If you’ve been playing VALORANT for a while, you’ve probably heard the phrase “9-3 curse” in at least one of your games. Or maybe even during a Champions match. So what is it? Why do people talk about it? And is it real? Let’s find out.

I don’t even care if it’s competitive, if you instalock your agent because you can’t be flexible, you can’t expect other people to be. I keep ending up the only person not instalocking a duelist and getting told I have to play Sage.

Imagine spending 3 times as much on 3 flashes instead of just getting 2 for 200 credits and getting one free every round. I don’t think the ability to destroy it warrants it to be 100 credits cheaper, especially when it has the ability to...