Is Valorant too RNG?

recently we've constantly seen these top signed teams losing or at least dropping a map to random t2-3 / pug teams
is valorant too rng that these t1-2 teams can't find consistency or are we placing false expectations on teams that previously performed months ago in different metas?

no

Yes

yes

It's sometimes too chaotic and hard to find a proper way to study the game and be constantly effective.

There are always so many abilities, ults, economy on the table...
It sometimes feels like overwatch, which is good, but not if you want a tactical game.

I would like to see the game with ults being more expensive and not as common, also with less abilities usage per round

You can’t say that because Vlr users downvote every thing critical regarding valorant

i wouldn't say TOO RNG, i think it's just the right amount

it's because the utility & ultimate is the game changer in valorant

Which tier 1 teams are losing to "random pug teams?"

Vision strikers exists

maybe in T2-T3 teams

saving strats source: trust me bro (credible source)

The maps are too short… a T2 team can have a good first half and it makes it impossible for the other team to come back. First to 15 would always be more ideal

I think changing meta means that long term dominance is hard but not impossible and also that teams can be very close together in quality

its not rng but heavy strategic game imo

yes RNG because one round win can affect economy so much.

the huge amounts of updates and rapid changes combined with the nature of abilities and discovery of new set plays and set ups make sustained success difficult. CS:GO has barely changed since it was released, hence the reason why there were eras of constant dominance at times, like Astralis, NIP, and NaVi and Liquid to a lesser extent. In valorant, the constant meta changes combined with some complacency from those at the top of the game at that time (cough TSM cough) leads to less eras of complete dominance. Sentinels didn't get aim diffed at Champions by KRU, they just got outstratted and couldn't adapt to the meta properly. TSM got lost in the power creep and got caught resting on their laurels as everyone else developed past them. Specifically on the topic of TSM tho, I think their problem is more to do with Wardell, especially before Chamber. When he played Jett, he struggled to find value without the OP bc of his average level of rifling, especially compared to his OPing. Teams could just play around that, now to a lesser extend because of his Chamber play, but it still is there.