Riot delivers the major updates for Valorant with seasonal updates. Valorant’s episode 6 is the next season we’re excited for, but it might be a nightmare in a way, thanks to the Lotus map incoming. Episode 6 will arrive with a new map named Lotus, which contains three planting sites. This isn’t something new for Valorant; the current map Haven has the same feature. But in fact, maps like Haven are a nightmare for professionals. Three-site maps are harder to play for some gamers, especially those who want to win games with no mistakes. With the addition of Lotus, the game might get more complicated and less fun dramatically for some players.
Valorant Episode 6 Might Be a Nightmare With The Lotus Map
For the ones who like playing Haven, Lotus’ three-sites layout won’t be a problem. But there’s an ignorable amount of players who don’t like playing with Haven, and they won’t like Lotus either. The number of three-sites maps might get more in future updates, so you better force yourselves to give those maps a chance. And if you’re hoping to rank up in episode 6, you gotta hurry up to practice.
If we consider the benefits, the three-site maps are also a solution for the solid structure of FPS games. For example, all the competitive maps are two-site on CS: GO, which might sometimes cause you to get bored. Valorant achieved a difference with Haven, but they clearly shouldn’t force the players to play those three-site maps to rank up. Unlike the others, Haven needs longer round times and more hiding places to give defusers an advantage.
Valorant’s ninth map isn’t available on ranked matches yet, so we can’t exactly say what’s wrong with those three-site maps. We will see how playable the map is after its full release. There are already a bunch of tactics to play better on Lotus, don’t forget to work on your skills.