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What happened on Ascent? Release date, lore of the popular Valorant map Valorant What happened on Ascent? Release date, lore of the popular Valorant map By Fariha Bhatti Mysterious agent 8 may be involved in Yoru’s rework Valorant Mysterious agent 8 may be involved in Yoru’s rework By Fariha Bhatti How many Valorant cinematics are there? Valorant How many Valorant cinematics are there? By Fariha Bhatti
Here’s all you need to know about Valorant ranks in 2022 Valorant
Here’s all you need to know about Valorant ranks in 2022 Fariha Bhatti Riot Games has made a ton of changes to Valorant ranks since the game’s initial release in 2020. Here’s a comprehensive guide for new players looking to understand Valorant ranks in 2022. If you’re new to Valorant, you may be thinking about diving straight into ranked games. Unfortunately, that’s not possible. To unlock ranked play in Valorant, all players must go through a simple process to help Riot accumulate an …
Valorant should copy this great skin feature from CSGO Valorant
Valorant should copy this great skin feature from CSGO Fariha Bhatti Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players have some recommendations for Riot Games. They think Valorant may benefit from a unique CSGO inventory feature.  Valorant players can’t get enough of the animated skins Riot continues to roll out. Some time ago, players requested Riot introduce custom inventories to use multiple skins for the same weapon across different games. CSGO players have already been benefiting from a similar feature that lets them easily enjoy …
Here’s how to see your Valorant match wins in 2021 Valorant
Here’s how to see your Valorant match wins in 2021 Fariha Bhatti Have you ever wondered how many games you won in 2021 and how you performed in those games? Valorant Flashback stats may help take a peek at your stats last year.  Valorant players are always trying out new strategies and routines that may help them improve. Riot Games’ year-long review can help players work on their weak areas and compare performance with 2020.  The Flashback from Riot Games shows how …
Riot unveils new skin bundle Tigris for Lunar new year Valorant
Riot unveils new skin bundle Tigris for Lunar new year Fariha Bhatti The coveted Sovereign sword will finally have a worthy rival. Valorant’s brand new skin bundle “Tigris” features a sleek melee and exciting rewards. Riot Games is celebrating the Lunar year with a premium skin bundle. The new Tigris collection and a Lunar new year free pass should roll in soon, so players may want to prepare their wallets. The developer has officially unveiled the new skin line, and it appears …
How to get the Wayfinder shorty skin in Valorant for free Valorant How to get the Wayfinder shorty skin in Valorant for free By Fariha Bhatti Has ranked Valorant gotten worse in Episode 4? Valorant Has ranked Valorant gotten worse in Episode 4? By Fariha Bhatti Valorant introducing community battle pass with fan-made items Valorant Valorant introducing community battle pass with fan-made items By Fariha Bhatti
This is when the next Valorant agent is getting released Valorant
This is when the next Valorant agent is getting released Fariha Bhatti Neon has quickly found her footing in Valorant protocol, and players already can’t wait to learn a brand new agent. However, the new agent may not be coming anytime soon.  Riot Games has just extended the Valorant agent roster with the electrifying Neon. The agility hero has successfully adjusted into Valorant’s crowded duelist lineup, but now players want something more. The game looks great ability-wise, but the Valorant community is …
This Sage wall trick guarantees that the spike will explode Valorant
This Sage wall trick guarantees that the spike will explode Fariha Bhatti Tired of being a pocket Sage whose sole job is to heal teammates? Impress teammates with this new, game-changing wall trick with Sage.  Playing Sage isn’t always fun. Teammates demand healing and revives, offering no chance for actual gunplay. This can make for a boring, passive game. However, learning some barrier lineups can help spice things up.  Icebox is a relatively defender-sided map, so protecting a Spike can be a …
Neon vs Jett, who’s the better duelist? Valorant
Neon vs Jett, who’s the better duelist? Fariha Bhatti There’s a new agility agent in town, and Jett mains have a tough decision to make. Should they pick Neon or Jett? We might have an answer.  Jett has remained an S-tier agent in Valorant since the game’s release in 2020. The duelist has dominated the charts with her irreplicable movement tactics. No other agent in Valorant could run as fast and fly as high as Jett. After months of …
Are Valorant voice actors trolling players in game lobbies? Valorant
Are Valorant voice actors trolling players in game lobbies? Fariha Bhatti Many players have been queuing with teammates who sound exactly like the Valorant agents. Is it possible that Valorant voice actors are trolling the players?  Riot Games’ Valorant completely changed the first-person shooter in 2020. The animated shooter game brought lively characters with a distinct power to the realistic five-versus-five FPS category. These agents have moving backstories and voice lines that provide some context about the Radianite ruins in Valorant. …
Here are the best Valorant agents to play on Ascent in Episode 4 Fariha Bhatti Valorant Valorant’s fan-favorite map Ascent isn’t easy to tackle. These agents might help you win games in this large scenic location.              Ascent is pegged as Valorant’s best map so far. The cut-throat site has a classic FPS map design that sets it apart from other locations. Ascent’s pleasant visuals don’t make it any easier for the players. Thanks to its large size and vast middle …
