There is no map in the game where you will get to the bomb site in time by walking across the map. Even if you do reach the bomb site, you still have to face the remaining enemies, which will consume even more time. It’s better to give up the round in these situations and instead focus on the upcoming round. Instead of dying unnecessarily in an already lost match, it’s better to set yourself up for the victory in the next ro

Valorant is the latest multiplayer game on the Twitch scene that has some of the platform's top personalities becoming obsessed with Riot's new video game IP. The game mixes the triggered character-specific abilities players have become familiar with in titles like Overwatch and Rainbow Six: Siege and layers them on top of a first-person shooter title eerily similar to Valve's Counter-Strike series which remains extremely popular on PC. Let's look at 10 things everyone wished they knew before starting Valora

Playing Valorant whilst having no experience in the FPS genre can feel like, well, Pink Guy challenging Bane to a fight. The best players in the world going up against people who have only played Animal Crossing is definitely not a fair fight. It's funny to laugh off a loss like that since there wasn't really anything that could be d

A mechanic that may seem foreign if you're coming from the world of Call of Duty is how Valorant allows you to spend money you earn in-between rounds. Often you'll find that when you decide to purchase new weapons is almost if not more important than the item you're buying. It's all about understanding the flow of a match and knowing when you could use a boost in effectiveness and how that relates to the match overall. Don't go spending your money as soon as you can, unless, of course, it's a part of your team's specific strat

If you watched any Valorant streamer on April 7th, the chat was full of thirsty gamers looking for a drop. People would be goading chat into spamming the chat with "/drops" after saying that was the way to get a beta key. It was a trick, but most weren't willing to take the cha

On the other hand, when the opponent fires back you just die instantly. It can sometimes feel like their hitbox is smaller than yours, or yours is just huge. A lot of casual players can probably relate to this m

When the game was first streamed on Twitch, many viewers opened several tabs of Twitch in hopes that it would increase their chances. However, Riot Games said it did not increase the chance of getting a beta key. They even said as long as someone watched 2 hours of streams, they would have almost the same chance as someone who watched 100 hours of stre

Many players who have come to Valorant from a pure FPS background, playing games such as CS:GO and Call of Duty , often struggle with proper usage of abilities and utilities. Valorant is not just a shooting game, which means players need to use abilities to their maximum potential to get the best possible resu

All the player wants to do is save their operator or vandal, but Sova ruined that plan. This meme shows what it's like to be on the receiving end of that. Nervousness kicks in and all you can do is hope for the end of the round to come quic

Not only that, but Viper sees enemies easier in the smoke since they are lit up by a red outline. Sight in Valorant Story Guide is so important, making Viper's ult feel like a robot killing machine and the receiving team like a little gi

B Site requires proper setup before the execution of infiltration. The optimal way to tackle B Site is by using abilities near B Main while simultaneously pushing Mid. Using abilities near B Main will draw a lot of attention, which will result in Mid being more vulnera

This one is a feel bad for anyone who doesn't exactly have the best aim (myself including). It feels like you have your crosshair right on the opponent's head and somehow you miss. It doesn't feel like it should be possible. Hitting that shot should have been e

At pretty much all times in Valorant , the crosshair of a gun should be placed in such a way that if an enemy walks into your line of sight, his head should be directly placed on the crosshair. This will net players easy headshots and will significantly reduce the time to eliminate the opposing player. Players can find the perfect crosshair placement for them by trying out different guns in the practice mode. It's also important to note that crosshair placement should be flexible as there are different maps in Valorant , all with different landscapes and terra

Running while shooting will make the spray less accurate and much harder to control. Bullets become hard to land, and the spray becomes more sporadic. This also applies to players who shoot while jumping or dash

Balance aside, the biggest qualm that most will experience with the game is its obnoxious anti-cheat software, Riot Vanguard. It is quite invasive, remaining active as long as your computer is running. If you close the anti-cheat, be prepared to restart your computer before being able to play VALORANT again. Considering the anti-cheat's obscure interworkings, many players are rightfully concerned about privacy issues. If its invasiveness wasn't uncomfortable enough, it also developed a reputation for disrupting computer functionality . In a game like VALORANT , identifying cheaters is imperative, but unfortunately, it comes at a c