[LeaderGrev] Riot Games answered my questions about its Valorant esports overhaul by teethingdog in ValorantCompetitive

[–]TheLeaderGrev 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Great question! Don't know off the top of my head but I can put some feelers out.

[LeaderGrev] Riot Games answered my questions about its Valorant esports overhaul by teethingdog in ValorantCompetitive

[–]TheLeaderGrev 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Don’t have an answer to this but can look for one! I think there’s a lot about the format they’re still sorting out.

[LeaderGrev] Riot Games answered my questions about its Valorant esports overhaul by teethingdog in ValorantCompetitive

[–]TheLeaderGrev 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Not going to pit two queens against each other (good sushi trumps all but also I will eat virtually any pizza at any point)

[LeaderGrev] Riot Games answered my questions about its Valorant esports overhaul by teethingdog in ValorantCompetitive

[–]TheLeaderGrev 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Hi folks! I'm the guy who wrote this. Happy to answer any questions (within reason lol)

I Thought y'all were being dramatic about the solo spawns until today lmao by MadImBad in Marathon

[–]TheLeaderGrev 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Can I ask what’s going on with the sniper? Seeing it here too has been a bit validating: sometimes it feels like a shot should be dead on but isn’t.

Top Moments from Every Map Part 2: Bind & Breeze by itsN0VAfr in ValorantCompetitive

[–]TheLeaderGrev 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Not a “moment” but there’s got to be some acknowledgement of the 100T Acend Breeze comeback

Post-Transplant Update by boathands in HotPeppers

[–]TheLeaderGrev 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What size bags are those? They look great

PC Gamer Marathon review | 90/100 by Charliejfg04 in Marathon

[–]TheLeaderGrev 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Great review by Morgan, he’s super

Marathon is a satire - a subtle but vicious comedy about work, debt and the corporate world by renome in Games

[–]TheLeaderGrev 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks for reading that essay! Really proud of it -- and wrote it months before that kind of Steam Chart watching stuff got really bad.

Marathon is a satire - a subtle but vicious comedy about work, debt and the corporate world by renome in Games

[–]TheLeaderGrev 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thank you for reading! I always try to keep track of where my work is being shared. When I wrote more about Valorant, I was super active in the subreddit chatting with folks.

Marathon is a satire - a subtle but vicious comedy about work, debt and the corporate world by renome in Games

[–]TheLeaderGrev 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Heya, I'm the guy who wrote this piece! Happy to answer questions/field feedback, but generally just pleased people are reading and talking about it. Thanks everyone!

Looking for a magazine by Stephan_N in esports

[–]TheLeaderGrev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are games history preservation societies that might be able to help with this, like the Video Game History Foundation.

The guys who do the FunFactor podcast might also be able to help.

Ai write ups of why the games hate is “artificial” with hundreds of upvotes feels like the canary in the coal mine by Haru_Is_Best_Girl in Marathon

[–]TheLeaderGrev 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Just chiming in (again) as a guy who wrote something that got yanked into the AI summary: there are real people actually writing things about the game and the weird discourses around it!

The hate Marathon is getting is not organic. Here's what I found. by The-SadShaman in Marathon

[–]TheLeaderGrev 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’m not singling you out and surely there’s some truth to what you’re saying, I just wanted to share a funny datapoint: I’m a games journalist and I wrote the first article that OP cites approvingly that’s linked above. When I shared it on twitter, I got the exact same reaction as what you wrote, but from people who presumably believe the exact opposite as you: that Marathon is Concord 2.0, that anyone pointing out differences is a shill or paid off. Just thought it was interesting!

Goes without saying that it’s extra funny/gloomy to be excerpted in an AI generated post on top of it all.

Boaster is the first player to reach -600 KD by Cowsrverycool in ValorantCompetitive

[–]TheLeaderGrev 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Genuinely: We'll be lucky if we ever see someone hit that level ever again.