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Valorant, surprised it's not being talked about on here (think CS:GO and Overwatch))

Posted on 4/3/20 at 12:29 pm
Posted by DoUrden
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Posted on 4/3/20 at 12:29 pm
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Valorant (stylized as VALORANT) is an upcoming free-to-play multiplayer first-person shooter video game developed by Riot Games. It is the first game Riot Games has developed in the genre.[4] The game was first announced with the codename Project A in October 2019. It is set to be released on PC with no console ports confirmed at this time.

Two teams of five play against each other, players assume the role of "agents" with unique abilities and use an economy system to purchase utilities and weapons. In the main game mode, the attacking team has a bomb, called the Spike, that they need to plant on a site. If the attacking team successfully protects the bomb and it detonates, they get a point. If the defending team successfully defuses the bomb, or the 100-second round timer expires, the defending team gets a point. Eliminating all opposing team members also earns a round win. The first team to win the best of 25 rounds wins the match.[5][6] The game also promotes a 128-tick server that ensures smooth gameplay and low ping with a global spread of datacenters.

There are currently ten known agents in Valorant. Agents each have special abilities, that are either bought before rounds or earned throughout elimination in the game.

Valorant has been compared to Valve's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with both games having two teams of five attempting to plant a bomb.


A bunch of streamers playing it today timthetatman




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This post was edited on 4/3/20 at 12:39 pm
Posted by PEPE
Member since Jun 2018
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Posted on 4/3/20 at 12:53 pm to
They are gonna drop major cash promoting this game, lots of big name Twitch streamers doing sellout #ad streams
This post was edited on 4/3/20 at 1:11 pm
Posted by DoUrden
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Posted on 4/3/20 at 12:55 pm to
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Twitch streamers doing sellout #ad streams



adblockers work on Twitch.
Posted by PEPE
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Posted on 4/3/20 at 1:01 pm to
I meant a ton the big name streamers are being sponsored to stream it.
Posted by Wanderin Reb
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Posted on 4/3/20 at 1:16 pm to
There was a thread on it a while back and the basic summation was this:

Looks like trash.
Posted by tgr4ever
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Member since Jul 2011
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Posted on 4/3/20 at 2:11 pm to
I’m a lifelong CS player and was intrigued by this game, but watching the gameplay today it looks like it has too much going on. The amount of utility is ridiculous. When you start pushing into site there’s like 5 different things you have to run through. I like the gunplay it just looks too overwatchy for me.
Posted by DukeSilver
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Posted on 4/3/20 at 2:19 pm to
Is it me or do the graphics look like they're from a game on the PS2?
Posted by Macintosh504
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Posted on 4/3/20 at 3:05 pm to
Game looks fun and well made
Posted by PEPE
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Posted on 4/3/20 at 3:48 pm to
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Is it me or do the graphics look like they're from a game on the PS2?


That was my first reaction as well. I'm not a CS:GO, Overwatch, type player so I'm not qualified ot speak to the quality of the game or gameplay, but I was sorta taken aback at how bland everything looked graphically.

This is probably a purposeful decision on their part if they want the game to be competitive actually. There is a school of thought that flashy graphics and competitive multiplayer gampelay are usually at odds with each other.
Posted by HottyToddy7
Member since Sep 2010
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Posted on 4/3/20 at 10:59 pm to
Riot’s competitor does CS. A lot of streamers are obsessed. I just want a gaming PC.
Posted by SoFunnyItsNot
Member since Mar 2013
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Posted on 4/4/20 at 6:54 am to
I mean are you wowed by CS? I think the graphics are on par with it. For both of those type of games people don't seem to care about graphics... Just want the gun play and frame rates to be perfect
Posted by DukeSilver
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Posted on 4/6/20 at 11:33 am to
I know I'm in the minority due to CS popularity, but damn that game looks boring.

Looks like nothing but peaking at corners and having your crosshair ready for when someone rounds the corner or peaks.

Valorant looks like I'd enjoy it more due to the skills but I don't know I've always found CS to look extremely repetitive and boring.
Posted by DukeSilver
Member since Jan 2014
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Posted on 4/7/20 at 8:54 am to
The graphics do look improved over the earlier build vids I had seen. The game does look pretty fun watching these guys play it live, the abilities add a lot to make it not a complete corner camping fest like CS.

Wish it was being released for consoles.
This post was edited on 4/7/20 at 8:54 am
Posted by finchmeister08
Member since Mar 2011
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Posted on 4/7/20 at 3:04 pm to
anybody get whitelisted yet?
Posted by Twal88
Member since Jul 2019
286 posts
Posted on 4/7/20 at 3:07 pm to
Literally just got the notification I was whitelisted. Just sitting here at work watching Summit play.
Posted by finchmeister08
Member since Mar 2011
35628 posts
Posted on 4/7/20 at 3:34 pm to
was it an email or a twitch notification?


eta: also, what's the record viewership in a single stream? summit is sitting at over 200k.
This post was edited on 4/7/20 at 3:35 pm
Posted by Twal88
Member since Jul 2019
286 posts
Posted on 4/7/20 at 3:37 pm to
It's both. Should get an email along with the twitch notification. I think you have to enable the notifications if you want it to pop up while watching the stream.
Posted by brucevilanch
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Member since May 2011
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Posted on 4/7/20 at 3:47 pm to
I will not be participating in this game.
Posted by DukeSilver
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Posted on 4/7/20 at 3:49 pm to
If I gamed on a PC I'd be playing it for sure.
Posted by brucevilanch
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Member since May 2011
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Posted on 4/7/20 at 3:52 pm to
Want to trade places?
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