I saw a post the other day, that some dude was playing his first ever games and he got flamed almost every game etc. and that the Valorant community is toxic as shit. I mean, I've also heard that the Riot community is very toxic but I have experienced the POLAR opposite with Valorant. Player's are super friendly (or don't talk at all), some of them gave me really nice tips during games, I get 'NT' very often when I fail winning or clutching a round, communication is wholesome or shit talking most of the games I've played. Two guys coached me while playing (Util placements, where and when to peak, what to do in certain situations...) and it felt really good to have people who want you to improve and of course win the game. Sure, I've had a FEW games where people talked shit. But mostly not to me. It was ranked players shitting on each other. Long story short. I'm having the time of my life with Valorant and the community is friendly and helpful.

I can only speak for unranked and swift play (lvl.18) I'm sure ranked is another terrain. But the other guy talked about his first games, so he can't mean ranked either