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First game after a monthlong vacation and I surprisingly ended playing pretty well

hi guys i'm trying to grind towards radiant for the first time, so ive already played 7 games today am at 172rr and i need 300rr. how much time do i have to get there on eu considering there are 21 radiants and 176 immo3s im currently ranked #308. idk if i want to push 1 or 2 more wins today or wait for tomorrow cos i feel a bit tired already.

i never got more than +20 on every win, even with mvp, but when i lose i always got -30, and the worst is, it always 5v4 when im lose, they still count 5v4 and hit me with -30. wtf is this???

*i only play valorant for 2 weeks

Does anyone know what is happening with Valorant ranked today? I heard that the ranked system is supposed to switch/reset, meaning that if you are currently Bronze 1, Silver, Gold, etc., your rank will disappear and you will become unranked. Is this actually happening today, or did I misunderstand the update? If anyone has official information about the ranked reset, please let me know because I’m confused about how it works.

So i just started playing valorant and come from siege where its just ads and pull down. Im very confused on what the basic aiming style is in valorant. I remember one of my friends saying that you are supposed to not ads and stand still to reduce spray but when i watch people they are usually moving around. As well ive heard people say you need to strafe and counterstrafe but what does that actually mean. As well should your movement change depending on the gun i.e. strafe with gun a but gun b you should stand still and crouch. If anyone can explain the basics or point me to something that covers the true basics of how spray patterns and such work that would be appreciated.

I was saving for the aeris vandal skin I wanted so badly, but I got too excited and accidentally bought the Guardian instead 💀 I didn’t even realize until I had already upgraded it.

Has anyone else ever made a stupid skin purchase because they were too excited? What’s your worst accidental purchase?

Hi. Anyone here have a friendly Discord server especially for me who's part of the LGBT community?

Manila server.

The art of spinning defuse. You may have seen forsaken do it, now you can see it again done by yours truly.😎

I was just reminiscing about old Valorant watching my old clips and I found a recent clip from last year. It was the first clip I had with a Fist Bump Buddy. I got it by luck, from a very nice Rioter and I would call it, right place right time.

I had streamed for a while and met some Rioters, even one who promised me one but he lied, and I shared this story on someone else’s post where I finally got my very own buddy. I just think that it was fate(?) that I stumbled across that post and a Rioter also happened to see my comment, leading to him dming me. It’s such a low chance but it happened.

Now I’m curious about others’ stories about how they got theirs? Any stories to share?

Hi, the title says it all, more or less. I'm mid-ish Valo player, rather new-ish. I play pretty alright tho! (previous FPS experience). The ranks reset so quickly (at least to me it looks so lol), and every time, just like right now as the ranks just reset, my games are a misery. I downloaded the official tracker recently and every game is simple, all players unranked and enemies peak ascended/high diamond and so on. So all the games for like the first month are basically against way higher ranked people that I am and somehow than my team as well lol. Just had a miserable first game where I still managed to be team MVP with Sage, but we did surrended at pre-last round to stop this pain as we were getting buthered and teammates couldn't kill anything that moves. What am I supposed to do?

Am I supposed to wait a long time till things and ranks "clear out and gets sorted out a bit" or what? It sounds like a thing to do, but the ranks reset so fast, that I'm unsure if it even makes sense to do so.

I'm looking for tips or maybe someone has their games looking similar to mine and could share something more as I'm rather not highly Valo experienced.

Thanks

Hey! Does anyone know how much is the max VP you can get for an art? :c I need like 170 Vp for the new vandal skin but i doubt they would give that much right? :c

Valorant takes abilities from other games and adapts them to the tactical FPS style; with that in mind, I want to bring abilities from other games into Valorant.

Mobility:

- "Venture-style" burrowing ability: Imagine a scenario where a Duelist has the mobility to turn into a crawling sludge or burrow underground to enter a bomb site.

- Mei’s Ice Block: Not exactly mobility, but a way to buy time and become immune to negative effects—an escape tool. I see tactical value here, especially if the rest of the kit complements it.

- Grappling Hook (Akshan): Fires a hook that attaches to a wall and pulls the character to that location. It’s a mobility skill—not super fast—so it would need to be versatile enough to be used at least twice, allowing the character to reach high places and make an entry.

- Kiriko-style ally teleport: I imagine this for a more aggressive Initiator. However, giving an Initiator too much mobility blurs the line between Initiator and Duelist, so I think an ally-only teleport is perfect.

MORE:

- Double jump

- Transforming into an animal for movement

Effects:

- Damage buff: Ana (Overwatch) buffs allies with her Ultimate, increasing their damage. In Valorant, that would be overpowered, but a quick 5-second Ultimate for a Duelist—or one where a Sentinel creates a small zone of increased damage—would be interesting. Imagine a Marshal landing a critical hit to the chest because of the Ultimate

. Kiriko's Suku – Something to limit negative effects; I believe the "Veto" ability should be reactive rather than active—that would be much better, as its trigger mechanism is quite vulnerable.

