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With VALORANT’s newest Act, we see a bunch of changes to agents, maps and get access to a new battlepass. RIOT’s developer team noticed that many players seemed to be overwhelmed when they are faced with multiple pieces of utility or some of larger scale ultimate. This is why they decided to focus on “increasing game state clarity” in Patch 7.04.

This means that from now on

• The frequency of large area of effect ultimates has been reduced
•  The amount of time utility is active has been reduced
•  The health points of shootable utility have been removed
•  The cost of ultimates has been adjusted

Note that these changes might be subtle but are hoped to generate better and clearer gameplay.

Changes to Maps

Breeze

Breeze is back in the Competitive and Unrated map pool, replacing Fracture and Pearl.

There have also been changes to Breeze itself as RIOT tries to adjust the rotation times:

• Mid has been adjusted with one side of Mid Pillar now closed
• Mid doors are now fully opened and got additional wood boxes as cover
• B Site has seen some changes in boxes and walls to make positioning more predictable
• A Halls are now blocked off allowing Defenders an advantage and forcing Attackers to use more of the map
• A Cave has been widened and also got additional boxes
• A Shop has been widened as well
• The A Site pyramids are now taller

Sunset

Sunset is a new map with a classic three-lane, two-site layout. Sunset will first be playable in unrated mode and moves into the competitive map pool with Patch 7.05.

New Battlepass

Of course, this new Act also features a new Battlepass with 50 Tiers to complete.

Changes to Agents

There have been minor and major changes to a lot of agents in patch 7.04. Especially Skye, Astra, and Jett saw significant changes to their abilities.

Skye

Thanks to her combination of reconnaissance abilities and area control, Skye is an indispensable part of the current meta. While this might open up possibilities for new team compositions, compared to other initiators and their numerous valuable abilities, she has too few weaknesses. These changes reduce the distance over which her ‘Guiding Light’ can provide information. Additionally, this means her opponents don’t have to worry as long about being blinded if she lets ‘Guiding Light’ fly for an extended period without activating it. Furthermore the health of her ‘Trailblazer’ and ‘Seekers’ has been reduced to allow opponents to deal with them more effectively, and the cost of Skye’s ultimate ability better reflects its high utility in the future.

These changes will be monitored in the upcoming patches to determine whether they place Skye in a more reasonable competition with other initiators or if further adjustments are necessary.

Astra

There was a significant disparity in the strength of Astra’s ‘Gravity Well’ and ‘Nova Pulse.’ RIOT aims to distinguish the use cases of both abilities more clearly: ‘Gravity Well’ will allow Astra to control areas, while ‘Nova Pulse’ will enable her to swiftly influence regions.

Simultaneously, these changes intend to alleviate a portion of the prolonged pressure exerted by Astra’s stars by granting opponents the opportunity to rush past an activated ‘Gravity Well’ when they act quickly.

‘Astral Divide’ has been updated to better represent the overall gameplay by removing the uncertainty of whether you or your adversaries are close enough to the wall to be heard. Additionally, Astra’s wall will acquire a more distinct strength profile, which she and her allies can capitalize on.

Jett

Since the last major updates to Jett back in April 2022, she has remained highly popular both in ranked games and within the professional scene. Since Patch 4.08 players were encouraged to adopt a more measured and tactical approach.

With the most recent changes, the aim is to accentuate Jett’s identity as an aggressive and accurate duelist, emphasizing the deliberate usage of her abilities and the specific periods in which she wields considerable power. While she should still be capable of breaking through chokepoints and securing areas, she will no longer be as adept at holding angles in defensive situations and mitigating tactical missteps through her swift engagement abilities.

These adjustments align Jett’s overall potency and role within the tactical landscape with other agents, while preserving her distinctive character and unique role among the VALORANT agents.

