I actually think it plays more similar to CS than Val.

I’m lowkey having a lot of fun playing this game. Can’t wait to see how ranked is.

Just watch this clip by Stewie. Valorant pros could never.

https://youtu.be/rGIsPyxiYJk?si=HcC6gw3Ml5YX7oYz

I use valorant rank yoinker. Helps me see rank and win rate% of my teammates.

If I have a teammate that has played 200 games with a 35% win rate and just locked a duelist, you’re damn right I’m dodging.

If my team all have over 50-60% win rates then I’m much more confident playing with them.

Also if I’m the highest rank in the lobby then I’ll lock duelist. Sometimes Riot puts you in pisslo lobbies. I’m in Immortal btw

I have fun playing it. I wish the movement was faster b/c it's a slower paced game than Val

It really does feel like I’m schizo when it happens, but it’s definitely the game

I have two headsets connected to my PC and for some reason my voice chat will stop working randomly, but I will still hear game audio.

I found that if I switch the Audio input to the other headset and then back to my current headset, then I’ll get voice chat back.

Here’s where the weird part happens. All the voice comms from my teammates will start playing since the very beginning of the match, even though it could be round 12 or more. It’s very disorienting because I could be in round 12, but I’m hearing voice comms from earlier rounds.

I have to wait for the voice comms to catch up to the current round, which eventually happens. Anyone ever heard of this bug?

yo it looks like a mullet!

It was even funnier because I was going sheriff only. Here is the tracker:

https://tracker.gg/valorant/match/30b924bc-6301-4401-86b2-8b991318c761

I just played two ranked games where the opposing team had Cypher and Deadlock on Bind and Abyss.

On Bind we started Attack and were down 1-11 at the half. The funny thing is we came back and won 13-11, however that first half was the most miserable time Ive had playing the game.

On Abyss, we also started Attack and were down 2-10 at the half. My team lost their mental by then and the game was lost.

The point is these games are just not enjoyable, being stuffed in the first half and hoping your team keeps their mental, and then having to play perfectly in the second half. If this meta catches on, the game will be cooked.

I tried it and I liked it but I used stretched in CSGO too

Did anyone catch if TenZ was using stretched in the game vs Gen G?

TenZ is even worse than Zekken on Jett

The one that’s in full screen mode will not have any input lag.

This is the method where you disable the monitor in device manager.

How does it make instalocking harder? Once your used to the UI, you will remember where the agent is.

I tested true stretched today and it felt pretty good. The players are bigger, making them easier to spot. I imagine many pros will start switching to stretched now that there is a legit workaround.

Icebox is so bad. It’s just a 5 man rush A simulator. You can’t really work mid either

Remove Sunset and return Fracture while you’re at it

Much appreciated ❤️

I appreciate that. Actually, there have been a few people who did call me "unc", but I didn't realize that was a good thing 😂

I'm a old guy (30+) and in some games when I comm, I will get insulted for being old. My teammates will call me old, fat, you name it. This must be similar to how girls are afraid to comm in their games.

However, when someone is being sexist to a girl, there will be many occasions where guys will defend her and then everyone is against the sexist.

The worst part for me is that no one will stick up for me when I'm being berated or insulted just because I'm old or because they think I'm fat. At least girls will have some guys that defend them, but for me, I have to fight my own battle. The community is so hypocritical. It's a no-no to be sexist, but it's apparently perfectly okay to call someone old, obese, autistic, or what have you.

It's tough being a old gamer 😹

PS this is why I loved the CSGO community. Everyone was just more mature.

Alright it's been 6 days since that game and I went from Diamond 1 to Ascendant 3 on this fresh account.

Honestly, I'm a Yoru main and it's very easy to rank up as Yoru if you have good aim and game sense. I'd say it's much harder to rank up as a Raze main because your mechanics need to be extremely good. It's still doable of course, but it does require more team coordination for Raze.

During my climb on this account, I've noticed that these diamond-ascendant players make a LOT of mistakes. Basically, in every situation, there are high percentage plays and low percentage plays. No one in these lobbies seems to be able to recognize what the high percentage play is.