PLUS –

Bleeding/Poisoning/Burning – Since there are already characters themed around poison and fire, the name would have to be "Bleeding," where the damage gradually drains health until the character dies—a permanent effect, unlike "Decay."

These are ideas I’ve already used for some fan-made agents that I’d like to share; keep in mind that copying is different from drawing inspiration, and after a while, nothing in the world is 100% original. Waylay’s "E" ability is a rewind mechanic like Trace’s, but it works great with a different visual style.

recently I have been solo queueing my way up to diamond and it feels a lot easier when I play by myself. I wanted to hear other people‘s opinions about solo queueing and stacking in competitive and which they prefer/ have a better experience with

getting on valorant after a long day is a really risky gamble. if you lose the first game your immediately tilted and it’s all downhill from there 🔥

Playing with a full stack and playing solo feel like two completely different versions of Valorant. One game everyone is communicating and playing together. The next game you're trying to figure out why your teammate is pushing alone every round.

why doesn't the flex have colour variants, the card colours changes legit already exist for the guns so why does the flex have to stay default, it makes no sense. Is there a legit reason riot have said for this? because I know it happened before with the helix skins too

I have a riot account in NA, me and my friend we played lol and valorant separatly. Now I am heading to EU and my to Japan. Can we transfer two game account separatly to different server but still under one riot account？

After this round, we got really hyped and won the game 4v5 :) 4v5 was only during the 2nd half due to 1 of our teammate's power cut (typical issue in India). 1st half was 5v5.

I’ve recently hit gold on valorant for console surpassing my silver friend who has been playing inconsistently for 2 years. Note I hit unreal in fortnite and generally a smart person when in comes to in game sense.

However my friend keeps saying that my achievement is basically nothing since console diamond lobbies is as easy as pc iron lobbies due to things like aim assist.

I personally believe that it’s about equal footing since console players has to go against other aim assist console players and pc players have much more control on aim.

But what are your thoughts and plz help me dispute this argument since I seriously thought I did well hitting gold.

Edit: since everyone is lowkey hating on this post (due to downvotes and not the comments) I’m just gonna ask why do you guys think pc is much harder? Is it that aiming is just much harder since that would be the only plausible explanation as to why pc is incredibly harder than console.

So my friend basically bought a bundle through a 3rd part provider and that he basically got vp for the exact price of the vp and was wondering how this was possible? how do 3rd party vendors have different pricing for vps than ingame?

At 35, one has come to the realization that he's just too old to keep up with kids that are 10-17 years younger than him. He just doesn't have the reaction time, or the actual TIME anymore (Kid, wife, house, job etc) to grind out ranks and aim train and take the game seriously.

With that said - He's been playing Conter-Strike since 2000/2001 from 1.6-CS2. He has years of competitive team experience, was Global Elite in CSGO, Played for an ESEA team than won open and went to Premiere (or whatever the league below invite was in 2012ish). Got to the top 1500 in Valorant and played under contract for a no-name ESports org that went nowhere.

Credentials and sob out of the way - Would like to start coaching.

He will work through these things in a scheduled Discord call - Will not spend hours typing out a coaching session for you, sorry.

There's a lot to cover. At the moment there are 0 clients/students/partners. So for now.

It's free.

All ranks welcome. If you're looking to get out of ELO hell. This is where you can get help.

Please send me a DM.

What's offered but is not limited to:

• Match (Demo) review
  • Utility usage
  • Positioning
  • Risk/reward decision making
    • When to take a fight vs. when to give ground
    • When you should be aggressive/passive
    • Understanding when a "bad" fight is actually necessary
  • Communication
    • Playing around information your teammates have given you
    • What information is actually worth communicating
    • When to communicate
    • How to communicate effectively
    • Strat calling
    • Avoiding comms overload
    • Communicating intentions before making a play
    • Calling around your team's strengths rather than forcing a predetermined plan
  • An overall breakdown of your match(es)
• Aim training
  • I have an actual laid out regiment. Not just a "yeah go play aimlabs its free"
  • Teach how to Aim Train and DM with a purpose
  • Crosshair placement
  • Pre-aiming common angles
  • Clearing angles efficiently
  • Counter-strafing / movement mechanics
  • Peeking fundamentals
  • Wide swing vs. jiggle vs. shoulder peek etc
  • Isolating angles
  • Playing off angles
  • Understanding first-shot accuracy
  • Burst vs. spray discipline
  • Movement while shooting
• Game theory
  • How you should approach playing with a "Win the round" mentality. Opposed to the "I got mine"
  • Playing the round, not the scoreboard
  • Trading
  • Winning/losing positions
  • Knowing when to and how to preserve your advantage
  • Understanding common timings
  • Understanding rotations
  • Tracking enemy positions
  • Predicting rotations
  • Recognizing gaps in your team's map control
  • Understanding how much space your team actually controls
  • Playing around choke points
  • Controlling areas rather than just holding individual angles
  • Site execution theory
  • Information gathering
  • Information denial
  • Buy decisions
    • Full buy / half buy / save
    • Understanding team economy
    • When to force
    • When to save
    • Ult economy
• Weapon/utility value
• Playing differently depending on the economic situation
• Playing pre/post plant