Author: Tamim "tam0w" Muhammed
VALORANT came out to the public spotlight in June of 2020, featuring 3 unique maps for Agents to battle it out on. Since then, we’ve seen the release of 5 additional maps, and many, many changes on them. In this article, we hope to take a look at the current VALORANT map pool, and its state in the competitive circuit.Setting the foundationWe shall take a look at how each map has been played in 3 major VALORANT esport regions: Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific. We shall look into the history of the map and its defining characteristics and features. We…
We are now a few months after the conclusion of VALORANT: Champions Istanbul; we’ve finally had time to let things settle and properly analyze what the best Agents are in Patch 5.10 in VALORANT.Patch 5.10 was the last significant update to the Agents in the current VALORANT map pool. Since then, plenty of time has passed, and the meta has been established with the matches played; we’ve seen the practical application of all the agents and how they can be played out in the game’s current state. This VALORANT Agent tier list should hopefully help you win more games and…
The VALORANT ranked system allows players to queue up solo, or with another player in the higher elo brackets. In order to practice optimal habits, it is essential to learn how to maximize your gameplay with one other player in ranked. As you climb the ranks, you will not be allowed to queue with more than one player, making your synergy and playmaking potential with your duo very important.Read more: Best VALORANT Agent Duos For LotusIn this series of articles, we are going to be looking at the best duo Agent combinations to pick with your own duo partner!BindBind is…
The Valorant ranked system allows players to queue up solo, or duo with another player in the higher elo brackets. It’s essential to learn how to maximize your playmaking potential with at least one other player in ranked. As you climb the ranks, you will not be allowed to queue with more than one player, making your synergy and playmaking capability with your duo crucial to winning games.Read more: Best VALORANT agent duos for BindIn this instance of the article, we’re going to be looking at the best Valorant ranked agent duos for the latest Valorant map released: Lotus.LotusLotus is…
VALORANT was released in June of 2020, and it brought a massive influx of players from several games with unsatisfied player bases; Counter Strike: Global Offensive, Fortnite, Overwatch, to name a few. Feeling burnout; this cohort of players had already exhausted the enjoyment they’d found in other titles. With VALORANT coming up at the perfect time, a lot of them made the switch and found what they missed in the FPS genre.Read more: Gekko Agent Valorant: Abilities, Analysis, OverviewFast forward to the end of 2021; the inaugural season of Valorant Champions Tour is at its climax. SEA made a statement…
Revenant Esports have a made shockwaves through the signing of Tejas ‘rite2ace’ Sawant for their VALORANT roster for the upcoming 2023 VCT season from their regional rivals Velocity Gaming.Velocity Gaming bid farewell to their veteran Sova and in recent times Controller player, rite2ace following a strong season competing at the very top. Often criticized for being the mainstay on a team that was stagnant in the last year, rite2ace took up the new challenge to join the rising stars on Revenant Esports.He joins one of the most stacked rosters in Ascension, featuring young stars like Kasif ‘Paradox’ Sayyed and Sahil…
With the completion of VALORANT Champions Tour Stage 1: Masters ReykjavÃk, VALORANT has crowned its first international champion for the 2022 VCT Circuit. OpTic Gaming, previously Team Envy’s VALORANT roster, came out the winners, beating LOUD from Brazil 3-0 in the Grand Finals.VCT Stage 1: Masters ReykjavÃk was the first international event of the circuit year 2022, the first of three Masters events, which will be followed by VALORANT Champions, which concludes the competitive year for the VCT teams. Teams from all over the world arrived in Iceland to represent themselves and their regions in a two-week-long intense VALORANT affair.…
GodParticles, the free-agent team making waves at the South Asian VALORANT Conqueror’s Cup, were just disqualified from the VCC: Playoffs, but Riot Games have now revoked their decision. The disqualification was announced right at the start of the third map in the series against Khumbu Esports, at which point the series tied 1-1. The disqualification was awarded due to an abuse of the Haven Jett C Site jump bug performed by GodParticles Jett player; Abhay ‘KnightRider’ Mulchandani. However, this disqualification has now been revoked and they, along with other teams, have been issued a strict warning against usage of the…
VCT Stage 1: Masters is right around the corner, and we can’t hold in our excitement. VALORANT Patch 4.04 was dropped, and also, the situation ensued with FPX having to drop out. The Returning Champions: Ascend Club was knocked out. Metas were changed, players substituted, and teams replaced, but the quality of VALORANT still remains.The Calm before ReykjavÃkVCT: Stage 1 ended on an interesting note, with FunPlus Phoenix taking the trophy home. FPX played the event with a substitute in place of their players, their veteran IGL and star duelist: Kyrylo “ANGE1” Karasov and Ardis “ardiis” Svarenieks.Team Liquid, however, was…