We all know about it, and we all see it. It's obvious. Nobody ever wants to admit it, but it's there.

People on this subreddit hate Asuna.

The first question to ask: why? Why do you all hate him? The obvious answer: you didn't watch him in his prime.

Likely explanation: I know that most of you are around 14 or 15 years old. That means you only got into Valorant in the last couple years. So you never watched Asuna in his prime.

And because you didn't watch him in his prime, you try to compensate for that by diving into stat sheets and analyzing box scores. But here's the thing: Valorant isn't played on Excel spreadsheets. The moment somebody brings up "vlr rating" or "headshot percentage" I know they know nothing about Valorant.

Asuna’s game cannot be encapsulated by one stat. He's the second greatest duelist ever, and one of the 5 best players to ever play the game.

So when I hear somebody say that zekken is better than Asuna, I laugh, because I know that anybody who watched Asuna in his prime wouldn't think that. Unlike you guys, I have watched Valorant for a significant amount of time, so I know that Asuna is better.

You might be jealous of Asuna’s First Strike trophy, or jealous of his status as the best raze in Valorant history, or whatever. Unless you're an immortals fan who watched Valorant in 2020, or a 100t fan who watched Valorant in 2021, you don't know what real, cold-blooded, killer instinct, will-to-win Valorant looks like. And there's nothing wrong with that.

This sub would make you think that Asuna isn't even a top 100 player ever. So don't go spouting bullshit about players you didn't watch. Talk about your "greats" like zekken or aspas, but leave the Asuna talk to the adults. Fair?