Nick Diamon – “Its all in service of the eSports focus. Anything quicker would be too fast for dramatic shows. Riot has made eSports their bread and butter, so its no surprise that Valorant is heavily skewed to that audience. Gone are the days of 1v1 arena fights in LAN tournaments with fullbright settings. One match. One result. One mistake and you were done. There were no upset wins or swings. You did a looping run from the railgun spawn and the keg of health and you didnt dare deviate because it could all be over with one high-ping hit.
Anyway, Im old. Valorant has made me realize that I dont recognize the landscape I grew up with. Ill let the younger generation deal with Valorants sequel.”
Source: N4G PC Valorant Review | Quarter to Three