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

The likes of gun game, capture the flag, or simple deathmatch could help enhance the replayability of Valorant significantly. More casual modes with multiple lives should exist as a way for casuals to have fun and more hardcore players to warm up their skills before entering an intense game. Lacking other game modes post-launch could result in player fatigue, further exacerbated with the game's small map p

Since VALORANT is a new game, everyone is learning the best practices for weapons, maps, and team compositions. While players should explore every Agent, their Waylay Abilities, and the weapons available via personal experience – there is still a ton of information to be gleaned from watching top streamers and competitive play

While there is not a lot of mobility in Valorant, to begin with, characters who possess mobility skills can take the upper hand in almost any battle. As aiming is a key element in Valorant, any skils that disrupt the normal amount of mobility are sure to mess with a player's

Perhaps Riot’s financial strategy revolves around the promise of esports as a spectator sport, something as big as the NBA or the NFL. Coming from a company that already has proven its commitment to esports success, it’s highly plausible competitive esports are what’s driving the game at a corporate le

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" of Valorant that makes it so exciting to watch, as even ESPN has announced an upcoming Valorant invitational . It's a hyper-competitive game that gives players the one-more-round feel and is ultra-colorful, exciting, and uni

Among Valorant's long-list of strengths, one of the major factors contributing to its popularity is its cast of interesting and unique characters. The roster is filled to the brim with personality, identity, versatility, varying play-styles, and unique and interesting visual designs. With such a vast and appealing roster, one of the hardest choices a new player will make is which character they wish to "main" and master. Of the cast, one of the most powerful and interesting is the fire-casting Phoenix. With a well-rounded arsenal of self-sustaining abilities and team-supporting abilities, Phoenix is one of the best characters in Valor

Overwatch is also one of the titles to universalize loot boxes in games. Riot Games has confirmed that it won't be selling loot boxes in Valorant , which is assuredly something that will delight many f

Each Agent in Valoran t has unique abilities that set themselves apart. There are four different types of Agents in the game: duelist, initiator, sentinel, and controller. However, since there are 5 players on a team, there will be at least one type that will be doubled up. In a game like Overwatch , abilities are used nonstop and often to get kills, as lives don't really matter and the objective is to do as much damage as possible to try to move forward with the goal. In Valorant , however, gunplay still comes first, and the Agent abilities are really used as a complementary pi

With that being said, running has its uses when no one else is around, to help allies, and a fun strategy that is by no means competitive is to designate a player as the loud runner, one who has no intention of actually fighting the opposing team. This player only serves to lot of noise while the rest of the team tries to catch the enemy off guard. It does not work often, but it’s a lot of

Two teams of five players face off on one of several maps, with the first team to win thirteen rounds taking the overall match victory. Similar to other FPS games, each team alternates between taking the role of Attacker or Defender. To win a round, all the Attackers need to do is plant the Spike (like a bomb in other titles) on one of several predetermined locations, or simply eliminate the opposing team. Likewise, the Defenders are only tasked with stopping the Spike plant by defusing it within the round time limit or by eliminating the opposit

Raze, the explosives expert has a slew of damage-dealing abilities at her disposal. She has a purchasable robot, commonly referred to as a roomba, that scouts out players and explodes when it gets close to an enemy. She also has a throwable C-4 that can push back enemies and launch the player forward. She has two grenades that cause an area of effect damage and burst into smaller explosives to cause even more dam