CS2 expert reacts to VALORANT E-Sports for dummies

it is time for a video that a lot of you guys won't want me to watch but that I keep getting recommended by people that I have to watch it and it is this video right here I see it all the goddamn time valant Esports explained for rookies boys at this point I can't go around it no more it's time because when I think about valorent Esports I think about this this is what I see what is this look at this chat let's Rush the bomb site blue wall raining smoke Nami Al I don't know what that is n e all over the site incoming nukes nukes dropping down wall pushing over the rocket with rocket launcher flying over insane Splash grenade laser beam from the sky this guy can't see anything he sees blue this guy sees yellow he sees something he flash this guy Peaks a kill I can see I can't see this guy's casting a spell more smokes more rain more lasers from the guy this do dog sniper and then the s's taken like what in the is that game that's what I see and that's what I guess people see that haven't watched maybe this video maybe this video will put some clarity into the whole shabang that's going on valerin is the fastest growing esport in the world with Sentinels versus gen in Madrid reaching a new record of over 1.6 million live viewers there's no doubting its incredible growth since the game's released maybe you watched that match and really I have to keep it real though CS also has those numbers right of like 1 million plus but valoren has drops right always got to remember that if something has drops on Twitch that viewer numbers go like this remember sometimes face it puts some drops third party and the viewer numbers already go up like crazy if it's official drops where it shows in the system where you even show it in game where you can get something in like a skin in game people always go crazy like back in the day for CS CS started with drops all of the sudden now we don't do it anymore now valoren does it and other game does it why don't we have drops no more I don't know numbers would be way crazy on CS I just have to say that really enjoyed it maybe you didn't but you know who tens is and that he's really good maybe you've seen some weird new skins in your valerant games and wondered what they are or maybe you've never even played valerant wherever you're from this video is everything you need to know to understand exactly how valerin Esports Works where to start getting into it and what makes it so great to watch so let's get right into it with some general things if you've genuinely never played valerant before I'd recommend doing so if you want to get fully into the esport just to get get used to the characters maps and general gameplay mechanics but if you already know how regular valerant Works Pro valerant matches are pretty similar in terms of the rule set each map is first to 13 Rounds with each team playing up to 12 rounds on attack and defense if the map reaches the 122 score line it goes to overtime and the first team to get a two- round lead wins almost all pro Valor two round lead so it's not like in CS it's first to 14 I guess so it's like in table tennis I actually kind of like that chat I have to keep it real I thought about thatst system at one point because uh people don't like best of fives right I thought about this recently imagine you have this ping pong system first to have a leite of two but in the series and then it could go to like Fifth map and so on if uh both teams actually are good and then we have don't have the three nil debacle anymore if one team is clearly better they win two Z so it's like a best of three but if the other team wins one map it's like 3 to one and so on I swear that could make sense they have it in in the rounds matches are best of three map Series so whichever team wins two first takes the game but in major finals like in Sentinels versus gen it becomes a best of five they decide which maps to play using a pick ban system where each team bounce them up and one question in ranked if it's not like 12 12 you can then vote on whether uh it's a draw or not right right now we're talking about Esports but I found this kind of funny Valor you can just vote on a draw that's crazy which is kind of nice I guess you start the game you think oh I want only want to invest invest that much time all of the sudden you see yourself in OT you have a pizza in the oven you just vot on a draw kind of smart low key best of five they decide which maps to play using a pick ban system where each team bans a map and then they pick from there but let's use an example to see how these Concepts look in an actual match like this match between Sentinels vers NRG before the match began they did map picks and bands Sentinels ban Breeze and NRG bandn bind then they picked the first two maps Sunset and Ascent then they each ban one more map leaving split as the middle ground and the final map of the series on Sunset the score got to 1212 and so we went into overtime the rounds went back and forth four until it reached 1614 to Sentinels so they took map one NRG then won their own map pick of ascent 1310 which meant the series was tied at one all and went to split Sentinels then dominated that map 133 and won the series 2-1 so hopefully that example has shown you how the pro games work at a basic level but now that's out of the way let's talk about how valerant Esports system actually works the VCT or valerant Champions Tour is valerant e major VCT is the major no as far as I know Sports system it's a year-long season of games played by teams across the world and where Pro players show their skills at the highest level it's made up of two tiers tier one where all of the best players in teams play and tier two where players fight to reach that tier one level most of this video will focus on tier one which is what most people mean when they say VCT in the VCT season there are three major events where the best teams from every region fight to Crown the new best team in the world the first two are both Masters events International tournaments that show us who's currently on top of the valerant scene they usually have eight or 12 teams attending and are held in various cities across the globe in 2023 we Masters Tokyo which was won by Fanatic in 2024 we've had Masters Madrid which sentinals won in March and Masters Shanghai which will happen at the end of May there're always super interesting tournaments with top level gameplay and loads of story lines if you want to follow VCT more casually it's a good idea to watch Masters when it's on but the third and final major event of the year is valerant