VALORANT: 5 Things Players Want Added (& 5 They Hope Riot Games Leaves Out)

This is a fantastic way to take care of an enemy planting the spike if you don't have a line-of-sight on them; they can try to stick the plant through the damage, but they'll pay for it with their l

When placing a Trapwire a Cypher player needs to consider a few factors. The first of which is, what location will the enemy team travel towards. Once this location is determined, assess which chokepoints or entrances will they utilize, then place the Trapwire accordingly. The Trapwire is not a major game-changer throughout a match, but if used correctly can turn the tide of a combat encounter. On the offensive, a Cypher player should use the Trapwire to cover his and his teammates back and allow them the chance to counter-attack a flanking defensive t

Omen's Paranoia is a rather unique move in the game. It allows Omen to fire a large shadow ball style attack that travels through walls and cover. If it connects with an enemy it restricts their ability to see, as if they were in the apex of a Smoke-ball. This allows Omen the ability to limit an Enemy's ability to see him and his team move towards or away from a given locat

For Cypher to operate at his fullest capability, the player controlling the mysterious character needs to have a strong game-sense and map understanding. Cypher is at his most powerful when he is placing his traps, camera, and Cyber Cage in key choke points or in troublesome and sneaky positi

So you don't begin to become predictable, it is vital that you learn to mix up your attacking approaches. If you continuously use Paranoia or teleport into Dark Cover, enemies will grow aware and punish you for the efforts. Throwing a Dark Cover and teleporting into a nearby or location is a solid way to mix up your strategy. Simply put, playing Omen is like playing Jazz, you have to be unpredictable, once you've mastered this art of unpredictability you will become a solid threat on the battlefi

These can be used in an offensive or defensive capacity, with the latter usually used in order to force attackers around corners or through hallways blindly, giving you a severe advantage in any gunfight as they'll have to get their bearings as soon as they exit the sm

Omen's Dark Cover is comparable to Brimstone's Sky Smoke in which the shadowy figure fires a black smoke cloud and it will land at his marked location. Dark Cover is capable of traveling through walls, similar to his Paranoia ability. Making Omen's ability to place Dark Cover nearly limitless. This move has incredible versatility during a match and allows the character to provide some solid visual cover. In conjunction with Omen's other abilities, Dark Cover can provide some sneaky synergy with Omen's toolkit. However, be aware that Dark Cover shoots from the same plane as you are standing. So if you wish to place it on high ground you will need to stand on high ground before firing the cl

A good balance is needed in order to create a game that every player can enjoy. It will obviously take some work, and tweaking after the official release, but a jumpstart on this aspect of the game would go a long way with their fanb

Omen's ability to through his Dark Cover through walls and cover allows Omen to cover choke-points from insanely far away. However, similar to Shadow Step, using Dark Cover in combination with his Ultimate, from the Shadow provides the character an insane amount of map control. Be sure to master this ability in order to control space and perform some powerful flanking maneuv

Brimstone's signature ability is his Sky Smoke. Activating this ability will pull up a map, allowing you to select one-to-three areas on the map where you would like to drop smoke, blocking lines of sight. The usefulness of this ability is going to up as you get more familiar with the maps, and it can go a long way in either helping or hurting your team, depending on how they're u

The Incendiary can get into areas that you may not even be able to see too, since it can bounce around corners. This is another ability that's really going to reward map knowledge; once you've got a really good understanding of the map, the angles, and the areas that enemies are likely to be in, you can get a lot of use out of the Incendiary Launcher without even having to put yourself in harm's

Even if players can't get their hands on a VALORANT closed beta key, not to worry because this project by Riot is probably one of the few Multiplayer teamwork games that hasn't seen any slowing down due to the recent COVID-19 situat

It can be difficult for players to complete a game with others who have no idea what they are doing. Players want to ensure that half of their team won't leave the game before the end, and the best way to do this is by adding a penalty system for those who decide to quit ea

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