Im pretty new, i have only played like 6 games, but i really need to improve. I dont want to be dead weight on my team

In a large majority of my matches as a diamond 3 player I am facing against smurfs(hard topfragging on level 30-60 account) and even though I get feedback reports after they are penalized, I am not getting any RR back. In todays 5 matches I have had more than 5 smurfs in the enemy team, and of course some on my team. Am I just getting unlucky or is this the future of valorant ranked?

I just played WITH this person and they carried hard. But I am confused how 4d ago they were gold, then went to unrated, and then placed in bronze after (and absolutely destroyed the other team and carried hard).

It just doesn't make sense to me - what am I missing?

(also really happy they were on my team and not the other team...)

Everytime I lose a game I lose 30 rr, rarely less than that, and when I win I gain mostly 10 rr.

Thing is I've been stuck in a cycle... I'll win 2 or 3 games in a row, then lose 1 time and it completely crushes any progress I made with my previous wins because I gain so little rr and lose 30 which brings me down to 0 again.

I'd get it if I was bottom frag super negative kda when I play but I'm not?? I've had plenty of aces, match mvps, I trade, I clutch and still none of that seems to matter.

I truly hate the hidden mmr system valorant has, I can't help it if u think i don't deserve gold, this is the rank I made it to, STOP trying to bring me down to silver when it clearly never happens.

Chapter 1: A Teenager’s New Home

Agent Kit & Voicelines

i don't think i will ever be able to do this again but it is likely the crowning achievement of my career

I keep my elbow on the desk when aiming it feels way more stable and my aim is better when i do so . but i have not seen 1 pro/really good player do this . can anyone tell me if there is one

I'm gonna preface this with the fact that I'm only platinum, so take this with a grain of salt. But Veto is my favorite character and has been since release, but it can be very frustrating to play him for a few reasons. The biggest one is the fact that out of all the agents, he is the most dependent on the enemy team composition. Granted, agents like Chamber can get hard countered by Iso, counter picks are a vital part of the game-but Chamber can still kill Iso-and counter agents can still be killed by the agent they're supposed to counter.

Veto isn't like that-his whole signature move is to, well Veto the opponent's utility, which is why he doesn't have a full dedicated sentinel kit such as Killjoy or Vyse. If he did, I'd be the first to call him broken. However, there are multiple agents with full kits that Veto cannot affect at all, meaning that his signature ability (The core of his kit) is completely and utterly useless. Take a comp made up of Neon, Iso, Omen, Breach, and Chamber. This is a comp that I have seen and played against, and it's a pretty standard 2 duelist/1 initiator/1 sentinel/1 controller comp, albeit a pretty aggressive one. The only two pieces of utility that Veto can break on the ENTIRE team is the Chamber trip and Neon stun. I think that's ridiculous.

The best way I can think of to fix this is a rework of what is defined as a "Projectile" to be destroyed. Breach flash is invulnerable like Skye flash and goes through walls like Vyse flash, but both those are "Projectiles"-why not his flash? And this might be bold, but I think that abilities that are a moving projectile that go through walls (Omen blind, Iso Vulnerable) could be considered a projectile as well-that is a stretch, though.

The second problem is his chokehold. I think the idea of it is great, and it's his only real answer to a dash agent like Waylay or Hush. And yet, every time we decide to rotate, or they hit a different site, I'm struck again by the realization that the trip is not in the same categories as other trips, but instead in the Wall category-every single other trip in the game can be picked up with either an instant reuse (Cypher, Deadlock) or a cooldown (Killjoy, Chamber). Granted, I can see why-he can throw his trip with a left click, none of the others can. Yet there's an easy work around for that-if the trip was right clicked, or if it was thrown before the round, he should be able to pick it up, 30 second cooldown. The moment it is chucked with a left click in the round, that's where it's staying. I feel like that's a pretty reasonable compromise, though if there's a different reason for not being able to pick it up, I would love to know. (As a side note, I really think that increasing the cost to 300 and making it also suppress would really fit his character and not be busted-his utility only costs 600 right now, and most agents range from 600 to 700 for total utility cost, so I think it would make sense!)

Finally, fix the gah dang Phoenix wall hitbox!!!! The amount of rounds that I've lost because a Phoenix wall breaks an interceptor that is 5 miles and two state borders above it is ridiculous. And I don't want to hear any of the "Heat Rises" bs that my friends all seem so fond of when I complain-Valorant is big on visual cues, and there's no visual cue for the invisible heat rising above the Phoenix wall.

That's it. First post kinda nervous.

Me personally I use the Vandal a bit more than the Phantom. I would say though, I am a person that does like to use both situationally depending on what I want to do. Like for instance, if I'm playing duelist and I'm entrying, I'm most likely picking a phantom. Versus if I plan to peak mid for instance, I'm probably picking a vandal because it's a longer range fight. Obviously there are more reasons for each but you get the point.

But I know there are some people who are extreme loyalists to either a Phantom or Vandal and I'm just curious as to why? Especially when you're in a situation where it's very not favorable to have one or the other. For instance a vandal in a close to mid range fight.

This is more of a curiosity thing, no judgment at all I'm just curious.

i just played a game that lasted a little over an hour just for it be voted a draw at 14-14 to get 0rr, i would rather continue playing and loose than to have my time wasted like that.

ending a game on a draw is the biggest waste of time ever.

is this a hot take? i see people voting for draws all the time so i have never gotten past one player being the decider for a draw, and i don't understand how you could have put sometimes upwards of an hour and half just to throw it in the trash for 0rr

Crimson Requiem

The theme is blood and dark fantasy, with two variants:

- Blood Reaper: black and crimson.

- Pale Executioner: white and silver.

The collection would include:

- Vandal

- Ghost

- Operator

- Stinger

- A transforming blood sickle melee.

Some unique features I imagined:

- The weapon's red glow gradually fades as you shoot.

- During reload, the agent summons crimson energy that the gun absorbs.

- The sickle can transform into liquid blood and reconstruct itself.

- The finisher features a mysterious knight in dark red armor.

- The white variant gradually gets stained with crimson throughout the match.

- The gun buddy is a small heart that occasionally pulses.

This is an unofficial fan-made concept, not an actual Riot announcement.

I'd love to hear what you think! Which feature is your favourite?

im currently using 0.33 800dpi, but i feel like its too fast for me, but everyone says thats like medium, i know i can change it but i just feel like slow sens wont help you reach your full potential since you cant flick and check corners as fast and stuff like that. i use a g pro x superlight so idk if that plays into it. i also have adhd and my brain just wants me to use the “perfect” sens in every game, and i see most ppl run this or close to it. any thoughts or sens recommendations?

Like, if someone on my team picks Viper and no one else picks a 2nd Controller, I’ll lock Omen for that reason alone.

Basically title. I really liked watching old CSGO content, but not the professional league highlights. I enjoyed watching groups of friends mess around and have fun. I haven't seen anybody who does this consistently outside of twitch highlights. Does anyone know of a person who uploads them having fun with friends in this game?

I have been following the games of Masterclass ( Sam, Subroza, fluorescent, yay, marved and fns ( head coach )) and it’s just crazy that how are they playing, Sam ( s0m ) is on another level of IGLing these games hes just playing 5 povs at this point, its so impressive to see the level of coordination and synergy they all have despite being from different lineups, Do you think they would actually go on to a valorant event ( master or champs ) in the near future ?. Still huge kuddos to Sam the way hes locked in mesmerising

Has anyone else noticed that the footsteps of hush sounds so similar to that of cypher? Like it's so similar that in one game I thought it was the enemy cypher but they had no cypher. So yeah just wanted to point it out.