Champions champions is basically the world championship winner takes all name in the history books type thing it's always a huge event with 16 teams packed live crowds and promotion through the roof with a yearly Anthem being released and a limited edition Edition skin bundle in the game Champions is the valerant event to watch as not just a fan of VCT but a fan of the game in general 2023 Champions event was held in La is that trophy game stronger I I feel like I feel like our got a little bit worse over the past uh yeah bro just let me let me remind you of this one clip bro bro I swear how the trophy crumbles is crazy is it okay to repost this bro bro they have this like jiga chat made out of stone is it out of stone looks like it our 3D printed we had the C trophy bro the Cs trophies have been o why are we going backwards not just a fan of VCT but a fan of the game in general 2023 Champions event was held in La where Evil Geniuses completed their miraculous Underdog Story in front of a crowd of 15,000 2024 EV 15K that's comparable with cs no I think that's pretty I think that's the same be held in August in the Korean capital of Soul so definitely make sure to tune in but how do we decide which teams go to these big events well that's where the international leagues D the place is where these majors are at we had I I heard one European country Madrid but then we have we have Asian region a lot we have an a region a lot bro I would be so is in European is it annoying to follow this Esports chat I could imagine because the games are weird times right it either night time or fully in the morning no I already get annoyed as a CS fan if sometimes like I shouldn't be mad but sometimes if I have to wake up at like 6:00 a.m. to watch like a game it's uh I don't know would have I would have preferred an EU one you know an EU tournament come in VCT has four International leagues Americas which is North and South America EMA which is Europe Middle East and Africa China and Pacific which is the rest of Asia each league is a regional Battleground where teams fight for a coveted SP at a Masters or Champions event and to represent their region on the global stage the format for these leagues varies each what the hell dude I thought it was Apex or Champions event and to represent their did they just steal the flow of apex's Jersey bro that's the Apex colors one to one bro now they're for sure going to inspired region on the global stage the format for these leagues varies each year but usually there are two splits across the year during which each team in the league plays once or twice a week these splits culminate in a playoff bracket where the top teams from the regular season face off in high stakes games to clinch a ticket to an International Tournament but who are these teams valer guys can you ban agents I don't care about like the like where and and stuff but you can't ban agents is there certain agents that are uh broken because in League like um in League of Legends sometimes there's some broken ones and then thean yeah interesting Sports entered a franchise likee system in 2023 Riot actually pays teams to be in the league and and hand selected 40 Esports orgs they thought would be reliable and help the VCT to grow if you've heard anything about Pro valerant before you might recognize what is that trophy okay maybe our trophy game is stronger this this one looks a little weird ly teams like Sentinels the first ever and most recent as of this video major winners or fanatic the team who made the iconic 113 comeback against loud to win the greatest match of valerant history or even paperex the uncrowned kings of Asia with arguably the most unique play style in Esports full stop maybe you've heard of players like tens boa Jing yay demon one or even Benji fishy all of which you can watch Benji fishy is isn't he a fortnite pro huh what interesting they got the fortnite pros as well I mean loads of people switched from CS to valorent but I didn't know that that fortnite that it would also be like I mean I guess if you're good at Sho us you're good at Val represent their teams in the international leagues as for which League you should watch it's really up to you americaas is known for its cracked individual players along with some drama and trash talk to spice up the games Europe is a strategically deep region with strong local fan bases like that of caring cor and koyi Pacific is still waiting for its first trophy but they never failed to deliver an entertaining match with some crazy moments and China's International League was only added this year so they're still figuring out their identity but you can bet they'll do everything they can to challenge for a major title you can watch only your home regions league and support their teams at the global events or you can try and watch all four not in easy task with valerant intense schedule but there are a few people who manage it if you've got a specific team you want to support you can just tune into their games and if you haven't yet you can watch this video there's very little overlap and try and watch all of Cs teams at the top to valoren teams right do you think that some Orcs don't consider getting a valoren team because if they if their main fan base is CS I would feel like those CS fans would be you know how CS fans are you know I feel it would be oh what is this what why you doing valent now I feel like that may be a point bro like actually at the fan base at the end that's that's what makes you the money right like it's not winning tournaments and stuff at least most of the time in Esports it's that you can sell your merch that you have brand deals fan base is super important four not an easy task with valerant intense schedule but there are a few people who manage it if you've got a specific team you want to support you can just tune into to their games and if you haven't yet you can watch this video there's so few overlap and then imagine like if if a valorent team if they are fully known for valorant everything imagine zentinel a CS go team just imagine the chat there like you know what I mean Chad I don't think they would have that many CS fans let's just say that to get a run down on every team in VCT and with 40 partnered teams there's definitely at least one you'll enjoy watching but taking a look at the leagues in 2024 you'll notice that there aren't 10 teams in each league there's 11 and that's where tier 2 comes in the tier 2 circuit is pretty complicated so I won't go into it fully here but here's what you need to know there's over 20 leagues and hundreds of teams throughout the world competing in them