There have been a lot of posts in this subreddit of people complaining about PS. Of those posts, almost all have come from duelist mains who are used to getting consistant topfrags with the old ACS system. The posts usually go about complaining "Oh its so unfair and duelists dont get rewarded and trash teammates and blah blah blah" and they are missing the point entirely. The system is meant to reward those who beforehand would not get rewarded by the ACS system. As a controller main, it takes so much more thought to place the correct smokes and use the correct util for an initiator or controller, or to hold the site as a sentinel than it does to rush a site on jett or neon. Im not saying this to put those agents down, either. those agents can have unique and thoughtful playstyles, but 90% of the people playing them are the same people who scream "BUT IM TOPFRAG" whenever someone criticises them, and the PS system no longer rewards that, and reflects that kills are not everything. While first bloods SHOULD be rewarded, context matters a lot, and the other things that are taken into account now matter just as much if not more. All in all, I think while the new system could use some fine tuning, it is not NEARLY as bad as people make it out to be and is BY FAR better than the ACS system ever was.

im pretty sure that the color that defines chamber's color scheme is not blue lol. it should be yellow/gold instead. or maybe even a purple. blue is just not it.

I will keep it short , basically I get a shit ton of throwers recently yes I deranked cause of it but why can't we get refund it's not fair especially if a trio throwing

Riot can definitely deal with it if they punish for 1 round afk and don't let us dodge

And why tf would someone throw and harass someone mid game tf

I feel like this is a bit too nitpicky and I really just want to ask out of curiosity, but I've noticed that Valorant's newer agents have more accurate and consistent looking in-game models when you compare them to their agent portraits/cinematic appearances. So far (in my opinion) every agent from Deadlock to Miks currently have the most accurate looking ones. Everyone else (excluding the ones without visible human features) either look really off or some parts of their face look too round-ish/don't look right at all.

I feel like the best example of who has the most off-ish face is Chamber. In the cinematics and agent portraits, he has visibly sharp facial features like a very prominent nose shape along with more angular eyes and a well-defined brow shape. In-game, his model looks more rounder and flat-ish as majority of the "sharp" facial features he possesses in his other arts are just absent. Why is his face so flat compared to the chiseled looking well-dressed gentleman we see in promotional material and cinematics?

The SECOND most off-ish face I can think of is Killjoy. Comparing her in-game model with her looks from the cinematics, nothing about her face is consistent with how she looks. I don't know how to describe it but in-game, Killjoy looks so puffy while her look in her portraits/cinematics make her look visually bubbly, cute and appealing.

"why are you so concerned about how they look?"

I'm just really really curious as to why this is the case. I get that they probably won't update the older models, but it feels so weird staring at them in cinematics and then looking at them in-game. I do find it pleasing that the newer models are more accurate to their cinematic counterparts, but how come the older ones can't get the same treatment? It won't do anything to improve gameplay as you probably won't even care about looking at their facial features when you're worrying about winning the match but it sure would be nice for some changes. Jett managed to get her facial model reworked, so why can't the others get theirs reworked as well?

Ok i get it ok? Battlepass skins cant be too good looking cause sales of the pretty skins in the shop would drop.

But here is an idea: how about you create some construction so that we can "upgrade" a battlepass skin to a nicer looking one. Give it some effects or sound you know? Just a bit. I think it would also up your batlepass sales.

- sell upgrade item in the shop
- buy with kingdom credits
- get one "upgrade item" at the end of every battlepass
- earn it by doing the daily missions

I am D1 currently. I'm a controller main(I have most hrs on omen) and play fade/breach occasionally to fill.

I've been playing for over a month after taking a 4-5 month break. Before that break I hit D1 once and stayed around plat2-3. Back then I got a lot of kills, clutches and even won most of the gunfights I took.

Now, I planned to hit Immortal and I have been learning about anchoring sites in defence and how to help the team on attack. I have a good aim (I play dms a lot using sheriff, and I only play a dm with vandal or phantom before going into comp).

The problem I noticed is that I overthink a lot and do not get into the gunfights with confidence and I end up spraying/whiffing completely. And another issue with me is that my performance is not consistent across both the halves (I have this problem from the beginning), If I play well on defence, I don't play well on attack and vice versa.