This might be why players can’t perform consistently in Valorant Fariha Bhatti Valorant Do you also struggle with staying consistent in Valorant? Riot Games has acknowledged this problem, and it may not entirely be about your individual performance.   Have you ever dropped 30 kills in a Valorant ranked game but ended up on the bottom of the scoreboard in the next? It’s a common issue that many Valorant players have been dealing with, regardless of ranks. From Silver to Immortal players, everyone struggles …
This is how to uninstall, install, or download Valorant Fariha Bhatti Valorant Riot Games’ first-person shooter Valorant may be a hefty install, but the great news is that it can run on mid-range computers even if you haven’t upgraded your build in a minute. Here’s how to download, and uninstall Valorant in 2026. The FPS category was packed with realistic shooters when Riot Games introduced Valorant back in 2020. The animated title rolled in with its entertaining agents and deadly abilities that …
Chamber’s invisible Trademark lineup on Bind is unavoidable Fariha Bhatti Valorant Chamber’s sharp fashion sense and tricks are just unfurling, and they’re tough to counter. This new Trademark hack on Bind is impossible to dodge. Valorant players are sharp enough to find their way around bugs until Riot Games delivers a fix. But, this new Chamber bug in valorant has no counter. It forces players to pick a different route for Bind’s B site or die in a slow field. The …
How to enable MFA on your Riot account for Valorant and League Fariha Bhatti Valorant Riot Games has finally introduced a much-needed Multi-Factor Authentication feature for Valorant and League of Legends. Here’s how to make this feature work on your account. Valorant’s animated cosmetics can cost an arm and a leg, yet players can’t stop stacking their accounts with fresh skins. A fully-loaded Valorant account could cost as much as $6,000. Whereas, League of Legends accounts are also worth big money, especially if they’re older. …
The mystery behind the sound circle in Valorant revealed Fariha Bhatti Valorant Valorant’s radar isn’t just your regular map guide. The tiny circle has an even smaller radius within that may help you play better.  A few players know about the sound circle in Valorant that serves many purposes. Those who notice the faint ring don’t know that it can help improve in-game performance. Here’s how to use Valorant’s mysterious sound circle on your radar.  These are all the sound circle hacks …
How to use Viper’s molotov without learning lineups Fariha Bhatti Valorant Viper’s molotov is one of the deadliest in Valorant, but not all players know how to squeeze full juice out of it. This new trick will help you use Viper’s Snakebite correctly.  Valorant agents are equipped with unique powers, but no other controller is as deadly as Viper. The agent is capable of killing enemies without wasting a bullet. However, very few players know how to utilize her toolkit properly. …
How to mute bad words in Valorant when playing with toxic players Fariha Bhatti Valorant Riot Games has gone all out to combat toxicity in Valorant. The new “muter words” feature is a game-changer that will help to keep trolls at bay.  No video game is safe from foul-mouthed players who ravage serious ranked games. Unfortunately, online bullying is quite common in first-person shooter titles like Valorant. However, Riot Games has taken commendable measures to limit the trolls.  Considering the rampant bullies in Valorant, Riot …
Riot Games finally nerfs Ares after player backlash Fariha Bhatti Valorant Riot Games has heard the Ares-related woes of Valorant players. The new patch balances the weapon by increasing price and nerfing recoil.  The new Episode’s first patch was a crazy one. With Neon dashing crazy fast and players abusing the cheap but mighty Ares, the game meta had become erratic. The new patch proves that Riot Games has been listening. Ares will no longer have absurd accuracy and will cost …
This new Cypher-Jett super dash is hilarious and game-breaking Fariha Bhatti Valorant Jett is once again up to no good. The wind-ranger is at the center of a new bug that allows her to use Cypher’s trip as a rubber band.  Valorant’s S-tier duelist, Jett, is known for her pesky super dashes. Riot Games is always quick to ban the new finds, but players continue to find unusual boosts. This new bug involves Cypher’s Tripwire, which springs Jett into a super dash.  …
Fans blast Immortal Valorant streamers for throwing games Fariha Bhatti Valorant It’s not always a fun experience to play with a popular streamer. Valorant players are furious at streamers for ruining their ranked games for Twitch impressions.  Valorant has a smurfing problem, and Riot Games has been actively trying to find ways to cut it out from the root. However, a new type of trol has hit the competitive queues, and players aren’t happy about it. Streamers are now farming viewers …
This Neon setup on Ascent lets her take sites for free Fariha Bhatti Valorant It’s been a while since Riot Games has rolled out a self-sufficient entry fragger but new agent Neon might be able to fill in that role. This B setup on Ascent proves.  Neon has quickly found her footing in Valorant’s packed duelist roster. Players love the new dive feature that rattles enemies and helps them break into the site. Neon is a highly versatile agent who can carry herself into …