• Breach
  • Aftershock 
    • Ticks reduced from 3 to 2
    • Damage is now 80 per tick instead of 60
  • Rolling Thunder
    • Ultimate points increased from 8 to 9

• Brimstone
  • Orbital Strike
    • Ultimate points increased from 7 to 8

• Fade
  • Prowler
    • After using Prowler it now takes slightly longer to re-equip your gun

• Gekko
  • Mosh Pit
    • The area of Mosh Pit now does 10 damage per second before exploding
  • Wingman
    • HP was reduced from 100 to 80
  • Trash
    • The explosion effect has been worked on and has been improved. It should be easier to spot the area of effect

• Killjoy
  • Lockdown
    • Ultimate points increased from 8 to 9

• Omen
  • Paranoia
    • No movement velocity is imparted when casting

• Skye
  • Guiding Light
    • Duration while casting reduced from 2.5 seconds to 2 seconds
  • Trailblazer
    • HP has been reduced from 100 to 80
  • Seekers
    • Ultimate points have been increased from 7 to 8
    • Seeker health was decreased from 150 to 120

• Sova
  • Recon Bolt
    • The total number of scans is now 2 instead of 3

• Viper
  • Viper’s Pit
    • Ultimate points increased from 8 to 9 

• Astra
  • Gravity Wellt
    • Startup time is now 1.25 seconds instead of 0.6 seconds
    • Gravity time duration was lowered from 2.75 seconds to 2.0 seconds
  • Nova Pulse
    • Startup time is now 1.0 seconds instead of 1.25 seconds
  • Cosmic Divide
    • Instead of generating muffled audio, the audio is now completely blocked by the wall

• Jett
  • Tailwind
    • The dash window was decreased from 12 seconds to 7.5 seconds
    • Activation windup has been increased from 0.75 seconds to 1 second
  • Cloudburst
    • Duration is now 2.5 seconds instead of 4.5 seconds
    • After using Cloudburst it now takes slightly longer to re-equip your gun
  • Updraft
    • Charges are now decreased to 1 instead of 2
  • Blade Storm
    • Ultimate points increased from 7 to 8

Source: https://playvalorant.com/en-us/news/game-updates/valorant-patch-notes-7-04/

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PRACC.COM offers a handy Discord bot that simplifies the process of finding and arranging scrims. In this blog post, we’ll guide you through the steps to set up and use the PRACC.COM scrim search bot directly in your Discord server.

Step 1: Link Your Discord Server

To get started, head to your team page on PRACC.COM and click on the Discord option. You’ll be able to to link your Discord server. Select the server you want to invite the bot to, and then continue to authorize it.

Step 2: Set Up the Scrim Search

Once you’ve authorized the bot, it will create multiple channels on your Discord server to facilitate the scrim search process. To start a search, navigate to the ‘Post-LFS’ (Looking For Scrims) channel. In this channel, you can provide the following information for your scrim search:

1. Region
2. Date and Time
3. Maps or Game Counts

If your game supports multiple maps, you can select the specific maps you’d like to play. However, if your game doesn’t feature multiple maps, you can choose the number of games you want to play instead.

Once you’ve filled in all the details, your search request will be posted in the ‘My-LFS’ channel. Here you can find an overview of all your active searches as well as the option to delete searches that are no longer needed.

Step 3: Find Opponents

In the ‘matching-LFS’ channel, you’ll see all the searches from other teams that match your criteria.

If you start a chat with a team, the bot will create a new text channel specifically for this communication. Within this channel, you can start chatting with the other team and make arrangements for the scrim.

If you’re ready to send an offer to the other team, you can do so directly within the chat. Once the other team accepts your offer, the channel will be transformed into a match channel. This channel allows you to chat with the opposing team before, during, and after the match. If, for any reason, you need to cancel the match, you can do that through the match channel as well.

Teams need to analyze their gameplay, identify strengths, and address weaknesses. That’s where the PRACC Recorder comes into play – a perfect solution designed for competetive teams, or individual players, to make the process of recording, analyzing, and improving team gameplay easier. In this article, we’ll dive into the features and benefits of PRACC Recorder, both in the client and on the website.

Within the client, team members can select the game they want to record and even monitor the active players on their team. Once everyone is in, only one team member needs to initiate the recording, and it instantly starts for everyone in the client. The PRACC Recorder client offers a range of customizable settings, including bitrate, audio devices, and the option to disable certain sounds. Players can also set up hotkeys for specific actions, making the recording experience even more convenient and personalized.

Moving to the website, players can access a comprehensive overview of all their recorded gameplay sessions. This allows all team mebers to rewatch the recording whenever it suits them.

For teams or players subscribed to the highest plan, we offer the ability to watch live gameplay and begin analyzing or go to a test environment while the team is still actively playing. Our video player can simultaneously feature up to six points of view (POVs), allowing teams to gain deeper insights into individual player actions and team coordination. With the ability to view different perspectives side by side and unlimited people being able to watch it in the highest plan.

