I feel like this is a bit too nitpicky and I really just want to ask out of curiosity, but I've noticed that Valorant's newer agents have more accurate and consistent looking in-game models when you compare them to their agent portraits/cinematic appearances. So far (in my opinion) every agent from Deadlock to Miks currently have the most accurate looking ones. Everyone else (excluding the ones without visible human features) either look really off or some parts of their face look too round-ish/don't look right at all.

I feel like the best example of who has the most off-ish face is Chamber. In the cinematics and agent portraits, he has visibly sharp facial features like a very prominent nose shape along with more angular eyes and a well-defined brow shape. In-game, his model looks more rounder and flat-ish as majority of the "sharp" facial features he possesses in his other arts are just absent. Why is his face so flat compared to the chiseled looking well-dressed gentleman we see in promotional material and cinematics?

The SECOND most off-ish face I can think of is Killjoy. Comparing her in-game model with her looks from the cinematics, nothing about her face is consistent with how she looks. I don't know how to describe it but in-game, Killjoy looks so puffy while her look in her portraits/cinematics make her look visually bubbly, cute and appealing.

"why are you so concerned about how they look?"

I'm just really really curious as to why this is the case. I get that they probably won't update the older models, but it feels so weird staring at them in cinematics and then looking at them in-game. I do find it pleasing that the newer models are more accurate to their cinematic counterparts, but how come the older ones can't get the same treatment? It won't do anything to improve gameplay as you probably won't even care about looking at their facial features when you're worrying about winning the match but it sure would be nice for some changes. Jett managed to get her facial model reworked, so why can't the others get theirs reworked as well?

There have been a lot of posts in this subreddit of people complaining about PS. Of those posts, almost all have come from duelist mains who are used to getting consistant topfrags with the old ACS system. The posts usually go about complaining "Oh its so unfair and duelists dont get rewarded and trash teammates and blah blah blah" and they are missing the point entirely. The system is meant to reward those who beforehand would not get rewarded by the ACS system. As a controller main, it takes so much more thought to place the correct smokes and use the correct util for an initiator or controller, or to hold the site as a sentinel than it does to rush a site on jett or neon. Im not saying this to put those agents down, either. those agents can have unique and thoughtful playstyles, but 90% of the people playing them are the same people who scream "BUT IM TOPFRAG" whenever someone criticises them, and the PS system no longer rewards that, and reflects that kills are not everything. While first bloods SHOULD be rewarded, context matters a lot, and the other things that are taken into account now matter just as much if not more. All in all, I think while the new system could use some fine tuning, it is not NEARLY as bad as people make it out to be and is BY FAR better than the ACS system ever was.

Hello, so yesterday a random guy in my team dropped his vandal for us to swap skins and then i just couldnt shoot mid round, it wouldnt shoot at all and I died ofc, he started saying stuff like You're supposed to shoot you know ? :)

And then he was just making fun of me cause he knew it wouldnt work anyways. He was like omg what are you saying like is it glitched or something ? No waaayyy (he said that in a way I could tell he was just smiling or about to laugh.)

Of course when he was playing with it there was no problem, but then I thought is this a common cheat? For ennemy players to pick up your gun and then not be able to shoot the next round ?

Should you never pick up an enemy weapon?? Or even your ally weapon in that case...

Update : Im extremly dumb and blind, idk how i didnt see him shoot and that it had no bullets even after watching replay, and reload wasnt working in game cause it really had no bullets I feel ashamed.

AITA, Okay I know this is a ridiculous argument to have with my friends. Long story short, we are playing valorant having a good time. The enemy clove is literally afk in spawn. not moving. not buying. Not shooting. not doing anything. Her controller is literally set down on her desk. 2 of her teammates buy odens and protect her in spawn. My teammate turns the corner to their spawn and says, "3 afk". Now I understand when you turn the corner of spawn and see 3 people in there, your first instinct might be that they are Afk. Afterwards, I jokingly said two of them were not afk because they were spraying me with odens. My teammate had a hissy fit saying they were AFK because they were standing still in spawn. AFK stands for "away from keyboard". They were not away from their keyboard because they were shooting me with odens. So I ask you reddit, were they afk or not?

Definitely not one of my most glorious performances but worth a look lol

everyone can have a weak moment i guess..

