seen any main modifications by the developer since its addition over 4 years in the past.
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Valorant execs had 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.
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“Cut up again for some cause as a substitute of Fracture, Ascent survives one other map rotation whereas persistently having probably the most boring meta (OG comp or double senti Impasse Cypher),” DarkZero Esports participant Matthew ‘Wedid’ Suchan stated 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.
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{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 one more, however this lineup of characters has been constant throughout a number of years.
“The final remaining logical conclusion is that Riot truly needs us to hate Ascent. The entire level of a map rotation is to maintain issues recent and thrilling, not go away the quantifiably stalest map within the sport in rotation for 3 years,” Fnatic coach Martin ‘Anderzz’ Schelasin stated in a reply to the information.
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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 challenge is that it’s unexciting, and that doesn’t seem to be a large enough flaw for Riot to take away the map and revamp it.