Furthermore, team members can create private clips to save good plays or plays that require improvement for post-practice discussions. Last but not least, the PRACC Recorder tracks statistics related to each player’s tool usage, providing valuable insights into individual performance. By analyzing this data, players can identify patterns, optimize their usage of in-game tools, and enhance their overall gameplay.

Our platform offers a seamless experience to connect with other competitive teams. In this guide, we will walk you through the process of setting up requests and finding teams to ensure you have the best chances of discovering a fantastic scrim search.

Post Your Request

To begin, head to the “Search” page on. PRACC.COM and locate the “Post Your Request” button. Clicking this button will open up all the necessary options to post your scrim request.

Select Region, Time and Map Preferences

When setting up your request, choose your region and the time or date you would like to play as well as the maps you’d like to play. In case of a game that does not support multiple different maps (i.e. League of Legends) you can choose game counts instead of specific maps.

Click “Save Requests” to store your preferences and proceed to the search phase.

Filter Options

We offer different filters to make the search easier. “Match my posted request” is a powerful filter option. It will present only teams that align with your request, saving you time and effort.

Navigating the Search Results

In the search you will not only find a list of teams who currently have an active request running but also additional information about these teams. Hover over the icons next to each team to gather more information about their profile. We feature multiple different platforms to give you an idea about their skill level and rating. Recently we upgraded our rating system to version 2.0. This system provides valuable insights into the behaviour and reliability of other teams.

Instant Search for Immediate Scrims

In case you’re spontaneous or ready to play at any moment, we offer an instant search option. You can instantly search for teams currently available and interested in immediate scrim sessions. Simply select the maps or game counts you desire, and you’ll be greeted with teams who are also actively searching. Once you find teams through the instant search, you can either accept their offers or send your own by selecting the desired maps or game counts and clicking the “Make Offer” button.

Team Management & Links

About

Under the “Team” menu point you can make general modifications to your team. Change its name, upload your logo and add different external team links to your team profile.

We currently support:

• ESEA
• ESL
• FACEIT
• CEVO
• HLTV
• LIQUIPEDIA
• ESL Meisterschaft
• GAMERSCLUB

After you add your external links, they will show up for other teams to easily check your Elo or Division.

With your team’s internal links you can quickly invite members to your team roster or send out your scrim request page to other teams.

Members

The members page is for managing, kicking and changing your players rights. We support different premade permission types. Simply select your permissions for every member of your team.

Groups

Overview over all the groups your team has joined. You can also leave them here.

Note: Every team you add can join different groups

Server

On the server tab you can add your server data. If you don’t have a server connected, your team will be displayed with the “No Gameserver” icon while searching for a scrim.

You are also able to install our PRACC.COM Bot here and get an overview of all the available commands for it. 

You can find a  written tutorial on how to install the bot here:

https://pracc.com/plugin

We also have a video tutorial:

Groups

Groups are an important part of pracc.com. You can join, leave and create your own groups. 

The list indicates how many different teams join each group and if they are public or private. A private group will be titled as “Application” and won’t give you the opportunity to instantly join it. Hitting the “Apply” Button will enable you to write an application text, link your achievements or proof of a specific skill group. After that, the admins of said group will decide whether to invite you or not. Once you join all the groups you think are fitting for your team you will see other members of these groups on the search tab.

Search

The search tab is the heart of the website. In here you can request, offer and instantly search for your scrims.

Request Legend

On the left sidebar menu you can set all your filters. You will find specific groups, regions, dates and maps. After you set all the filters as you wish, you will see a list of teams that currently have their scrim requests up. These requests are pre-scheduled scrim searches. You are able to make an offer to these teams. After this is sent,  the other team will receive a message with your offer. Now they can either accept or decline, which will schedule the scrim, open a chatroom for both of you, and share the server details.

You can also post your own requests. For that just select day, time and maps and you are ready to receive offers. You can also schedule multiple hours and maps at the same time, therefore saving you a lot of precious practice time.

Instant Search

The instant search is like the name already suggests. The faster, unscheduled version of our scrim finder. In here you can simply hit the search, select your maps and find teams who are also looking for scrims at this very moment instead of later that day. 

Matches

Here you can see not only your scheduled scrims but you can also add external events. An easy way to keep track of your teams events and matches.

Rating

The rating tab enables you to rate matches that you already played on the platform or view the history of your rated matches. It also tells you if and why a match was canceled.