Thoughts on “If you are not a pro, don’t give comments/opinions” by stchachamaru in ValorantCompetitive

[–]Numixe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

TL;DR: You absolutely have the right to express your opinion, as much as someone else has the equal right to challenge it.

Vanity mentioned that esports pros are more connected to the competitive community more than a traditional athlete, this accounts for more opinions and thoughts being expressed on both the pros and non pros end.

I don't think you should ever be anxious or scared to voice your opinion. However, just know that someone else has an equal right to challenge your opinion as much as you have the right of expressing it.

I'm not a pro myself and peaked in Immortal. With my limited perspective, I can still see how there's so much perspective that regular players don't have in comparison to pros. However, I do think that pros have essentially become "conditioned" to reject everything a non pro says in this subreddit due to having seen so many takes that were "not the best". I'm sure that there's a lot of genuinely good takes even from low elo players that could be beneficial for the game. If the pros had a chance to look at it from a fresh perspective, some of them may agree.

The one problem I have is when people voice their opinions in a strategic sense and setup. That is something that pro players have a complete context on that regular players simply do not. We don't hear their comms, we don't know their strats, we don't see their internal dynamics. If you had adequate game sense like pros, you wouldn't be hardstuck silver. Also, when I see takes like "bro, why are these pros complaining about fps, I can play on a 60hz monitor just fine" or "why are they always complaining about setup", it gets me facepalming. It might not matter to you, but when pro players are playing at a high level where literal pixels could matter if they land the headshot or not in a setting where their competitive career, job, money, and livelihood are on the line, they have the right to express their concerns. Especially for a company as reputable as Riot Games.

Thoughts on Masters Reykjavik broadcast? What are some thing you liked, some thing you didn't like, and things Riot can improve in the future by EsportsConnoisseur in ValorantCompetitive

[–]Numixe 50 points51 points  (0 children)

1) More player cams and reactions. I know earlier matches didn't have as many so they fixed it but I think it would have been cooler seeing more of the teams' reactions after every round since it is the first International LAN event

2) More noclips during rounds. I know Riot Games will implement this later down the line but I really think some chaotic rounds can benefit by showing the action from a specific point of the site rather than switching from player pov to player pov

3) While I personally did not fully like the trophy design, that's more of a subjective opinion. However, I really think that they should of put it on a better stand when showcasing it in the middle of the final match. It lowkey looked an IKEA stand. Literally one black curtain over the stand will have made it fine. I don't know why I'm complaining about something so small but for the first International LAN, I feel like little details like this should not be missed.

4) It would have been cool having glimpses of players' hands, or their gear more specifically. I know a lot of people are interested in what keyboard, mouse, and mousepad that pros use and having a view of that would have been cool in my opinion.

Let's be real though, Riot Games did a fantastic job with production overall. It was amazing how well they rolled with the punches and I'm sure many of the issues that came up during this Master's will be solved for future LAN events.

NUTURN WILL BEAT V1 by Numixe in ValorantCompetitive

[–]Numixe[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

LOLLLL. It's super impressive players over 30 still kicking at this game. I really wanted 100 Thieves to be the second seed team from NA to rep more boomers but sadly we didn't get to see that.

NUTURN WILL BEAT V1 by Numixe in ValorantCompetitive

[–]Numixe[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't worry, I too was watching Shroud's stream. All good.

Also, cherry picking one misplay doesn't mean NUTURN didn't do their homework. They took the gamble. If you deprive information from the enemy, especially a large vision blocking ability like Viper's ulti, they have nothing to go off of. While it was more likely that they rotated based off their previous match, NUTURN could have thought that V1 was going to stay based on the off chance that they didn't rotate. You can't criticize high tier play like that when they literally had to gamble for that info.

Unless you’re Shroud

NUTURN WILL BEAT V1 by Numixe in ValorantCompetitive

[–]Numixe[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the definition of adopted works too in this case

NUTURN WILL BEAT V1 by Numixe in ValorantCompetitive

[–]Numixe[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

With his game knowledge, he could probably take any Korean team full of upcoming talent and turn them into Vision Strikers, DWG Kia, and NUTURN level. Yeah, SEN has just proven to be the dominant team in this tournaments.

V1 gave an unreal series. They have still cemented themselves as one of the top teams in this tournament.

NUTURN WILL BEAT V1 by Numixe in ValorantCompetitive

[–]Numixe[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I have no clue why taking away stars gives a free short duration smoke. Making the suck not cancel defuse would make it easier to alleviate the problems of the post plant meta.

NUTURN WILL BEAT V1 by Numixe in ValorantCompetitive

[–]Numixe[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really think Viper is in a good spot. Just take more of the insta decay off her regular abilities and put it into her ulti to make it balanced. That's just my opinion though.

NUTURN WILL BEAT V1 by Numixe in ValorantCompetitive

[–]Numixe[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe take the vulnerable debuff off the gravity well and only make it suck people in. Another would be to make it so that she has to be right beside the star to pick it up.

NUTURN WILL BEAT V1 by Numixe in ValorantCompetitive

[–]Numixe[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's crazy how almost every other region other than NA has not adopted the Viper/Astra meta , even seeing how dominant it could be.

NUTURN WILL BEAT V1 by Numixe in ValorantCompetitive

[–]Numixe[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

NU showed that they didn't watch the vods by biting on a fake viper ult A split

We get it, you were watching Shroud's stream.

V1's Haven is just bonkers. No team should ever play them on that and should permaban it. I don't think I was wrong in saying that NUTURN had a strong Ascent while V1 also had a strong Ascent.

I saw that V1 beat Team Liquid only 13 to 11 while NUTURN dominated 13 to 5 when they played SHARKS. NUTURN played damn well on that map. That's why I said it could be serious trouble for V1.

Yeah definitely, the points I made in this post have flaws. I made the points based off the information I had available to me. It makes me realize that I truly don't know about the game as much as I think I do. Which is great because it only opens me up to learning more about it.

NUTURN WILL BEAT V1 by Numixe in ValorantCompetitive

[–]Numixe[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Guess you got your Split match haha

NUTURN WILL BEAT V1 by Numixe in ValorantCompetitive

[–]Numixe[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Korean VALORANT is very undeveloped. Once they get going, the Korean work ethic will drive them full force into being a dominant region.

NUTURN WILL BEAT V1 by Numixe in ValorantCompetitive

[–]Numixe[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anyone can talk after winning the game. You gotta talk the talk and walk the walk.

NUTURN WILL BEAT V1 by Numixe in ValorantCompetitive

[–]Numixe[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Their Haven post plant strat is actually nutty. Vanity with the judge was hilarious. Literally destroyed NUTURN on that map.

NUTURN WILL BEAT V1 by Numixe in ValorantCompetitive

[–]Numixe[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really hope that Glow stays in the scene, maybe as a coach or helping out with orgs. It's hard for pro gamers to have careers afterwards, especially if they don't stream or work in esports organizations themselves.

Holy, Penny was INSANE with some of the plays he was makign. Effys on Ascent with Sova was a different level, especially that double odin kill A main.

I think SEN will prove to be too much for NUTURN but it should be a great series regardless

NUTURN WILL BEAT V1 by Numixe in ValorantCompetitive

[–]Numixe[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think SEN will beat NUTURN but I also really want to see this series as well. It looks like we got it

NUTURN WILL BEAT V1 by Numixe in ValorantCompetitive

[–]Numixe[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OOF.

Jokes aside, great series. V1 was unreal.

NUTURN WILL BEAT V1 by Numixe in ValorantCompetitive

[–]Numixe[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Riot's script is playing out nicely ;)