Riot Games has long looked to expand its footprint beyond the success of popular MOBA League of Legends, and one of its biggest successes to date in this regard is the tactical shooter, Valorant. Blending traditional first-person shooter elements with unique and flashy hero abilities, Valorant seeks to combine the best attributes of tactical shooters and hero shooters into one cohesive experience.

Based on player feedback, the game has largely succeeded in accomplishing those aims. It’s not an easy balance, and it’s one that is arguably still tenuous, but Riot Games seems to be doing as good a job of it as most fans have hoped for.

What type of game is Valorant?

Valorant is a first-person shooter that represents a unique blend of the tactical shooter and hero shooter subgenres. There are some games that represent similar gameplay elements, but not many that offer the exact experience that Valorant puts forward to players.

The tactical shooter genre is often considered to have been defined by the release of the original Counter-Strike, a multiplayer mod for famed single-player PC title Half-Life that later became a standalone game of its own. While most multiplayer FPS games to that point emphasized prolonged battles between opposing players zipping around the game at high speeds, Counter-Strike slowed things down significantly and made players much more susceptible to each other’s firepower, requiring players to take a more tactical approach to play.

That slower and more tactical approach, combined with the lightning-quick nature of action when it does occur, proved reliably popular. That popularity can still be seen today with the ongoing success enjoyed by the Counter-Strike franchise, and it’s this gameplay type that represents the core of Valorant. It’s no accident that former Counter-Strike developers were drafted by Riot Games to help create Valorant during the game’s formative stages.

What differentiates Valorant from CS and other tactical shooters it that each of the game’s characters, called agents, wield a number of unique abilities. Some are typical for tactical shooters, like flashbangs and smokes, while others are wildly different, such as an ability that transports two players to an isolated dueling arena for its duration.

These agent abilities are more reminiscent of hero shooters, a subgenre that arguably got its start with the Team Fortress games but has best been popularized by Blizzard title Overwatch. The abilities, combind with the tactical considerations that are at the core of Valorant, separate it from most any other FPS experience available for play.

How does Valorant esports work?

Like many other popular competitive shooters, Valorant does have a thriving esports scene. That scene is differentiated by the way it’s run and controlled by developer and publisher Riot Games. Riot uses a model based on the success of its League of Legends esports scene, which sees the globe’s competitive players and team’s separated by region. These regions play out their own competitions in their sections of the world before coming together at regular intervals for international tournaments featuring the best teams from each individual region.

While League of Legends once boasted a variety of regions and regional types, Riot sought to simplify that model when setting up esports for Valorant. The game has only a handful of major regions, and these regions are held as largely equitable, each sending their best teams to international events leading up to the year-end VALORANT Champions event.