The event also saw some teams lose their matches due to the mismanagement of their economy. Even for pro players who have been spending the last month or so playing the game non-stop, VALORANT is hard. It's a game that's easy to grasp and hard to master. As the game matures, we as a community will increase our understanding of it, and the meta will change with

Phoenix's Hot Hands is another fire-ball style attack in which the character launches an incendiary blast that deals high damage to a surrounding area. This attack, when tossed, will place a lingering flame area that does incredible damage-over-time. This attack allows Phoenix players to "smoke" up a team that is defending a given area or even prevents a rushing team from accessing a particular entrance or exit. Not to mention the abilities potential team-wiping effects if thrown on an unsuspecting group of enem

To find the most success with Phoenix understanding how to use his abilities effectively is a necessity. Thankfully, Phoenix's kit allows for players of the character to combine his abilities to create a variety of synergies. Alongside the character's potential for some powerful team-related combination, Phoenix players are spoiled for choice when it comes to optimal p

The Agents have special abilities and the weapons should match this instead of being simple and basic. The weapons have so much potential and for a game that's been six years in the making, players expected a lot more than just another collection of pistols, rifles, and shotg

Taking the competitive online market by storm, Riot's Valorant _ has emerged seemingly out of nowhere. Being hidden behind the "drops" of _Valorant beta keys hidden behind Twitch channels, the title has taken over the streaming platform and established itself as the new big game. Combining the realistic qualities of Counter-Strike with the hero-shooter genre of titles such as Overwatch and Rainbow Six Siege there is no surprise Valorant is as popular as it is. Combining two of the most addicting games ever created into one game, Valorant has a stranglehold on both the Twitch market and will certainly be a major player in the context of E-Spo

In CS:GO, there are are two teams of five pitted against each other, this is identical to Valorant. One team defends a bombsite while the other tries to plant and blow it up, again this is the goal in Valorant . Even the shooting mechanics in Valorant are very similar to CS:GO. In both games, the shooting patterns of the guns take time to master but can be memorized over time. Movement is slow-paced, unlike a game like Call of Duty, as accuracy decreases the more a player fires their weapon. Players of CS:GO often whip out a knife to move faster, and Esports history this same trick applies in Valorant , although some characters like Jett have added spe

Shadow Step can be used in combination with Dark Cover or Paranoia to allow Omen the chance to flank or close the distance on his enemies. By throwing Dark Cover into the desired location or in a troublesome choke-point, Omen can teleport inside the cloud allowing him safe and almost free access to whatever location he wants. Similarly with Paranoia Omen can impair an enemy's vision, teleport into the given room and then freely clear the room or escape from a tricky situation. Shadow Step is not nearly as effective by itself as it is in combination with his other abilities. Learn which combos work the most effectively to maximize your efficiency with the charac

The tournament was chock-full of excitement, with no shortage of head clicks and insane clutches that kept viewers on the edge of their seats the whole way through. But it wasn't just the crazy plays that made T1's tournament so significant. The community learned a lot about VALORANT as an esport through watching the game's top talent square off. Here are five of those things that we lear

The first of Phoenix's abilities is his powerful Blaze ability. When using Blaze Phoenix casts a far-reaching wall of fire. This wall of fire does damage over time and restricts the enemy and friendly player's vision from either side of the wall. When casting Blaze Phoenix is capable of curving and adjusting the angle to which the wall travels. Allowing Phoenix players to cover some tricky and crucial angles with this abil

Initially, many fans and analysts gave the edge to Sentinels, who recently constructed a roster of former CS:GO pros Shahzeeb "ShahZaM" Khan, Hunter "SicK" Mims, former Overwatch MVP Jay "sinatraa" Won and former Apex Legends pro for Sentinels Jared "zombs" Gitlin. Popular streamer Coby "Dizzy" Meadows stood in for the team's fifth spot. Even with Sentinels' stacked roster, they were taken down by Team Brax in the second round of the winner's bracket and were defeated for good by Team Shroud in the loser's bracket. Despite their struggles this tournament, Sentinels flashed their potential multiple times, and the organization's willingness to go out and sign big name players is a positive sign for the team's fut