Idk why but i always enjoy watching CSGO but when it comes to valorant i enjoy playing the game more than esports.
I almost never play cs but still i like to to tune in for the matches, but when it comes to valorant i am usually not excited for the matches unless its my fav team or grand final.
The production quality difference is there but i dont think that is a lot of difference.
The reason behind this thread is to not say cs>val but just the answer to cs success in esports despite low player base and valorant having larger player base but less audience for matches.
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I don’t really watch any csgo, but it seems that since the game has been a thing for so much longer you have “storylines” that have kinda formed. I.e. s1mple was widely considered the best player but had never won a major, so when we won one, there was a lot more hype. I think Karrigan also had a similar situation.
val has more currently active players than csgo, but csgo (i would assume) has more total players (as in, people who have played in the past but might not necessarily play any more).
generally a game (esports or conventional sports) tends to be more interesting to watch if you've played it yourself and understand some of the details. so i feel like just taking active playerbase as a metric is a bit sketchy.
additionally, cs has been around much longer as an esport. it takes time to accumulate a loyal viewerbase. up until now, val hasn't even had a consistent format yet. i reckon the new league system, plus crowds at LANs, will probably do their part to help val gain more viewers.
"15.7 million have jumped into at least one game of Valorant over the past 30 days, based on the available data. This balances out at around 1.5 million active players per day."
Meanwhile CS: https://steamcharts.com/app/730
21,557,519
UNIQUE PLAYERS LAST MONTH
https://blog.counter-strike.net/index.php/category/updates/
Stop lying. CS has a bigger player base than VALORANT.
I think something people aren’t mentioning is the general lack of hyping anything up that isn’t masters. Iirc they did a series of videos on NA talent like subroza and Marved( I think) to hype up challengers 2, but that’s normally the only thing I see. For masters, they put out some pretty sick videos that tease the event and the players attending that generally raises my interest in watching the events.
Also the casting can kinda suck. I love my boy riv, but sometimes it feels like he doesn’t really understand some of the things the pros do.
I watch Valorant esport way more, but CSGO esport highs are way higher than Valorant's. Also events, production, casters, crowd(unfair) are way better in CSGO. I think a lot of it just comes down to which scene you follow more. I currently follow Valorant really closely so I find it better in average, but if it wasn't for that CSGO would easily take the crown IMO. CSGO has more legendary players, but Valorant maybe funnier to follow because its newer and the scene is constantly changing. That is why I watch bunch of Valorant games even if I don't care about the stakes or teams, while in CSGO I don't really watch unless its hype matchup.
And I personally like playing CSGO way more, Valorant is fine at times but not so fun most of time. I'm also worse at Valorant for some reason. And I don't know what you mean with "low player base"? Maybe it isn't crazy popular outside of EU, but its far from low player base.
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