Riot Games has announced price changes for Valorant skins, which are cheaper in some countries and more expensive in others. Let’s take a look at how this might affect the prices of Valorant skins.
As of September 8, the value of Valorant points will change in Europe (currencies EUR, GBP and HUF), Brazil, Latin America, Russia and Turkey. The reason is mainly exchange rate and tax changes. So if the value of Valorant Points changes, the value of skins changes too, so you might want to do some skin shopping… or maybe it’s better to wait? Let’s take a closer look at the Valorant price changes.
In which countries are the Valorant price changes coming?
European countries (including the UK), Turkey, Uruguay, Mexico, Costa Rica, Chile, Brazil, Peru, Colombia, and Russia will all get Valorant price changes. First, some more positive news. All countries that use the Euro (19 countries), the United Kingdom and Hungary, will get an average price reduction of -5% on all items in the game. However, this doesn’t mean that you should save all your resources and wait until September, especially since Riot has prepared a special compensation bonus, which we will talk about later in this article.
- Valorant gets Recon Skin Bundle
Okay, now let’s move on to the less pleasant news. Brazil, Turkey, Russia and Latin American countries can expect price increases on all Valorant items. How much? We’ll find out…
What are the price increases for Valorant skins?
- Turkey: +%17 average price increase
- Uruguay: +17% average price increase
- Mexico: +17% average price increase
- Costa Rica: +16% average price increase
- Chile: +16% average price increase
- Brazil: +15% average price increase
- Peru: +15% average price increase
- Colombia: +11% average price increase
- Russia: +6% average price increase
All changes will take effect on September 8 at 10:00 CEST.
Valorant price changes: Compensation bonus
To compensate for the price increase, Riot has prepared a special promotion valid until September 8 at Valorant. In short, all players (whether from the affected countries or not) will receive double bonus currency for all in-game purchases. For example, if you buy 2000 Valorant points, you will normally get 150 bonus VPs, but until September 8 you will get 300 instead, so this might be the best time to buy some skins. This promotion is valid for the next 2 weeks, so you have a lot of time to take advantage of it!
How to get skins in Valorant
Everyone uses the same weapons in Valorant, but that doesn’t mean every weapon has to look the same. After all, you’re going to spend a lot of time looking at your weapon, so looking at it might as well be.
Fortunately, the folks at Riot have the perfect solution for players who need to look good while shooting enemies. Skins are cosmetic add-ons that can change the physical appearance of a weapon, as well as animations and audio effects.
Read on to find out where you can get these unique looks and whether you need to play or pay to unlock the customizations.
How do I get skins in Valorant?
Unlike other popular multi-shooter games, Valorant doesn’t have any special skins to change and customize the look of the agent – at least for now. What they do offer is a collection of skins that can change and improve the way weapons look and feel while playing the game.
They don’t necessarily improve your gameplay, but sometimes looking good is enough to win a match, right?
Spend real money
This is possibly the easiest way to get the weapon skin you want but don’t have the time to unlock. Valorant Points or VP is the premium currency used in the game to unlock agents, skins and more from the in-game store.
Here is an example of converting real money to VP on the North American server:
- $4.99 – 475 VP, no bonus VP, 475 VP total.
- $9.99 – 950 VP, 50 bonus VP, 1000 VP total
- $19.99 – 1900 VP, 150 bonus VP, 2050 total
- $34.99 – 3325 VP, 325 bonus VP, 3650 total
- $49.99 – 4750 VP, 600 bonus VP, 5350 total
- 99 $ – 9500 VP, 1500 bonus VP, 11000 total
As a frame of reference, Valorant Store Featured Collections are around 7,100 VP. Individual weapon skins are slightly less expensive and generally range from 1,775 VP to 4,350 VP each, with melee weapon skins at the higher end of the price scale.
Before you start searching for weapon skins, you should know that featured bundles change every few weeks and individual skin deals change every 24 hours. So what you see today may not be what you see tomorrow.
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