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VCT Americas Stage 2 uses group play, Play-In and Playoffs to send teams toward Champions Shanghai. Here is how to follow the race and watch it.
Patch 13.01 makes Iso's weapon timing instant, extends Yoru's Gatecrash, retunes the Outlaw, and adds stronger rank-manipulation penalties.
Patch 13.00 starts Act 4 with Summit, Retake, Sentinel and Initiator changes, a Bandit tune-up, and updates to ranked matchmaking.
Patch 13.02 raises Phoenix's ultimate cost, adds three maps to Retake, delays AROS: Replication, and fixes agent and Summit bugs.