Posted by Steve
Tuesday, March 23, 2021 9:38 PM
The valorant viewer experience has been enhanced time-in and time-out as the game progresses as an esport. The new HUD from Masters #1 was great to see! However, one area I find it really confusing whilst watching is the RADAR. Is that the defense trapwire? Is it the offense's trapwire? I cannot tell!
Yes, usually you can tell via 'context clues' based on where the barriers are. However, as more utility is added to the game, it's only going to get more and more wild. Imagine how it will look with astra stars all over the map! My suggestion is, the icons for the abilities on the minimap should be color coded, matching the team colors!
Example of color coding the utility icons
Again, I know you can usually tell where an attack/defense cam is based on location, but valorant esports is meant to bring new people in, and if it's confusing for newbies, they won't be attracted to the game. Adding colors (or even just an outlining ring) to show what team utility is loyal to would enhance the viewing experience going forward. (Assuming riot fixes the overlay lag / issues that plagued NA the last few weeks)
P.S. - Please ignore my trashy photoshop skills....I tried to get high res images of the utility but it was near impossible.
References
- https://www.reddit.com/r/VALORANT/comments/mano2e/a_spectator_change_i_think_is_absolutely/
- https://reddit.com/mano2e
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