Valorant patch 2.05 is right around the corner, and the official notes reveal that the new update will not be as massive as the previous one.Sova and Astra will be getting some minor tweaks to their kit to give them a bit more quality of life. That’s more or less the only Agent changes that Valorant players can look forward to this time around.The Competitive mode will be receiving some much-needed changes this time around as Riot is bent on penalizing disruptive behavior.AFK detection will be significantly improved, and Riot will be clamping down on players who ruin the experience for others on the server.Valorant players looking for a detailed description of the patch can look up Riot’s official website.Here are all the major highlights.Valorant Patch 2.05: Official Notes2.05 Patch Notes | #VALORANT https://t.co/GzTbvdrWYp pic.twitter.com/4iW4fwogNE— Valorant Leaks (@ValorLeaks) March 16, 2021#1. Valorant Agent UpdatesSovaAdded unique keybinds to the option menu for flying up and down when using Owl DroneAstraAdded unique keybinds to the option menu for flying up and down in Astral Form#2. Valorant Competitive ChangesThe Career: Act Rank tab now has a toggle that allows you to choose to enable ordisable your Act Rank.The Match History tab now allows you to filter your matches per modePlayers will receive a small rank rating penalty for dodging Competitive games. For morecontext on this change, see this postTuned Radiant Rank Rating gains and losses to be more consistent with Immortal rankrating behaviorCustom Games layout and visuals have been updated#3. Valorant Social UpdatesImproved AFK DetectionUpdated Penalties for AFK offenses○ This includes warnings, queue restrictions, XP denial, Competitive queue bans,and game bansUpdated Penalties for chat-based offensesThis includes warnings, chat restrictions, Competitive queue restrictions, and game bansReminder that zero tolerance offenses will result in game bans automaticallyYou can read more about our work to address issues and opportunities with player behavior in our past breakdown.#4. Valorant BugsFixed a bug where Ranked game icons were misaligned in Match HistoryAstra now starts Spike Rush games with all 5 star chargesKilljoy can’t place Lockdown off the ground by jumping and placing it on cosmetic piecesof geo on the walls anymoreFixed issue where Cypher’s Spycam dart could sometimes hit players that were on the other side of a wallFixed Killjoy not getting charges of her Alarmbot and Turret back if they are recalled after she is resurrected2.05 Killjoy Change / Bug Fix | #VALORANT~ Killjoy can no longer place Lockdown off the ground by jumping and placing it on cosmetic pieces of geo on the walls anymore— Valorant Leaks (@ValorLeaks) March 16, 2021Fixed dead enemies being counted as flashed enemies in the combat reportFixed Astra’s “Out of charges” VO not playing for her abilities while in Astral FormFixed the deafening effect on nearsights not playing if Astra is in the gameFixed Cypher’s Spycam targeting going through Sage’s wallFixed Astra having trouble placing Stars on the defender side boxes of Icebox mid from the A siteSova Drone and Astra ascend/descend binds now properly respect changed jump/crouch keybindsThe defuse range circle indicator that shows after planting the Spike again displays properly.Fixed a rare bug that could leave players unable to move or process inputs until they died when entering or returning from Astra’s astral form, Sova’s drone, Skye’s scout, or Cypher’s Spy Camera.Riot have previously addressed some causes of this bug last patch, this fix should address the remaining known causes.Fixed an issue where the Stinger’s stock would appear detached on the groundImproved readability of player names in ObserverFixed an issue where Skye’s seekers did not visibly move on Brimstone’s tactical mapFixed an issue where scoreboard color doesn’t appropriately swap at side swap for ObserversFixed a bug that would cause the “Network Problem” icon to appear when no network issues were present