Every online multiplayer game suffers from a variety of issues, and Valorant is no exception. Fortunately, Riot reacts quickly to critical incidents, but some pests are very entrenched in the community and difficult to eradicate. Cryptocurrency staking is last on the list of community concerns and is the biggest threat to Valorant’s high ELO in 2023.
The upper echelon of Valorant (made up of 1.23% of the community) faces a challenge straight out of a cyberthriller. Earning the ultimate holy grail, the Radiant badge, is no mean feat, but a new challenge awaits Radiant owners at the highest level in Valorant.
Cryptocurrency betting is the bread and butter of large-scale esports, but that doesn’t apply to Valorant ranked play. At a lower level, match-fixing is a betting package. Its main focus is high-level Valorant, as this is where most of the high-stakes matches between streamers and professional players take place. With the help of communication platforms like Discord, gamers have created an entire network that discovers ranked games in real time with famous names or leaderboard holders. In order to win the bet, they intentionally grouped the player or sent them private messages to use the result.
Bien que cela puisse sembler être un probleme de type “une fois dans une lune bleue”, des joueurs tels que Tarik ‘tarik’ Celik, Shahzeb ‘ShahZaM’ Khan, Pujan ‘FNS’ Mehta et d’autres ont signalé des incidents similares en Little time. . The frustration has reached the point where experienced players are considering creating a private league, which seems like a great idea for the pros. But beyond that, it will eventually kill Valorant’s high ELO.
“Is it time to create a discord on the 10s/ELO high? The feeling that there is too much nonsense in the ranking. It would have been a lot more fun anyway,” Tariq said.
The private league is a viable but risky solution
Tariq shared this idea with his fans, drawing up the requirements to join a potential private league without crypto betting. It included advice that many budding professionals struggle to follow. The criteria seemed strict, whether it was a Tier 1 team or having 500+ hours of streaming. A league like this guarantees a clean environment but is dangerous for the Valorant ranking.
The Faceit Counter-Strike: Global Offensive games are a good example. Loyal gamers know that official matchmaking is far from perfect, while Faceit offers a clean platform for serious gamers. Therefore, MM is now seen as a place for non-serious gamers who come to kill time rather than compete. And while having a purely third-party platform is great, Riot doesn’t want that for their FPS.
Since its launch, Valorant Riot has held the reins firmly. Whether it’s in the in-game store, ranked matches, or the esports arena, Riot is the ultimate gatekeeper and organizer. Experienced players creating a private league to avoid the crypto fiasco will only leave a group of less experienced and frivolous players in ranked queues. Not to mention, this will deprive new players of the chance to earn the coveted Radiant badge. After all, it’s not good.
If you continue to stake crypto on the leaderboard, deserving players may want to develop a private solution to avoid gambling. Sure, it won’t look like Faceit, but it will serve the same purpose. As a result, the official Riot matchup will have no real competition. Just like in CS:GO MM, the game will come down to throwing, betting, heartbreaking, and more.
Unfortunately, a private league seems to be the only solution, as crypto betting is a crisis Riot doesn’t fully understand. The developer can dig up the bad guys and impose bans, but the players make money and love it. A wave of hardware bans may scare off stubborn repairmen, but this is far from the case.
However, the private league has its own problems. For example, longer queue times, seedy lobbies, and similar issues will emerge once the private league becomes popular with a broader player base. Not only that, a community at large that relies heavily on external leagues to play something as simple as ranked will put the credibility of Valorant’s upcoming in-game tournament system in a bad light.
In any case, Valorant’s high ELO is seriously threatened. As this is a community created issue by a few bad players, the entire player base is likely to suffer from the consequences.
However, all is not lost. Players hoping to turn pro are still looking forward to Valorant Premier. So work hard and refine your goal for the Valorant Immortal leaderboard to join the big leagues in the future!
Source : PC Gamesn