all to make it to their Region's Ascension tournament Ascension PS the best tier two teams in each major region against each other and whoever comes out on top gets promoted into their International League what the [ __ ] is this trophy bro big gu is not always better why is that so huge it's basically a promotion system where a new team gets added into each league every year and that can create some great stories 2023 Ascension winners were the guard in Americas who then became G2 gentlem mates in EMA dragon ranger gaming in China and bleed in Pacific Ascension will happen after Champions this year in September and it's great to watch and see a preview of the new teams for the next year you might have also heard of Premier valerant in-game tournament client the top divisions of Premier do feed into the tier 2 leagues so if you think you're did five did CS2 name it after this after their thing bro I never knew dude I swear on God there's so many Do You Realize by the way what what valoren did bro what is the RVP called they they are five bullet I don't know if it that's bullets but their one shot sniper rifle that costs the most in the game operator drop me the op the oper dude you can't make this up so it's an easier transition I'm telling you bro I'm telling you bro the anticheat valorent anticheat vuck you see that you see the S similarities okay n the operator moreo the operator actually makes sense though you're good enough drop me the the op why would they name it so close to the like you know what I mean one to like literally bro I know what they're doing make a team win some games and maybe you'll make it into a tier two League sorry Vanguard I mean Vanguard on do people also call it vak in valence they probably wanted that as well bro they're trying to steal our culture bro you're really good into Ascension and if you're really good maybe even into the tier one international leagues up against the best players in the world valerant has tried to really connect the game to the esport whether that's through like I just mentioned the Esports Hub where you can see all the upcoming matches and even the VCT team bundles where you can rep your favorite team in game with a classic skin player card gun Budd and spray you might have seen them around in your games some of them look seriously cool like paper X's levaton bro I have to show this no way how do I find it bro what somebody link it I'll show it after this guy linked a YouTube video surely he didn't just look up Rick Roll YouTube guys I'm not watching that game stop spamming mods course nice nice cover close right this one may actually be it this guy has a sub okay bro why is this link look different each bundle goes directly to the team so if you want to support the scene that's the best way the easy wait okay bro like I'm not going three for three bro I'm not going three for three bro flow Vision if this is a rick R bro I actually P Banning you like it's not even funny yeah GG this way to find matches to watch is by using the two people put this at the same time the exact same link this is actually going to be the one okayy bro yeah guys I actually want to show it though it's actually funny Sports Hub in game it will show you every tier one match happening across the world and you can just click to open the game in your browser it doesn't show you much other than that though so if you want to see game stats look at past matches or see what tier two gam TV v vr. g is the place to go it will show you past results and upcoming games and you can click on them to view stats like the scoreboard and round counts for each map VR also has a forum where users can talk about anything to do with the VCT although it's not Chad V or hltv which one clears oh a TV is actually clean bro they have so many stats so many stats a TV yeah I mean it's I mean we had years to adopt everything I guess and to like make it the best not exactly the place for serious discussion to say the least the r/ valerant competitive subreddit is a great hub for fans of the VCT though and joining that should keep you up to date on the major events in the scene another source of VCT news is tactical Rob's YouTube channel where he uploads daily videos going over everything that's happened whether that's match results or roster moves I'm still wondering how he managed to do one every day during the offseason there's some other great VCT content to check out too platchat is a podcast run by some of the VCT casters with a perfect balance of analysis and memes channels like thinking man's valerant and Aaron make great videos going deep into the strategy of matches and if you want to catch up on some of the best stories and moments from valerant history so far I think my channel is a good place to start but a lot of ECT content comes from watch parties where streamers watch the games live which can add a different flavor to the regular broadcast T is the biggest co- streamer and is great for Good Vibes and jokes scky is a former tier one coach so has a more analytical look on the game and a super chill stream and if you want some insights from former players FNS and Som always tell interesting stories and are absolutely hilarious everyone I've mentioned in this video is linked in the description below give one of them a try next time you tune into the VCT and if you've watched this far I'm sure you're excited to get into it consider this your official welcome to the VCT I'm sure you'll enjoy your guys would I got cancelled if imagine imagine I switched to Valen back then imagine I was a Valen con Creator I swear on God I I I swear I would get canceled bro no I swear some of the stuff that I see sometimes the drama I I I swear would I would I would have to like change I would already be a huge threat on M clicks 100% look how he's taking him from his community 100% bro 100% 10,000 UPS GG dude so many things or like if I play and then I [ __ ] talk my teammates 100% there's another one right there oh St so all that's left to do now is me me me and mouse Clan suck already over why is he talking so badly about you know what I mean open the game see what matches are on and tune in which I don't by I've been commend subscribe if you enjoyed and thank you for watching not what I expected in this video but still uh uh still a fun watch I wanted more insights though I wanted more I I I don't know what I expected I don't know what I expected I expect something else leave him some love leave a sub if you're interested in my learn content suck

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Length: 18min 15sec (1095 seconds)

Published: Thu May 23 2024