Riot Games launches Episode 8 Act II of “Valorant” today. With the new episode, the demonic skin series Primordium and a new battle pass are available. In addition to regular weapon skins, the Primordium bundle includes a new melee archetype – the double sword.
The Primordium skin series is inspired by ancient demonic creatures made of lava and brimstone. The lava theme of the weapons changes organically as the intensity of the game increases or decreases. The skin bundle also contains an Easter egg that transports players to a different world for each finisher variant. The Primordium skin series includes the Vandal, Phantom, Specter, Shorty and a new double sword melee weapon. In addition to individual firing sounds for the firearms, melee combat receives new attack, running and equipment animations.
“With this series of skins, we wanted the weapons to change visually depending on the players' actions. We had the idea that the creature/demon on the weapon would become more and more 'angry' the more the person attacks and fires the weapon. Thematically We anchored it in Dark Fantasy, knowing how much our players loved Prelude to Chaos. We designed a new melee archetype (dual swords) with a unique running animation to reinforce that commanding feeling players have should when they rush onto the battlefield.”
Jean Luc Tin Sive, Senior Game Producer bei Riot Games