The first new season of the year is already underway, but some might wonder when does Valorant Episode 8 Act 2 start. Even though the first act brought some interesting elements, like the Outlaw sniper rifle, there is a major addition coming with the next season that fans are looking forward to.
When does Valorant Episode 8 Act 2 start?
According to the countdown displayed in the battle pass section of the game, Episode 8 Act 2 begins on Tuesday, March 5. The exact start time will vary depending on the region/servers you play on.
Prior to its launch, servers will go down for a maintenance period that usually lasts from 3 to 4 hours. The downtime for North America, LATAM, and Brazil usually begins at 6:00 PT, meaning that the season should start around 10:00 PT.
This is different for the European servers, with their maintenance period starting at 4:00 GMT on March 6. In other words, players from this region will have to wait until 8:00 GMT of that same day to play the new content.
New Agent
One of the big additions coming with this season is a brand new Agent, whose identity hasn't been revealed yet. The battle pass for Act 1 includes a playercard related to that character, but it doesn't tell us anything besides its codename "SmokeDancer". Here is the playercard in question:
According to ValorLeaks, a popular Valorant leaker on X, this new character might be a Controller and it's slated to release at the beginning of Act 2 in March.
When we get closer to that month, we might start seeing teasers popping up on Riot's official social media accounts for the game. So if you wanna stay up to date with all the info for the new Agent, you should bookmark the site and follow us on our social media pages.