Valorant has been dominating the PC gaming arena for a long time. Console fans have been exempt from this banger of a 5v5 title for Riot Games for four years now. Thanks to the Summer Game Fest, where the game was announced for the consoles.
After a tricky limited and open beta phase, the game is finally available to play on consoles in selected regions. However, as the game has surfaced recently, there are a lot of things for the new players to learn, which they are doing absolutely wrong.
New Valorant Players on Consoles Are Doing It All Wrong
Recently, a dedicated Valorant fan shared his disgust regarding the utter useless plays from the new players on consoles. In this Reddit post, the fan has asked the new players to stop putting smokes on the entry of a site while attacking.
To new console players.. stop smoking OUR entry points
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Smoke is an integral part of this PvP shooter. It is used to block vision, which mainly helps in stopping attackers from rushing a site, escaping from vulnerable situations, and disengaging defenders in an attacking site.
Smoke is also helpful in defusing and planting the spike; enemies find it hard to shoot through it. Also, smoke from certain agents deals special effects. For example, Viper’s smoke decays health when enemies go through it. Harbor smoke is impenetrable, which means you can’t shoot through it.
However, putting smokes needs precise skills. Smokes in the wrong places can lead to losing a match. And that’s what the fan has been facing. While attacking, the controllers of your team are supposed to smoke the defenders, not the entry points. Smoking entry points makes it more difficult for players to attack a certain site.
That’s why this fan has asked the new console players to stop playing controllers for a while and start playing on agents, which they are most comfortable with. There’s already a huge skill gap between console and PC players; that’s why there’s no crossplay either.
Fans Have Been Facing These All Along
The fan who is disgusted with the players putting smoke on their entry points is not just the only one to face these tantrums from new players.
A fan has complained that there was a Sage in his team who had been walling their entry points while attacking.
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This fan has faced harsher consequences than the previous one, as he was walled in a corner by an ally, Sage, and he went to get deep-fried by the Brimstone ult.
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Another fan has shown concern about one of the biggest blunders players make in the game.
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There is another mistake new players often make: not watching the spike; instead, they go for the remaining enemy for kills.
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New players are bound to make mistakes, and to master the game, immense experience is needed. However, sometimes this margin of error takes the game away from a player’s hands.
What’s your opinion on new players making stupid plays to put their teams in trouble? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section.