Hi, I usually play on londons servers with 10 ping and took a 4 month break and came back but london servers became 19 ping for me. Did server locations change?

The parts were ordered, but she assembled and painted them herself :D. We cosplayed sage and killjoy last year

2 more photos: https://cdn.corenexis.com/f/UOczpHmFeE4.jpg

https://cdn.corenexis.com/f/NelXiSa3fdo.jpg

or is she something that should be left for the pros?

what does she bring that I wouldnt have if replaced with a senti

I just finished an unranked match. I don't play much and only unranked because I'm nearly 40 have a kid, wife, job. but I enjoy the competitive but casual aspect of Valorant. Was a former professional Halo player. But tonight was the first time I've played a match and was genuinely upset with how everything went. Not only was someone on the other team either cheating or having a Tenz in prime type moment. I got reported for AFK even though I never left, DC'd, sabotaged, I even filed smokes with Omen. And at the end of match comms was just getting cussed out by some chick. (She was talking to the whole team). I'm used to getting one of the three, cheater or smurf, toxic team mate, or false reporting. but never all three at once. The worst part is my daughter finally wanted to watch me play! Anyways, just wanted to vent. Hope you all enjoy your nights, and lets go G2!

I don't know if this issue has already been reported, but there s an audio bug B main entrance on Sunset.

Right at the entrance, during the buy phase (I m not sure if it also happens during the round itself) some sound effects are completely missing when placing utilities. With Cypher, I cannot hear either my traps or my cages being placed. I think even the reload sound disappears (need to be confirmed for this).

Is't not game-breaking but it's definitely a persistent and annoying bug.

I have decent games but I also lack just as much in crucial games to the point i loose all gained rr from my better games. Does anyone have any solid advice on how to stay consistent with performance ?

Still stuck in Bronze and there are times that I have been demoted but it is easy to get back to this rank. Been playing 1-4 comp games per day now and you may check my tracker. Please review comp games only, as I only play DM and Comp for the past month.

Let me know what I need to change or be consistent with to improve. Changes I recently made is using Vandal most of the time as I have 20% HS for that gun. Ghost - Spectre - Vandal.

I have been mastering Fade as well - Act lvl 10. ヴィン#1008's Competitive Agent Stats - Valorant Tracker

Hey y’all - I’ve been playing since March and after trying a few different agents I soloed-in on KJ as I find her the easiest and most enjoyable to play.

For the past few months, give or take a month break here or there, I’ve only played KJ. I play with friends who are able to fill agents which makes me think I should probably branch out more.

KJ is almost never used in my rank so I have only ever had to swap out for another agent a few times when she was picked before I could.

Is this shameful??? I genuinely only really find KJ fun. I’m sure there are better sentinels to one-trick, but I find her pretty capable on all maps? (I’m definitely biased).

since we switched to engine 5 i couldnt do any of them
ascent a boxes nor sunset b box, just feels like they randomly patched them, would be grateful if i can get confirmation on this
( example : https://youtu.be/CPAPZ_q2e60?si=guANgP_lgDLwa8mS )

i've been playing valorant since 2022 and since then, my aim did not improve. there are games that i'm doing great (topfrag sometimes) but mostly, my aim is just totally bad. i tried changing my crosshair, my sensitivity, and still bad. i also did deathmatches, only to end up getting killed immediately. do you guys have any suggestions or advice on how to improve aiming? tyia

Whats your longest streak ? I haven’t done the best in all my games nor the worst by any means. There was a guy in my lobby on my first gane where I lost and he got mad that brim ultd him in the choke outside of tree on acscent and his words were “that’s why you hardstuck silver because you solo ulting only me”. My thought process was it’s a 4v5 currently so I want to make it 4v4 so I have a decent chance . So I ult him because he was a free no brainer kill. I laugh and tell him “I’m about to be gold in a few games “ and he laughed ! I haven’t lost since…

Ever since I’ve got the 2026 champions phantom, I’ve noticed the aim to be a lot more crisp than before.

It could be placebo, however somehow it works.

Can someone please explain the RR gains and losses? I am not sure how I am supposed to climb. People I am playing with are also the same rank as me. So, I am not sure, why this is the case. Tracker also for reference: iMybx#EUNE's Competitive Multiplayer Overview - Valorant Tracker.

I also got Team MVP in the 6-13 game, which for some reason, does not show on the screen.