I will point out to a teammate what they should have done after the round ends, however, it's usually met by "reason X" or "reason Y", and their logic just makes no sense.

I've also not been top fragging every game during this climb. In fact, I've had a couple of bottom fragging games, but, I'm still able to win these games because I know how to contribute to a round win without fragging out.

I guess my advice would be to recognize what the most optimal play is in any given situation. However, this takes a lot of practice and experience to understand. If you're able to do this though, you will definitely rank up fast.

herb is not my real name

I come from CSGO where I played at a pretty high level (Rank A ESEA), so coming to Valorant was easy for me. I have been Immortal every Act since Beta on multiple accounts.

I created the account in the clip about 3 weeks ago. It started at Plat 1 and is currently Diamond 3.

My aim and mechanics are definitely not the greatest, but I understand the game and what the best percentage play is at any given time.

Many people think you need insane aim + mechanics to reach Immortal+, but you don't. In terms of aim, you just need to be able to secure the kill that's given to you.

Many people in Ascendant and below just ADAD 2 tap burst like robots 😹. Crouching spraying is extremely effective if you don't miss.

Understanding what the best percentage play is is the most difficult part. On this D3 account, I have to force myself to not speak or backseat, because no one understands what the best play is 😹

This should still make him playable. He’s still very good when taking first engagements. He just won’t be good once his shield wears off.

It was 7-5 at half, and we just won pistol round to make it 8-5. Then on the anti-eco round, our Jett pushes mid and gives them a gun. We lose that round and then it snowballed from there 😿

I’m actually Immortal on 2 accounts and this is my 3rd account that I just made. It’s currently Diamond 2 xP

You cheated

this is very interesting XD

you think i'm diamond 1, or i'm smurfing in diamond 1?

I fixed it

https://youtu.be/jC0c6YRLkhw

Last act was probably the most stale and boring time I've had playing the game. In ranked, it was just a heavy default and heavy utility game. Dump utility here, rotate to the other side of the map, dump more utility, rotate again. It got really stale and I started to play CS2 which was much more fast paced.

Now with this patch I am having so much fun. These 3-4 duelists games are honestly a blast to play, and thank goodness Haven is back. I'm thinking that Riot knew the player base was declining recently so they shook up the meta to be more fast paced. This is honestly the patch that was needed for someone like me to continue playing.

turn off HAGS.

System > Display > Graphics > Default graphics settings. Turn off hardware accelerated GPU scheduling

all I know is I'm having the most fun I've ever had playing Iso.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsNE8avzaz8

In a game with Demon1 and Boostio. He was also in a game with Shahz lol

Is this a joke? Monesy is too good to be playing cartoon game

I’m hard stuck Immortal, and in the Brim game there are two Radiants

Ranked is a shell of its former self. The game was in its best state when there were fewer agents, because there was a defined meta. Now there are so many agents and random comps in games, that each game is essentially a coin flip. Agent bans and map bans will save ranked

Also Valorant was supposed to be the game where there is highly innovative and creative strategies. Give me a break LOL CS is still better.

yes i do love to annoy with my gameplay :D

A little Brim and Clove gameplay

https://youtu.be/VsrlCIQk2ow

their old roster with Tex didn't have star potential either, yet they were still a top NA team at the time. Now they've improved by adding Leafy and Icy.

Ascendant 1 😭

Looking to rank up pls help :O

https://youtu.be/geAl-oHR3YI

it's a desktop and i just bought it for $900 lol

ASUS - ROG Gaming Desktop - Intel Core i7-13700F - 16GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

It was just a perfect storm of players. This is why you can’t put together a super team on paper.

I can’t stand Tarik and his community.

I was in a Comp game with DexterityCS, a Tarik mod, and he banned me from Tarik’s stream because I “trolled” his game. Just full of power abusers.

How y’all gonna forget Boaster?

I agree. S1mple would look like a noob in Valorant. So happy that CS is the best esport