Ive been reading posts about this and i thought i would give my 2 cents about it, and say a little bit more than just that they suck
Its not a surprise that indian valorant is one of the weakest subregions in valorant right now. But that raises the question: Are they bad or are they slow (as in not progressing as fast)?
To put this logic into perspective, i will make these claims:
If indian valorant is simply bad, no indian pro ever, in any timeframe of the game wouldve been considered good, even when warping the time.
E.g: The best valorant player of 2024 is still bad compared to good/decent pros from 2020.
If indian valorant is simply slow, some indian pro, in any timeframe of the game wouldve been considered good, even when warping the time.
E.g: The best valorant player of 2024 is good compared to good/decent pros from 2020.
If indian valorant is neither bad nor slow, some indian pro, in the current state of the game would be considered good, without having to warp the time.
E.g: The best valorant player of 2024 is good compared to good/decent pros from 2024.
If indian valorant is bad and slow, no indian pro, in any timeframe of the game wouldve been considered good, even when warping the time, and none has progressed ever since.
E.g: The best valorant player of 2024 is still bad compared to good/decent pros from 2020 and is still as bad as the best indian player of 2020.
Claim 1: Id like to argue that this case is false. Indian valorant has some players who are mechanically good enough to outclass players from 2020, even when it comes to the better players.
Claim 2: This is the most probable case. The rate of development is similar in india and global valorant, just that india has reached the 2020 standard WAY later.
Claim 3: False
Claim 4: Since Claim 1 is false this automatically must be false.
This leaves up with the only conclusion that Indian valorant simply didnt have the same starting point as the other parts of the world. On one side, NA and EU had players with way more experience coming into the scene while india had some random boomers who also sucked in the game previously.
Similar to china: Indian valorant was/is way behind. The difference in china is, china caught up way quicker.
Reasons why indian valorant was behind:
- Lack of good experienced players transfering to valorant (most relevant)
- Economic situation
- Social situation
What to do now?: Build random academies and allow talent to grow. Pick out the best talent and start building upon it. Involve experienced people, international coaches is the most straightforward possibility. There is a lot to catch up, but since valorant has a meta that changes literally from one month to another, its not too late for indians.
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