Shroud is one of the best shooter players out there, few should doubt that. As a former professional, the Canadian with Polish roots, whose real name is Michael Grzesiek, played Counter-Strike: Global Offensive for the e-sports team Cloud9.
So it should be interesting for inclined fans that today's youtuber and streamer also plays Riot Games' CS: GO competitor Valorant during the current beta phase. Can the experienced mouse artist shine in the new tactical shooter?
The short answer: But something from! Take a look at this video, for example, if you want to see where they will be in the future Benchmark for Valorant gameplay will lie:
Shroud spools impressive maneuvers off, sometimes complete entire teams – something that viewers also know from him from CS: GO, PUBG and other shooters. He seems to feel at home straight away in Valorant.
Valorant and e-sports
Is valorant tailored to competitive gameplay. Although Riot Games told us that they didn't want to "force e-sports" and would rather see whether "of course something developed in the direction": Valorant aims at professional competition, both mechanically and technically.
It is of course still a bit early to rave about e-sports – in a game that has not even been released. The Free2Play release is only in the Summer 2020 planned.
But if you remember Riots dealings with League of Legends and the years of expertise in Build and expand your own competition cosmos considering, of course, one cannot ignore the characters.
It is conceivable that Riot would like to establish a similar esports scene with tournaments and high prize money for Valorant. We'll have to wait and see what actually happens.
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