Riot Games will soon begin the much-awaited Act 3 ofValorantEpisode 5. The final Act will bring in a lot of interesting new content for the community; however, the major highlight of the update will surely be Harbor (Agent 21), the first Indian agent in the Valorant roster.
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Harbor is the upcoming Controller agent in Valorant, who can bend water at will to create giant waves or spheres of water that acts like a shield. He’s a powerful yet balanced agent who could very well take over the meta in Valorant. Apart from Agent 21, Act 3 of Episode 5 will also feature a new Battle Pass and the Ion 2.0 skin bundle.
When Does Valorant Episode 5 Act 3 Start?
Riot Games confirmed that Act 3 of Valorant Episode 5 would start onTuesday, October 18th, 2022.The FPS shooter gets major updates in North America around6 AM PT (Pacific Time);however, the timing will vary depending on your region. Nevertheless, if Riot sticks to the above schedule, here’s when the NA players will get the new update in these regions:
It’s important to note that Riot sometimes drops the new update a little later in some regions, including the Asia Pacific and Europe. The downtime during these Valorant updates usually lasts for around four hours. So, if Riot drops the update in NA at 6 AM PT, the new content will be accessible by 10 AM PT.
Also, as soon as Riot starts rolling out the update, the Competitive Queue will go down in all regions. For now, the in-game status shows that theCompetitive Queue will end on October 18th, 7:30 PM IST (Indian Timing);that’s7 AM PT (Pacific Timing).Players can check the Competitive Queue’s end time for their region by navigating to the Act Rank tab in Valorant.
Players have less than a day left to grind their Act 2 ranks before the season comes to an end. The current Battle Pass will also leave the in-game store as soon as the update drops, so verify to complete the progress before the new BP takes over.
