for me, it was 2023, everything felt magic in valorant that year. we had lock in, loud making top 3 in champions, ticking away (the best champions song by far), i achieved my peak rank, used to play duo with my friend that moved to another region :/
na i feel val is just nerfing everything like y can they just buff everything like there is so little fun in being limited with util like esp in duelists yall have to agree jett was more fun in 2023 raze as more fun in 2023 so like along with that there is prime neon and maybe a lil bit more buffed current chamber a slightly nerfed kj from 2023 and 2023 skye but with 55 s recharged flash
1° 2022 - I was full into Valorant, teams still played in their country and thus the internationals felt more hype.
2° 2023 - Lock//In will always be the best Val tournament imo, all games are high stakes, clash of regions, the league had a great format.
3° 2021 - I wasn't watching everything, but it was nice and fresh still, Champs playoffs had no lower bracket.
4° 2024 - We started getting 8-teams internationals, league format was bad, the novelty of franchising wore off, no LCQ