You guys need to understand, the only reason every region seems "equal" in skill level, its because EU interest in valorant is so low, that our skill level at this game is on par with other regions.
The moment EU loses interest in games like CS and Dota 2, oh boy oh boy, you guys are done so.
Literally the top 4 of every tournament would be EU teams, and this forum would be full of EU fans begging to take away slots from other regions and give them to EU. Any tier 2 EU team would be stomping SEN, EDG, GenG, etc. Most of the top players from Americas, Apac, China, would be instantly playing on Tier 2 EU teams, and the best region for pubs will be EU.
So, China, Americas, APAC, feel proud of being "good" at the game, when the reality is, you are only good as long as EU isnt interested in valorant.
Every region come (amer, apac, china, emea)
i don't really think we have enough of a sample size of ow players to say for sure that the transition is easier for them. sure back in 2021 it was definitely easier to transition from cs, but i genuinely think that in 2024 with how much the meta has shifted towards setup plays dumping massive amounts of utility (play that one clip of the guy watching eg v prx on bind and having no clue what is happening), players who understand ability usage more will start to thrive aka overwatch players. of course, this is just what a nobody like myself thinks about it, i am not an expert.
point still stands, there are a lot of talented people across regions who get funneled into different games simply because the culture is different. americas players into r6 (from my understanding) and cod, emea players into cs, apac players into ow and mobile games, cn players into whatever games are legal in china because they have the firewall to deal with. every region has talent that could kick ass if they transferred into valorant, we just do not know, and we can't know. so we compare the players we've got.
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Valorant is too hard for CS pros: https://youtu.be/i9gGZgNbhA0?si=VAFmTOqBoumF5A3D
If it really was so easy for them to switch and dominate, they would have, end of discussion.
because they dedicate their time a whole different game with different mechanics?
And you forgot how many valorant pros had a background with CS?
Tenz, Zellsis, aspas, c0m, ethan, FNS, s0m, xeppa, leaf list goes on and on. Obviously now you have more talent without cs experience, but they layed the foundation for the game
the OP is retarded for making such claim, but there is no reason to switch when salaries are really big in CS. why would s1mple switch when he can afford to buy Porsches every year, why would zywoo switch when he earns 80k, it's not a sinatraa situation where overwatch league was dying. CS scene is growing and at rapid pace. IF cs were to die in 2020, then yeah, you would see way more pros leaving, salaries are the reason most pros left. players like subroza, wardell, dappr left because they weren't good enough for Liquid and EG, got mad at this, still wanted big salaries, and when orgs KNEW that riot would implement franchising they gave huge bags to subpar players. Everyone got what they wanted, valorant got a part of the pro scene and first orgs, players got the bag and orgs got acknowledgement from riot that they are willing to spend money
The moment EU loses interest in games like CS and Dota 2.
The moment KR loses interest in games like Overwatch and League.
The moment CN loses interest in games like CrossFire and HoK.
The moment NA loses interest in shooting people in real life.
The moment India become rich and well-developed.
The moment African quit suffering disease and hungry.
The moment that all humankind start to understand and love each others.
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