What can players expect in episode 7 of VALORANT?

The other day, Riot Games revealed the trailer for the seventh episode of VALORANT, showing all that awaits players at the end of the month. As the innovations affect many important elements of the in-game shop, contracts and battle pass. In other words, the developers have shown the direction VALORANT will take over the next six months. In this piece, we'd like to detail what players can expect with the release of the seventh episode in VALORANT.

New accessory shop and Kingdom Credits currency

Let's start with the announced new accessory shop. From now on, players will receive even more rewards for playing in any mode: Premier, Escalation, Ranked Game, Unranked Game, or Team Deathmatch. The new in-game currency Kingdom Credits will now be available as rewards. You can use it to buy a variety of items.

In particular, the announced accessory shop will serve as the main way to exchange Kingdom Credits in-game currency for accessories from the previous battle passes (player cards, keyrings, titles and graffiti). What's more, the new currency can be used to unlock contract levels, allowing you to unlock agents more quickly, as well as unlock their items (cards, keyrings, titles, graffiti and skins).

The shop will be updated every week, while players will be limited to accumulating credits.

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Updated contract system

The developers also announced changes to the contract system for agents. From now on, contracts have been replaced by the "Hire an Agent" section. As clarified, from now on, players will not have to worry about new contracts, as the events will be activated automatically with the emergence of new agents. The system will run for several weeks, and during this time any game will count experience in the appropriate progress bar.

If a player fails to gain the required amount of experience before the event ends, they will be able to unlock a new agent for 1,000 VP or 8,000 Kingdom Credits. Furthermore, the revamped contract system allows you to instantly unlock an agent by spending the aforementioned amount of in-game currency.

Agents' equipment

The next changes in the seventh episode of VALORANT concern the equipment of the agents. The developers have assured you that the old rewards for agent contracts will not disappear. But now players will be able to choose how to spend the in-game currency they've earned. From now on you can buy not only equipment with it.

Redesign of the daily quests

The developers have made it clear that the new system will include a bonus experience for the game. Also for the number of rounds played and won, players will additionally receive the new Kingdom Credits currency.

Acts release date for the seventh episode of VALORANT

As before, the episode will be divided into three acts:

• Act 1: 27 June 2023 - 29 August 2023;
  
• Act 2: 29 August 2023 - 31 October 2023;
• Act 3: 31 October 2023 - 9 January 2024.

It's worth expecting the developers to provide more information on each new feature as we get closer to the release of the seventh episode in VALORANT.