Topic: cs:go major

The core four of Sage, Cypher, Brimstone, and Breach dominated the event. Mostly every team ran this composition, choosing Sova for the fifth spot if they wanted more information, Omen if they wanted utility or a duelist (Pheonix, Raze, Jett) if they wanted more dam T1, with the help Nerd Street Gamers, hosted VALORANT 's largest event to date on Monday, which showcased legendary names such as Jay "sinatraa" Won, Michael "Shroud" Grzesiek, Spencer "Hiko" Martin and more facing off against a mult...

VALORANT has four rifles to choose from, the Bulldog, Guardian, Phantom, and Vandal. They are the most dominant type of gun used in the game due to their balance of accuracy, range, and rate of fire. All of the rifles have primary and alternative fire modes to help in different situati Valorant absolutely shares the DNA of games from before it. But that is something that can be said about darn-near every game pre-1985ish. Doom inspired so much of the FPS genre. Grand Theft Auto III set the tone ...

The Bucky is a pump-action shotgun with a low rate of fire and a wide spread pattern. This shotgun has a slow reload time and cannot penetrate walls, but its alternate fire can one-shot unarmored opponents in the mid-ra Communicating with your team is not rooted in having a microphone, but just being active with your team. Using game chat or the ping system in Valorant are all effective ways to talk to your teammates. So not having a microphone is no excuse for not talking to your teammates. Jus...

Boom Bot is a cute little robot that resembles a Roomba that travels in a straight line and bounces off walls it hits. If it sees an enemy in front of it, it will lock on to them and continue to travel toward them until it gets close enough and explodes. Enemies can counter the Boom Bot by shooting The Recon Bolt functions the same way as the Shock Bolt, except that it will reveal enemies within the arrow's line of sight. However, enemies can also see the arrow on the mini-Inferno map and destro...

The Ares has a large, 50-round magazine and is great at wall penetration. At its price point it can be a viable alternative to a rifle, although it causes slightly less damage. The rate of fire starts out at 10 rounds per second but increases to 13 rounds per second as you fire. It comes with a 1.25x scope for easier target acquisit Valorant also feels like a perfect esports game. While a game like CS:GO has had success, perhaps its simplicity has held it back. There's something about the "pop" ...

Currently, VALORANT has unveiled three different maps, each of them presenting their own unique gameplay features and challenges. Haven is a shrine themed map which was first seen in gameplay footage. Bind is the second map, which has teleportation portals allowing for some interesting fla Some players have noticed that walking and shooting don't affect a player's aim. This is so unrealistic since in real life, literally any movement can alter the aim of the weapon and its accuracy. As of now, s...

However, her ultimate packs the biggest punch. When her ultimate is ready, Raze fires a rocket launcher that causes a massive explosion wherever the rocket lands that deals devastating damage to those within the blast radius. This can be compared to Brimstone's airstrike, but there is far less warning for Raze's incoming roc A common phenomenon of hero-style shooters is a player who hops onto a competitive match, and instantly locks their main character. These players are referred to as "one-tri...

Cypher is the number one defensive character. His Trapwire and Spycam abilities are perfect ways for your team to allocate more resources towards other defensive points. Trapwires work completely passively. When an enemy is caught, they are revealed, dazed, and tethered. Even if destroyed, it will disappear on the mini-map, still alerting the entire t Boom Bot is a cute little robot that resembles a Roomba that travels in a straight line and bounces off walls it hits. If it sees an enemy in fron...

Valorant will use 128 Hertz tick rate servers for multiplayer, which is significantly higher than Modern Warfare's 12 tick rate servers or Overwatch's 62.5. If you ever played a shooter and felt your bullets were lagging, low tick rate servers are likely to blame. With 128 tick rate servers, bullet impacts will be near-instant and bullet ghosting shouldn't ex Sky Smoke is an ability that allows Brimstone to call up to three smoke clouds onto the battlefield. This ability provides incredibly cove...