The level oof play is ass compared to last year

Said it right here. Last years teams were in a far better form and played far better valorant. Last years EG or fnatic would have crushed everyone this event.

who would have thought making the game a retake simulator with shit maps will lower the level of play

nah
less dominant teams ≠ lower quality of play

its not that bad, however this year def is weaker, shanghai was kinda ass except the top 3 teams

literally a retake simulator rn cuz it is so ez to overwhelm site players with all the bullshit util in this 2024 meta lol

no it's not, the top teams were just much much better than the rest of the world and could just do whatever they wanted without getting disrupted in any meaningful way

There's no way teams are suddenly gonna become worse from last year

lol it is way higher lol it is just that game became a retake simulator which makes it look bad
but still some of those retakes would never happen last year

last years eg and fnatic would have crushed? fnatic didnt change and didnt make madrid what are u on about

valorant's environment is a constantly changing meta, it is more entertaining to watch it as a neutral

This has been a banger series so far bro but yeah 2023 was peak valorant