The competitive experience is frustrating
I usually have no issues with different game's ranked/competitive mode, but recently Valorant's competitive experience has been very unenjoyable. If it's not someone intentionally throwing because this is their 10th alt account, it's the sm...
Posted by Otto
Wednesday, June 29, 2022 10:21 PM
Updated ranks actually bad?
In theory, adding this new rank should be completely beneficial to high ranks, specifically making imm+ more of a prestigious place to be where only true grinders and decent players get to.
What I have noticed from everyone I’ve duo’d wit...
Posted by Otto
Wednesday, June 29, 2022 6:31 PM
Team Liquid hosts The Liquid Open VALORANT
I hope this is allowed!
Later this month Team Liquid is proud to be hosting VALORANT tournaments in NA and northern EU (Riot sub-region 4) in partnership with IMC Trading. I've combined our graphics for the two tournaments below that show...
Posted by Otto
Saturday, September 10, 2022 7:00 AM
Platinum is Silver V2
(for context: I've played like 20-30 matches in plat since the beginning of EP5, placements plat 1, currently plat 3, eu servers)
People rarely have comms on. (And if they do, they either don't give info or just use it to shittalk other...
Posted by Otto
Friday, July 1, 2022 5:19 PM
I'm surprised at how much hardware can impact in-game results
I've been playing Valorant for over a year on a laptop, the game ran surprisingly well, 1080p @ 60ish FPS. I've been following the Miyagi method of warm-up, which for those that don't know, is:
1. Training range: Sheriff headshots on Easy...
Posted by Otto
Friday, July 1, 2022 12:02 PM
What do you think of the new rank changes?
I finished d2 last season but didn’t play enough to reach immortal. After getting placed d1 this act I find it odd how the lobbies I’m playing in have changed. Before my lobby’s were full of teammates who had good short comms, everyone had...
Posted by Otto
Friday, July 1, 2022 7:14 PM
Most toxic community.
I understand it's a competitive fps but how the hell did it get so bad that 3 games in a row I ended up playing with people who scream/racist slurs/voice changer/grief by flashing own teammate over and over or just afk. I have more fun play...
Posted by Otto
Saturday, July 2, 2022 5:04 AM
How long do you play Valorant per day?
I think I'm addicted. I play 10-12 competitives per day. Is it normal or is it too much? I just wanna hear about your thoughts. Thanks!
Posted by Otto
Sunday, July 10, 2022 9:24 AM
Practice Your Crosshair Placement on Pearl using Sage in a Custom Game (Full Vid in Comments). Try this before the map is out in competitive.
Play
Posted by Otto
Monday, July 4, 2022 4:50 AM
Valorant trackers and my issue with them.
Hello, to the individuals who are taking the time off their day to read this post. I am currently Ascendant 1 (immortal 2 peak) in Valorant and I wanted to bring notice to something that has been bothering me as my rank got higher.
Valoran...
Posted by Otto
Monday, July 4, 2022 10:07 AM
Get rid of the "Alternate" accounts.
Probably 20%-40% of all accounts in this game are someone's "alternate" they use to play "don't-really-care" competitive games.
Why even have a matchmaking in ranked? Just let all the ranks play against each other. That is essentially the...
Posted by Otto
Monday, July 4, 2022 11:19 PM
Valorants netcode is so good, it now registers shots you've never hit
These clips are taken from competitive matches within 24 hours with a 8ms ping on my end. In both examples Riots netcode with its interpolation accepts killshot packages with the target clearly being off screen behind impenetrable walls for...
Posted by Otto
Tuesday, July 5, 2022 12:31 PM
People rarely use voice comms and it makes the game genuinely so boring
I'm in diamond right now and normally you would expect people there to take the game serious and at least do some callouts. But the amount of games where literally nobody says anything or just an occasional "rushing B" every few rounds is j...
Posted by Otto
Saturday, March 18, 2023 1:00 PM
Same enemies, different match, completely different outcome
A very short summary: this experience just proved to me that the servers will always be more kind to specific players in a game, so there's an RNG limit on how well you can perform and sometimes it's better to just quit/surrender if the ser...
Posted by Otto
Monday, September 12, 2022 8:55 PM
New player just wondering: how toxic does the community get as you progress, and is comms abuse commonplace?
Just started playing the game, and I'm enjoying it a lot. What struck me for my first five hours or so was how friendly everybody was, and how generally wholesome the people in my teams were, even as I ran around getting my head blown off a...
Posted by Otto
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 7:43 AM