Last night (June 16), Riot Games’ revealed Valorant’s latest map, PEARL, via a cinematic trailer and developer livestream. Shortly after the stream, myself, Dorrani, and a bunch of other content creators were invited to test the map out for ourselves. To put it simply, we all had an absolute hoot, and PEARL could be one of Valorant’s best maps yet.
The eighth map will be introduced to the map pool when Episode 5 Act 1 launches on June 22, alongside a new skinline inspired by the likes of DOOM and Quake. The sad news, however, is that Split will be removed from the map pool for Unrated and Competitive play.
I’ve managed to do four or so matches on PEARL so far, and needless to say, the general consensus seems to be that Valorant players are impressed. In the above video, myself and Dorrani discussed the time we spent with the map last night, and what we think of it.
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