https://youtu.be/zJM9pKy6pS4

First would like to say that this video and my reddit post are not rants. I just want what is best for the community and thought I would throw my 2 cents into the mix

(This is my video). The issue with VALORANT right now is how the only thing people see in the game that is worth grinding for is ELO. The egos of some people on this game is crazy and they look at stats like its a religion. I agree that this game is in fact a "competitive game" but when you let your ego get into the way on ranked it tends to stir up the team a bit. After all this is a team base game not a 1v1 game. I think right now in the current community a lot of people need to think about this and work on it because all its doing is promoting a toxic environment for everyone. A argument against this would be "just 5 stack" not everyone is able to do this right now and if you are using the LFG it can also be a nightmare. I think a main problem right now is there is not a lot of ESEA or faceIT support for this game. Sure there are 10 man discord servers and such but its not the same faceIT and esea where you have global leaderboards and different ranks to grind for. I think including these two programs for VALORANT would help dramatically with the way people see matchmaking. You might still run into those toxic individuals but when CSGO had these things ESEA was an enjoyable experience and helped me progress as a player.

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Would love to also know everyone's thoughts on the video maybe we can have a discussion about this topic :)