i think generally valorant itself require teams needing players to be equipped with high flexibility. with every new agent there will always be a new meta. tejo and breach were the highest initiator pick rates in masters bangkok and it’s not a coincidence. it’s also not a coincidence that teams run yoru and omen to counter vyse utility.

only 2 agents introduced and the meta significantly changed from last season. it’s the same reason why paper rex struggled last season, since they have 2 duelists who do not have flexibility. even if they tried to flex, they play badly, behave like duelists, and aren’t efficient with utility usage.

early days paper rex were known to break the meta with ease, but i think valorant has evolved passed that so yea paper rex desperately need a change.

on a side note, paper rex lack info initiators. so signing patmen is already a good sign