With 1.6M viewers on Twitch, here is what VALORANT is doing right

VALORANT is about carefully sneaking around a small map waiting for a brief but explosive moment of action and danger. Players die within seconds and "abilities" are just extra perks that ultimately enhance vicious and precise gunplay. Winston mains are going to have a very rough time hopping over to VALORANT.

[theshredded]

Riot is taking over, this is just the beginning.

[Felix_Argyle_Catbro]

Flies and all that. The game is pretty garbo.

[DefaultComment]

sure sure buddy, I mean if it's garbage then it clearly proves why it had 1.6 million views on twitch and not to mention that everyone is talking about it. I guess you being born with missing chromosomes must suck huh?

[BlackTar187]

Well to be fair they require it to get the bets keys.. so many like me have it on mute in the other room.

[Rude-ro]

1.6 million because of sponsored streams.
Most of those would be watching whatever said streamers would be playing.
“Stream” viewership numbers are no numbers to be used with facts.

[amazingmax7]

It only has so many viewers because people want the chance to get a beta code.

[DefaultComment]

That maybe true but even though, the purpose is to rise interest in the gaming community and basically an invitation to start playing their games...you can't deny that's a genius strategy

[BillyG0AT]

It's far from genius. Einstein was genius. This is just dirty marketing.

[MarkyMark89]

Kinda bias opinion, it has had millions of views on YouTube streams, has also been averaging around 70K on Mixer who usually only has 70k total views on the entire platform, but both of those streaming platforms don’t offer drops to get white listed in the beta. The game has no paid promo, so nobody got money to say positive things. This comment section just feels like the PS4 single player loyalist type of group. So why even come comment on a ESport PC game... oh yea it’s N4G where all the idiots claim they have great games but argue on forums all day XD

[DefaultComment]

Riot games has the vision to take over the E-sport gaming industry and looks like they are gonna own it big time.

[Kavorklestein]

This games looks boring and Uninspired. Riot can have all the PC Dumbasses they want, anyone who actually think this game looks good I have to fiercely disagree. It does not. The pace is slow, the map is bland, the abilities look out of place and there is no real reason this has so many viewers besides being "the next new thing to try."
Them marketing beta codes thru streamers is a huge part of why it has so many views.
Not because it looks epic, compelling or worth anything.

[DefaultComment]

I'm gonna go on a limb here and say you haven't even touched the game and your so call criteria is based on a 5 min video you saw on YouTube.

[Kavorklestein]

I have not, but I watched about 4 hours of gameplay from several different streamers and it's just not interesting in the slightest. I do not see the reason this has people interested. The only thing I did like was the high visibility sights for ADS.

[PlatinumGX]

This game looks really mediocre.

[Kavorklestein]

Beyond Mediocre. I watched my fair share trying to see why people are hyped for it, and I basically see a dumbed down counterstrike RIP off with a semi team fortress 2 art style and none of it actually works well in the big picture or seems worth anything at all in my opinion. I would pay people NOT to play this game so it does not catch on. Then again, the more retards we can get away from the other shooters, the chances of winning on games that actually deserve the attention will be higher. Bleh.

[TheLeapist]

So many people in these comments that are clearly just super salty about not getting access to the beta.

[CDbiggen]

Man, I'm getting too old. Not heard of any of this stuff. 1.6mil views for watching people play a single game?