VALORANT’s HUD updates don’t all the time sit nicely with its assertive participant base. This time, gamers have observed a delicate, upsetting change within the indicators for well being factors (HP) and ammo, which Riot appears to have neglected of the patch notes—and so they aren’t completely satisfied.
On June 2, in a Reddit submit, a VALORANT participant named TheHyperactiveDuck questioned why nobody is speaking in regards to the change to indicators for low HP and low ammo, which have misplaced their profound pink colour and are now not clearly seen.
“It flashing white and light-weight pink is so unhealthy and a lot more durable to comprehend. Nobody needed this transformation and the change is so annoying for rapidly seeing if you’re low in a clutch or high-pressure scenario,” they mentioned.
Earlier than, the indicator was seemingly brighter, though it used to flash pink and white like what it’s now.
The distinction could seem minor, however TheHyperactiveDuck’s submit attracted a number of feedback, all disapproving of the “pointless” tweak. Gamers are discovering it more durable to note that their weapon must be reloaded and even lacking out on a low HP indicator, each of which might result in unhealthy decision-making in VALORANT.
“I observed me and my teammates had been shedding extra duels as a result of we get out of ammo. The pink warning is admittedly faint now, so we don’t discover now we have to reload,” a participant famous.
If checked out carefully, the distinction is barely seen, which might be why nobody sparked the dialogue till now. Whereas many assumed it to be a brand new UI characteristic, some gamers thought it was a bug. One participant thought it was their creativeness that the indicator was a brighter pink earlier than.
It’s stunning how a mere visible change, which took fairly a while for the group to comprehend, can steal a aggressive edge within the tactical shooter. In a heated, chaotic combat, an not noticeable urgency indicator can positively be exhausting to note, notably for individuals who don’t have excellent imaginative and prescient.
Gamers additionally slammed Riot for deploying irrelevant changes to the VALORANT’s person interface—adjustments that nobody requested for. The indicator tweak wasn’t even talked about within the patch notes, presumably as a result of it was meant to be achieved tacitly.
Beforehand, Riot quietly removed the “Headshot” text from beneath the Kill Banner to cut back visible muddle, one other UI replace that the participant base didn’t approve of.
As of now, we don’t know whether or not the discount within the indicator’s colour readability is an meant change from Riot. If it’s only a bug, Riot might deploy a repair to remove the difficulty within the subsequent patch.
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