Mariin ang naging pahayag ni Adil “ScreaM” Benrlitom ng Team Liquid tungkol sa estado ng Valorant meta sa bawat rehiyon ng Valorant Champions Tour at ang kalakhang ibig-sabihin nito sa competitive scene ng naturang first-person shooter.
Naki-isa si ScreaM sa panel na kinabibilangan nina Shahzeb “ShahZaM” Khan ng Sentinels, Jake “Boaster” Howlett ng Fnatic, Anthony “vanity” Malaspina ng Version1, at Matias “Saadhak” Delipetro ng Team Vikings, upang paunlakan ang media sa kanilang mga katanungan noong bisperas ng VCT Stage 2 Masters sa Reykjavík, Iceland.
Naniniwala si ScreaM na ‘bata pa’ ang laro
Sa simula pa lang, tinalakay na ni ScreaM ang kasulukuyang estado ng Valorant meta. Aniya, ang laro mismo, na inilabas lamang noong Hunyo 2020, ay bago pa.
“Things have to develop and the tactics are still very new. The meta is still going to evolve a lot. As of now, every team is in this position,” paliwanag ni ScreaM.
Dagdag din ng dating Counter-Strike: Global Offensive superstar na pantay pa ang tsansa ng bawat koponan para sa kampeonato, “This is the beginning of the game. In my opinion, no one is really [good enough] right now to dominate the whole scene. So, anyone can win this tournament.”
Upang sundan ang pahayag na ito, ang bawat miyembro ng panel ay naglahad din ng kanilang mithiin sa kauna-unahang international Valorant tournament.
ShahZaM, nanindigan na ito ay tagisan ng galing
Naging maingat si ShahZaM na huwag maliitin ang kalaban. Ayon sa kanya, ang bawat koponan ay magbabago ng composition papasok sa opening rounds at pagbubutihin pa lalo ang kanilang performance.
“I highly doubt any team is going to come into this tournament doing the same stuff they did in the regional finals or the qualifiers because that will make absolutely no sense,” paliwanag ni ShahZaM. “So, I feel like this is going to be a test of matchups and who brings their best game, and who can adapt and adjust mid-game in these opening matches, more so than preparation and counter-strategies.”
“Teams will do their homework and players will have their tendencies, but I expect teams to reinvent themselves,” ika niya.
Samantala, iginiit din ni ShahZaM na ang kanyang koponan ay may may pinagdaan ding pagbabago, taliwas sa pahayag ni ScreaM na sa kabila ng husay ng Sentinels, sila raw ay madaling basahin, “The team you saw in Masters 1, and the team you saw in the Regional Finals is a different team from the team you’ll see here [in Iceland].”
Factor din ang kumpiyansa ayon kay vanity
Nang tanungin tungkol sa player performances at posibleng epekto ng setting sa kanila, ipinaliwanag ni vanity na ang lahat ng manlalaro ay makakaramdam ng pressure kalaunan.
“Given the stage it’s on, the first international one for Valorant, there’s going to be nerves across the board. It doesn’t matter who you are, it doesn’t matter how [high or low a level] you’ve competed on,” bigkas niya.
“The people who competed on a higher level will probably have an advantage later on in the tournament. But in the beginning, everyone’s going to have nerves, and I don’t think it’ll affect the level of play very much,” dagdag ni vanity.
Learning experience ito para kay Saadhaak
Para sa koponan gaya ng Team Viking, alam ni Saadhaak na kailangan nilang mag-adapt.
“I think our playstyle is really good against aggressive teams. Now, we’re transitioning to play against slow teams. So, one of our strengths is the adaptability we have. It’s really surprising how teams play here, it is really different and we’re learning from them,” aniya.
Boaster, e-enjoy-in ang pagkakataon
Bakas naman sa galaw ni Boaster na wala siyang bakas ng kaba noong dumalo sa press conference. “We’ve come this far and I think it’s a matter of just enjoying the whole moment. It doesn’t matter, win or lose. We’re at Riot’s first-ever international event, and we’re here to enjoy it.”
Mas mahalaga para sa 25-taong-gulang na dating CS:GO pro na enjoy-in ang tournament. “We’re here to have fun. We get to see all these other teams as well which is really cool. Whatever happens, happens. We deal with it. We’ve been practicing quite hard. Hopefully, we’re consistent. We’ll go on that stage and hopefully we’ll give it the best we can do.”
Ang VCT Stage 2 Masters ay nagsimula noong May 24, 2021. Ang mga laban ay mapapanood live sa opisyal na Twitch at YouTube channels ng Riot Games.
