Valorant Developers Answer Questions On ‘Left Hand View Model’

‘Ask VALORANT’ is a unique initiative by the developers at Riot to indulge with their community at a ground level. Through this method, players can ask questions to the devs about anything regarding the game. The devs then choose to answer a few of them every week.

Furthermore, the questions are posed mostly in different designated social media sites like Facebook and Reddit.

In this week’s issue, Riot chose to answer a frequently asked question on the “left-hand view model”. The ‘view model’ refers to a player’s character visibility on the screen. Usually, it is the hands, arms, and weapon on the screen. Also, players have the option to change the view model in some games from the right-hand side (default) to the left-hand side.

View model alignment depends on the player’s dominant eye. There is a whole exercise on how to decipher one’s dominant eye, that you can easily find with a simple Google search.

Valorant currently does not provide players with the option to play with a left-hand view model. ‘Ask VALORANT #8’ addressed this issue in detail.

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Is the left-hand view model coming to Valorant?

Steven Eldredge, Senior Producer addressed this question in detail. The devs have not ignored this question to date as a lot of players seemed to be asking it. One thing that the devs need to sure about is the effects it will have on the ‘artistic front’. In addition, they are also exploring the effect this update will have on the ‘competitive integrity’ of the game.

“We’re currently in the process of validating how this would work from not just a technical side but from a competitive and artistic front as well. While this may seem like a small technical challenge, we want to make sure this is done right for players.”

On the artistic front, he says, “The first thing we want to consider is how we maintain the art fidelity of our awesome weapon skins, character models, and abilities. We don’t frequently get to see different camera views of our first-person weapons and view arms so we’ll need to make sure our art still holds up when we switch hands for players.”

Secondly, he addresses the effects of the left-hand view might have on the competitive front.

“We want to ensure that there are no advantages or disadvantages to playing with a left-handed view model and that we maintain a fair competitive playing field. We want to make sure that left-hand view isn’t the new meta or that players with this preference aren’t nerfed.”

The answer also mentions that currently there is no tentative date available that can confirm this update. Rest assured, the devs are looking into the matter seriously and more information will be available soon.

Watch this space for more Valorant news.