T1, with the help Nerd Street Gamers, hosted VALORANT ‘s largest event to date on Monday, which showcased legendary names such as Jay « sinatraa » Won, Exploration Rpgs Michael « Shroud » Grzesiek, Spencer « Hiko » Martin and more facing off against a multitude of professional gamers, including many who have already declared their intention of playing VALORANT professiona
Even with all the comparisons, Valorant is absolutely still its own unique game, one that players have to experience for themselves to truly enjoy. The closed beta is starting to open up more over time, which is great news as additional players are able to enjoy the game together. Riot Games has confirmed that Valorant may come to consoles and mobile , which would also already set the title apart from CS:
The T1 Invitational was VALORANT ‘s most competitive tournament yet. For the first time, fans got watch fully formed teams battling against each other in a double-elimination format. Gen.G, the event’s champions, proved themselves as one of the top VALORANT teams in the world on Monday. Originally a CS:GO squad called French Canadians, the team was acquired by Gen.G shortly after switching to VALORANT. In their first tournament playing under the Gen.G brand, the young team showed up big. Led by their captain, Keven « PLAYER1 Champagne, they beat every team they faced off against, dropping a map only to Team Brax in the finals. Anthony « gMd » Guimond showcased his skills on information specialist Sova while Danny « Huynh » Huynh had sniper duties on S
In between each round of Valorant, players can purchase a primary, a sidearm, and shield. The weapons that are available can easily be compared to CS:GO. For example, the « Frenzy » in Valorant looks just like the « CZ-75 » from CS:GO . The « Phantom » looks like an « AK-47. » And so on and so forth. Some may say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, others would say that Valve uses variations of real-life weapons, and Riot Games just uses those same guns, but spruces them up with a bit of and fantasy and imaginat
Players all over the world are extremely interested in the brand new shooter, as Valorant is routinely the number one watched game on Twitch and other game streaming platforms. That could be because the only way to get into the closed Valorant beta is by watching Twitch streams , but many battle royale enthusiasts, military shooter fans, and even MOBA mavens are trying out Valorant and loving every second of
Brimstone’s Ultimate Ability is his Orbital Strike. Activating this is almost identical to how you activate the Sky Smoke; the difference being instead of dropping smoke from the sky, you’re dropping giant death lasers. This does heavy damage over time, so if an enemy doesn’t hightail it out of there immediately, they’re going to be watching the rest of the round from the spectator cam
Overwatch is also one of the titles to universalize loot boxes in games. Riot Games has confirmed that it won’t be selling loot boxes in Valorant , which is assuredly something that will delight many f
Firstly, Jett has a passive ability that allows her to glide when jumping from a high point, and it negates fall damage. She also has an updraft ability that allows her to jump very high in the air to get the « jump » on her enemies. Jett can also use a quick dash that recharges after getting two kills. And if that were not enough, her ultimate is endless. She summons five kunai blades that she can throw at enemies. There is no timer on her ultimate so she can summon it at the beginning of a match and use it all the way through. AND her ultimate resets if she gets a kill with her blades. Meaning as long as one of her blades kills someone she will get all five b
Some people have complained about the aesthetics of the character design itself. However, as others have noted, competitive players value speed, gameplay and mechanics over a stunning picture that contains more visual no
The trio of crashies, AZK and brax, along with CS:GO stars Tyler « Ska » Latham and Jonathan » EliGE » Jablonowski dominated their opposition this tournament, proving themselves worthy of being some of the first pro VALORANT players signed to a team. As the competitive scene becomes more and more clear, T1, along with their rivals Sentinels and Gen.G, are looking as though they may be the early teams to be b
It’s not an overstatement to say that T1 and Nerd Sreet Gamers’ tournament was incredibly fun to watch. From Hiko’s insane 1v4 clutch to EliGE popping off at every possible moment, VALORANT proved that it can live up to the hype as an esp
In CS:GO, there are are two teams of five pitted against each other, this is identical to Valorant. One team defends a bombsite while the other tries to plant and blow it up, again this is the goal in Valorant . Even the shooting mechanics in Valorant are very similar to CS:GO. In both games, the shooting patterns of the guns take time to master but can be memorized over time. Movement is slow-paced, unlike a game like Call of Duty, as accuracy decreases the more a player fires their weapon. Players of CS:GO often whip out a knife to move faster, and this same trick applies in Valorant , although some characters like Jett have added spe

