10 Things We Wish We Knew Before Starting Valorant
As VALORANT is still in beta, Riot Games is constantly working to ensure the game is working as intended by design, and this means patching out Spycam exploits on each map as they appear. As a result, each patch often brings map changes, some meant to help overall gameplay, but many with Cypher and his Spycam in mind. These and future patches should be observed closely to ensure the best Cypher play and counterplay. This guide will focus on patch 0.5, with the goal of thinking long-term about how best to use Cypher and his tool
Valorant is the latest multiplayer game on the Twitch scene that has some of the platform's top personalities becoming obsessed with Riot's new video game IP. The game mixes the triggered character-specific abilities players have become familiar with in titles like Overwatch and Rainbow Six: Siege and layers them on top of a first-person shooter title eerily similar to Valve's Counter-Strike series which remains extremely popular on PC. Let's look at 10 things everyone wished they knew before starting Valora
Valorant tips|https://valorantpedia.com/ has just been out for a month and the game has already amassed a huge player base. The tactical-shooter has been receiving a lot of positive feedback from players and it seems like Riot Games has created yet another masterpi
Viper, like Cypher, can set up her gameplan pretty early, forcing enemies to adapt to what you're doing instead of the other way around. You always want to be the team dictating the terms of the fight, and Viper can really help your team excel at that, getting you off to a good start and forcing those teams that aren't coordinated enough to adapt to a quick def
The Snake Bite is a pretty simple ability but has a variety of uses. The most obvious use is its area denial, preventing enemies from accessing a certain area unless they'd like to be acid-burned. It can also be a pretty good way to prevent a Spike Plant if an enemy is in mid-plant and you toss this down on t
Above C Short, C Site Long, C Site C Short – Any of these can provide good value, but Cypher is not one to hold the location. Experiment with which works best, as this will be used sparingly.
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Whenever used, Portal's gate makes a loud sound that is easily audible in the surrounding areas. The loud noise will usually alert the opposing team, and in most cases, they will be ready to ambush you near the exit gate. Players using a portal in Bind should always be on their toes and should always be prepared to face a hoard of enemies after exiting through the por
A Short – Near the rugs remains a solid spot to place the Spycam, however, Riot Games seems to dislike the area for this use. We have already seen this changed in a recent patch, partly as an exploit, partly for being too difficult to quickly and easily note where the Spycam is located.
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A Tower – This is a great spot to experiment with, but like Bind: A Short, should see a change in the future. Placing the Spycam outside of the window near the decorative, upwards pointing rocks provides a high viewpoint, but too much cover for opponents to quickly ident
A Link – This is another spot that should be learnt by all players because of how powerful the information can be. Placing the Spycam on the panel over the roof pictured below provides information that is borderline game-breaking, and this might be changed soon as well.
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Every gamer always comes to the point where they decide if they want to invest in a high-quality headset or not. The audio feedback is invaluable and understanding the position from which the noise you hear is coming can help you more often than you th
A lot of players have complained regarding the iffy sound system in the game. In an FPS, hearing footsteps is very crucial and helps in gathering information. Although the sound system is decent in Valorant , it’s definitely a little pale when compared to games like CS:GO . It’s a major factor in one’s success in any Valorant match, and when going up the ranking system, it becomes even more prevalent. It’s vague at times and often confuses the players instead of helping them. Players have pointed out that switching the "surround sound" in Headphones does improve the situation, but it is definitely something Riot Games need to address quic
Above A Screens #1 – We will mention this as one of the best places to place a camera, but we expect this to be patched out. Placing the Spycam here is not an exploit, but it provides such an abundance of information that it feels like a prime candidate for a nerf in the future. From here, Cypher can see spawn, screens, A Tower, A Main, and more. For now, this is a prime location to learn, but do not be surprised if in the future it is changed or removed due to simply being too effici
As mentioned before, Viper's Pit is going to create some entirely uneven gunfights. If Viper is in the Pit and already has some good idea of where to look for enemies, those enemies are going to have a severely difficult time winning a gunfight against her. And, due to the absolutely bonkers radius this ability has, you can really lock down a huge area of the