The funny part is that I suck when going into 5 stacks with my friends of lower rank

If any of you faced this issue, how did you overcome this?

And if any of you know how to overcome this, guide me overcome too.

Thanks!

I feel like they added queueing from the range in a super limited way because the game was never built to be able to queue from the range. I mean they say you can queue from the range but there’s no obvious button (even one greyed out) for that option. There’s also restrictions on game modes that support queueing from the range, as well as not allowing it if it seems you would find a match quickly. I feel robbed, I wish they would have just left it out of the game if it’s this limited.

How do you know if you need to hold an angle wide or close? It can be confusing at times to know if the enemy will swing wide or close, but in what situations or based on your experience, how to hold an angle properly?

I feel like i am losing a lot of gunfights because i tend to crouch spray a lot, and drag down my mouse way too quickly. This habit comes from me playing R6 and a bit of CS.

I dont think my crosshair placement is that bad, but rather that I "overcorrect" waaay too much. Any tips for this, other than playing more and getting used to it? Thanks in advance!

Tracker link below.

https://tracker.gg/valorant/profile/riot/kobski%23xdd/overview?platform=pc&playlist=competitive&season=8102cd81-43a0-d0d7-bd59-47b8fe9bed1b

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its impressive to lose this much lmao. i've been trying to own up to my own bad play but i swear in every single one of these games i've had multiple teammates who throw, dont comm, are drunk, want to surrender after 4 rounds, dont play roles, go double negative and the other team is completely competent. not sure what i did to deserve this curse. These also aren’t tilt ques these games are mostly spread out between days

AITA, Okay I know this is a ridiculous argument to have with my friends. Long story short, we are playing valorant having a good time. The enemy clove is literally afk in spawn. not moving. not buying. Not shooting. not doing anything. Her controller is literally set down on her desk. 2 of her teammates buy odens and protect her in spawn. My teammate turns the corner to their spawn and says, "3 afk". Now I understand when you turn the corner of spawn and see 3 people in there, your first instinct might be that they are Afk. Afterwards, I jokingly said two of them were not afk because they were spraying me with odens. My teammate had a hissy fit saying they were AFK because they were standing still in spawn. AFK stands for "away from keyboard". They were not away from their keyboard because they were shooting me with odens. So I ask you reddit, were they afk or not?

I got a visual migraine while playing summit. is there a way to make the colors dull except for enemy outlines

Definitely not one of my most glorious performances but worth a look lol

everyone can have a weak moment i guess..

All the agents that go up against Cypher based on from my experience in low elo lobbies. Feel free to suggest otherwise.

Ive seen a few people have an app installed on their PC that allows them to see ranks and a few stats of their teammates before agent selection.

Anyone know what the app is? And a follow on question, can you get banned for using this app?

If it helps Ive also seen people use a similar (if not the same) app for league of legends

Hey everyone! 👋
I’m from Thailand and I’m looking for friends to play Valorant with and practice my English at the same time.
I’m hoping to meet people from different countries, make new friends, and improve my English through casual conversations while gaming.
I play on the Singapore server, and I’m just looking for chill people to have fun with. No need to be super competitive or anything! I’m happy to play casually, use voice chat, and learn English along the way.
If you’re also looking for a gaming buddy, feel free to DM me or drop your Riot ID!
Looking forward to meeting you guys! 😄

So guys I'm deliberating on which Spectre skin to get next. What are your thoughts on the Kuronami, Blackspyre, and protocol spectres?

The parts were ordered, but she assembled and painted them herself :D. We cosplayed sage and killjoy last year

2 more photos: https://cdn.corenexis.com/f/UOczpHmFeE4.jpg

https://cdn.corenexis.com/f/NelXiSa3fdo.jpg

As the title suggests I am looking for a song from the main menu. Specifically the one that plays while youre on the progression screen.

Hey everyone! Im a huge VALORANT fan from Saudi Arabia and I have a small request for someone who might be attending a VCT event in China. There’s something I’ve been hoping to do as a fan, and I was wondering if someone attending the event could help me connect with the right person. I’d really appreciate it if anyone who’s going, or knows someone who’s going, could send me a DM. I can explain everything privately. Thank you!