Zach Boyce

Lead Gameplay Design on VALORANT // formerly Halo Infinite, Ghost of Tsushima, Halo 5

[Zach Boyce @theZachius]

@GH057ayame @Xbox_Nostalgia Bro SEALED?? omg

[VALORANT @VALORANT]

Ranked Modes, Agent Balance, and more // Dev Updates

[penguin @penguinVALORANT]

https://t.co/EDqJloO3Gc

[VALORANT @VALORANT]

Chat the day has come, Neon and Shotgun nerfs are HERE.

[VALORANT @VALORANT]

It’s happening.

[Zach Boyce @theZachius]

Damn that was fast, they already grindin

Early Top 5 for Skirmish: Ascension 1v1

https://t.co/AYSW6wj4pw

[VALORANT @VALORANT]

Prove you're a legend in the 1's or 2's. These are your Skirmish: Ascension rewards.

Register here: https://t.co/SAaBrtmhzK

[Zach Boyce @theZachius]

Excited for players to get their hands on this one, Sherry cooked!

[VALORANT @VALORANT]

Get your duo ready... Skirmish: Ascension is coming in Patch 12.08

[Zach Boyce @theZachius]

@MintBlitz You guys remember ivory TS tho

[Dexerto @Dexerto]

Halo Studios are “ditching” battle royale in favor of an extraction shooter for an upcoming project, according to reports

[Zach Boyce @theZachius]

@TomRyanOGRE2 05

[Zach Boyce @theZachius]

@prin_vlr LMK what you think so far

[Coleman Palm (Altombre) @Altombre]

Hey yall - thank you for the feedback. We're bringing back Skirmish 2v2 starting tomorrow (March 19th)!

[VALORANT @VALORANT]

Grab your duo, Skirmish is coming back! While we originally planned to rotate Skirmish out in Patch 12.05, we’re bringing it back starting the morning of March 19, Pacific Time.

As we continue experimenting with limited-time modes, we know some will resonate more than others. Skirmish has proven very popular, and your continued engagement and positive feedback have reinforced our confidence in this mode.

We’ll keep monitoring queue health and performance as we go. Keep the feedback coming!

[Zach Boyce @theZachius]

@melyouup Glad you’re digging it, something I want to hear about if it comes up for folks:

- the sound effect created gameplay confusion under certain circumstances
- now that there’s direct feedback on Assists,do you notice times the rules for rewarding assists mismatches your intuition

[Zach Boyce @theZachius]

@melyouup Glad you’re digging it, something I want to hear about if it comes up for folks:

- the sound effect created gameplay confusion under certain circumstances
- now that there’s direct feedback on Assists,do you notice times the rules for rewarding assists mismatches your intuition

[Zach Boyce @theZachius]

Knockout is live! Go play and yell at me about it

Exciting moment for the team - had some really special moments during internal playtesting on this one

[VALORANT @VALORANT]

New game mode loading...

[VALORANT @VALORANT]

So, ready to make some noise?

[🪬Riot Junebird @JuneBird_]

@onlyakio @Altombre Hey there Val game designer here.

There are more changes to come in this patch and future patches. Unfortunately some pieces of those updates leaked, but expect more in this and subsequent patches.

[Coleman Palm (Altombre) @Altombre]

Hey all - want to share some of the philosophy behind the updates to Yoru and Clove. We strive for balance that supports healthy pick diversity at all skill levels while rewarding coordinated teamplay - and currently, we believe that Clove and Yoru are too powerful overall (1/4)