it might give some better context when people comment their takes

An Ascendant yesterday said that Astra has 5 smokes so I don't think this is a valid reason

That's one way to avoid procrastinating

Yeah, you could definitely adjust the toxin cooldowns. Removing the orb from the fuel system indirectly buffs the wall so I can see the timers being tweaked just to make sure the wall isn't a problem

No, not from anywhere on the map. This is why I specified old Harbor cove... you'll still throw the smoke exactly the same, it'll just behave like a normal smoke instead of being togglable

Viper's biggest strength is being able to activate and deactivate her wall and orb from anywhere on the map for virtually any amount of time. Obviously, there's no way to really take that away from her without completely reworking the agent... being able to constantly put your smokes up and down is the entire point of Viper. So naturally, the most effective way to nerf Viper is to reduce the number of things she can put up and down.

I suggest a Viper orb rework.

I think Viper orb should work like old Harbor cove in the way that it's deployed. Instead of being able to put the orb up and down, it becomes a smoke for a set 15 seconds after landing and then disappears. Once the orb goes down, all Viper's left with is the wall.

Viper will still be a good agent, and she'll see play on a lot of maps. However, this change will make Viper a much less enticing pick on some of her maps, lowering her pickrate and opening the floor for other controllers and sentinels—which should ultimately be the goal of a nerf to an agent. Any map where Viper's meta setup involves the orb will be heavily influenced by these changes. Take Split, for example: on attack, the A Ramp orb is a lot less punishing for defenders, and on defense, the mid orb is no longer useful in Mid. Therefore, either Viper is swapped out for another agent, or the way she's played is changed entirely.

Thoughts?

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Offseason so boring, might as well do something fun

Comment 2 truths and 1 lie about you under this thread. People can then try to guess which one is the lie

Impossible

2/10 it's on Clove

Uruguay's recent form has been very poor, they haven't beaten a better opponent than Uzbekistan all year (this was on neutral ground, mind you) and their most recent match was a 5-1 loss to the US B team. Everyone in Uruguay hates their coach and the players have outright said in interviews that their vibes are poor and that they straight up don't like playing for the national team anymore

Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, has been competitive this year. They weren't amazing in qualifying or anything but they've put up solid performances recently against good teams like Japan and Côte d'Ivoire. That 1-0 loss to Jordan was their poorest result this year

Obviously I'm not comparing the Copa América to the Arab Cup, that would be ridiculous. Saudi Arabia is better than Uruguay right now, though

Nah they're competitive, they just didn't play super well at the Arab Cup

I have y'all 3rd tbh Uruguay look so shambolic rn

Cabo Verde 2nd either way

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It's so unlikely to come home you didn't even bother wishing for it </3

In CN, yeah, you're not wrong. Probably top 5 in the world as well right now

Even more reason to watch the AFCON 🗣️🔥

LMAO BRO DOWNVOTED AHAHAHHAHAHA

Why is this getting downvoted

Aren't you 13

Oh yeah I did lol
It was pretty tricky honestly

229's been explicitly not responding to me because I called their YouTube channel overrated when replying to their blatant alt

Bro intentionally avoiding me LMAO

Rate my take already

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Discord mentioned

Where're you going, KGad?

If you're posting it under a thread then yeah, you're crazy, but I can see someone being willing to message them privately

Yeah I realized it could be misinterpreted

The main idea is still there though

I have never heard someone refer to themselves as a bio-male ever

I'm Asc my take is valid

I'm gold and you're stupid

Duelists are overrated

I'm glad he had a nice career though, I do like the guy :)

I'm ngl Burkina Faso is better than they are

But then again, it's the AFCON, all norms go out the window

Dude I've gotta watch ts when I get home, my friend was laughing about it for a full 10 minutes

Central-to-south African celebrations are always peak

They'll 100% be taking this seriously, it's the biggest tournament for them for a while

Can't say I'm super excited to see them, since I'm still mad at them screwing over Benin, Burkina Faso, and Gabon in literally just two matches in World Cup qualifying, but they'll at least be fun to watch :)

Equatorial Guinea though... winning your group with 7 and immediately getting eliminated by Guinea (who aren't bad, but still) just feels bad

I honestly really feel for this team, they got screwed over by FIFA big time in World Cup qualification. I just want something nice to happen for them

That same referee who blew at 85' officiated Canada's opener against Belgium in 2022 and I'm still pissed about it to this day

I love Zambian rep in the World Cup but he screwed us (Canada) over big time

I'm ngl I really though Cabo Verde and Equatorial Guinea would go further in 2023

It's every two years but CAF and FIFA decided to be BUMS and make it every 4 years with a Nations League in between from now on (sound familiar? God I hate this change so much)

Absolute W

I don't know why they're flying under so many people's radars

Yesterday Morocco beat Comoros 2-0 with maybe the goal of the tournament already

A couple hours ago Zambia scored a banger last second equalizer against Mali to end it 1-1

Now South Africa and Angola are at 1-1 just before halftime

If you're not watching it already, watch it

This shit is peak

Gyökeres + Isak < Nusa alone

Francis isn't a FA

You also have exa on two teams

Oh you're right mb

There's that one Odin 3k on round 24 of Pearl against... EG? I can't remember, it was Champs 2023 though

Didn't even rate my take...

All the roster moves are at https://vctstats.com/rostermania (full credit to the guy who made this site, don't remember who it is but there's a post on VLR somewhere)

All the offseason events are at https://www.vlr.gg/series/80/valorant-champions-tour-partner-series-2025

There's really not much else you need to know, there hasn't really been much relevant drama or anything

Go watch the clips and tell me he was having "insane impact without aim"

Did you watch how he was playing Vyse at Toronto?

Bro has 14 posts in this thread since I asked for a counterpoint, and still no counterpoint lmao

Give a counterpoint then