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According to VALORANT Community Manager Jo-Ellen Aragon, who posted on Reddit alerting players of the upcoming PBE balance patch, the two pistols will receive significant nerfs when the patch rolls out on the PBE on Monday, May 29. Shorty nerfs: Reserve ammo decreased from 10 to 6. Price raised from 150 credits to 300 credits. Damage at no fall-off reduced from 12 to 11. Damage at the first step of fall-off (7 meters) reduced from 8 to 6. These potential nerfs to the Shorty are no joke. The weapon will be less powerful with each shot, its damage reduced across the board\u2014including at its closest range. The Shorty will also now have less ammunition in general, something that this gun already struggled with. But the biggest blow to the Shorty is definitely the doubled price. At just 150 credits, it wasn't only a bargain in pistol rounds, but also a fantastic side weapon to equip even with full buys. Those who buy an Operator, for example, will often prefer having a Shorty holstered to the side in case they get surprised by an enemy in close range. With this huge hike in price, that strategy will be much more costly now. Frenzy nerfs: Minimum spread increased from 0.45 to 0.65. Spread curve adjusted - maximum spread is now reached in 5 bullets instead of 6. Recoil pitch curve adjusted

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According to VALORANT Community Manager Jo-Ellen Aragon, who posted on Reddit alerting players of the upcoming PBE balance patch, the two pistols will receive significant nerfs when the patch rolls out on the PBE on Monday, May 29. Shorty nerfs: Reserve ammo decreased from 10 to 6. Price raised from 150 credits to 300 credits. Damage at no fall-off reduced from 12 to 11. Damage at the first step of fall-off (7 meters) reduced from 8 to 6. These potential nerfs to the Shorty are no joke. The weapon will be less powerful with each shot, its damage reduced across the board\u2014including at its closest range. The Shorty will also now have less ammunition in general, something that this gun already struggled with. But the biggest blow to the Shorty is definitely the doubled price. At just 150 credits, it wasn't only a bargain in pistol rounds, but also a fantastic side weapon to equip even with full buys. Those who buy an Operator, for example, will often prefer having a Shorty holstered to the side in case they get surprised by an enemy in close range. With this huge hike in price, that strategy will be much more costly now. Frenzy nerfs: Minimum spread increased from 0.45 to 0.65. Spread curve adjusted - maximum spread is now reached in 5 bullets instead of 6. Recoil pitch curve adjusted

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The meta in VALORANT<\/em> can fluctuate for several reasons: a new map or agent comes into the pool, professional players discover a new tactic, or, in this case, Riot releases a new balance patch<\/a>.<\/p>

The recent meta has been dominated by agents and weapons that excel at taking close-range engagements. The most popular pistols for the last few months have been the Shorty and Frenzy<\/a>, both a great deal for the value they can provide in a pistol or save round.<\/p>

However, Riot’s upcoming PBE patch, 6.11, is bringing some considerable nerfs to these weapons. The nerfs might be strong enough to entirely push the Shory and Frenzy out of the meta.<\/p>

According to VALORANT<\/em> Community Manager Jo-Ellen Aragon, who posted on Reddit alerting players of the upcoming PBE balance patch<\/a>, the two pistols will receive significant nerfs when the patch rolls out on the PBE on Monday, May 29.<\/p>