Riot Games’ competitive free-to-play shooter is steadily marching towards the second phase of Episode 8 and players are interested to know when is the new Season going to be released and what new content they might get to play.
The Valorant meta changes with the release of every new Act, and it will be no different for Episode 8 Act 2. So, with that said, here’s when the second Act of Episode 8 is getting released and what you can expect from it.
Valorant Episode 8 Act 2 release date and time
Valorant Episode 8 Act 2 will be released on March 5, 2024. It’s been almost two months since Act 1 was released and the new Season is set to take over shortly.
Like previous Acts, E8A2 is expected to launch at around 2 pm PT / 5 pm ET / 10 pm BST. However, there’s always a chance of the actual release time getting delayed. In case that happens, we’ll update this section right here so be sure to check back regularly.
As usual, the Ranked queue will end earlier so the servers can go under maintenance for the new update.
What’s expected in Valorant Episode 8 Act 2?
With Valorant Episode 8 Act 2, Riot may add a new Agent to the roster as we didn’t get to see any new characters introduced with Act 1. An Agent’s player card was leaked last year and rumors are it could be a Controller.
The Competitive map pool might be revamped again, with a couple of the existing maps getting replaced by others that have been taken down like Fracture or Pearl. It’s highly unlikely we’d be able to play Haven so soon as it was removed from the map pool in Act 1 itself.