Riot Games released the VALORANT 4.03 patch earlier this week, and it has now been revealed that the update has harmed the game's deathmatch mode. To address these unforeseen developments, the developers announced today that the number of people in each hall will be reduced.
Deathmatch changes in patch 4.03 included removing and modifying “dangerous” spawn points, “improving spawn logic” to spawn players farther from their death site, and reducing half spawn times.
Players had many issues as a result of these adjustments, including spawning immediately in front of other players. In order to address these concerns, Riot will reduce the number of Deathmatch participants from 14 to 12.
This adjustment should only be temporary and should only be in effect while the issues are investigated further. A cure will most likely be rolled out in a future update to make things smoother for players, but there's no timeline for when that will happen.
For now, players can continue to play VALORANTS deathmatch as usual, but with slightly fewer people per match – and, presumably, fewer difficult spawns.
