Riot Games is entering the first-person shooter genre with its character-based tactical FPS game known as Valorant. Players who dive into this title will have the ability to purchase a variety of weapons at the start of each round to make sure they have the proper arsenal to achieve victory. Luckily, we have all of the currently known information about the weapons that will be available in the FPS covered for you.
Valorant Weapons
There are a total of six groups of weapons that players will be able to purchase at the start of each round with each costing a different amount based on their power and weapon type. None of the weapons are tied exclusively to a specific character, so players will be able to use any of the weapons available in the FPS, no matter the character they are using for a particular match.
You can find all of the firearms that were shown to be in the alpha version of the game below:
Rifles
- Bulldog
- Guardian
- Phantom
- Vandal
Sniper
- Marshal
- Operator
Heavy
- Ares
- Odin
SMGs
- Stinger
- Spectre
Shotguns
- Bucky
- Judge
Sidearms
- Classic
- Shorty
- Frenzy
- Ghost
- Sheriff
According to a report by Rod Breslau, Riot’s character-based tactical FPS will utilize a variety of gunplay mechanics found in the Counter-Strike franchise. With these mechanics being fan-favorite ones, there are sure to be plenty of players who will be happy with how these firearms operate.
Valorant Lead Game Designer Trevor ‘Classick’ Romleski confirms Valorant will have many of the same weapon gameplay mechanics featured in Counter-Strike pic.twitter.com/2hXsNZbBEg
— Rod ‘I don’t sign NDAs’ Breslau (@Slasher) March 2, 2020
Do you want to learn more about Valorant besides the guns that you will be able to use in battle? If so, be sure to check out our most recent pieces of coverage for the tactical first-person-shooter below:
- Valorant Characters List – What We Know So Far
- Valorant (Project A) Release Date Guide
- Riot’s Project A Revealed, First Look at Valorant
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