I’ve been playing CS for about 5 years before fully transferring to VALORANT, and while I’m not that high of a rank (Silver 2), I’m noticing that after winning pistol round (whether defense or offensive side), the team saves around 90% of the time.

Not even a half buy or an upgraded pistol, just a classic with no armor.

I practically NEVER saw this in CS, and while I understand that there are huge differences between both games, the way both games handle economy is pretty similar.

I just genuinely cannot think of any good reason to put yourself at a disadvantage by not buying while having more money than the opposing team.

And what’s so baffling about it is that after winning pistol round, I lose the round after so often because the other team can count on forcing and winning because they have better weapons and more abilities than us.

What’s the point of pistol round if you don’t buy off the money you get to win the subsequent round?

This meta is just so confusing, especially since I rarely see this happen in the pro scene.