Things Only Controller Mains Understand

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[@Clemz.]

As a brim main, nothing is more frustrating when i place my smokes to take site and stimmy my team mates to rush in, and my team doesn't even make an attempt to take site.

[@ArvalVampire]

I got you bro, i know the struggle 😢

[@YunoSullivan]

since you have no abilities left after this, just run in yourself or 2nd option, only smoke once you see your team getting ready to go in (satchels, drones, whatever) and 3rd option use your mic and tell them to go, combine that with option 1 and you are chilling

[@SnowMexicann]

As brim once you use your util you no longer have value, you should be the one to go in first alongside whatever dive duelist you have.

[@Clemz.]

@@SnowMexicann A majority of the time, I'm the one that usually does the entry. I'm currently stuck low elo hell, so most of the time it ends up only being me that tries to entry. All my duelists just want to lurk on attack. So I get very little support when trying to entry.

[@whereisaim4022]

I only smoke now when they enter

[@watchinyoutube5788]

smoker in valorant vs smoker irl

[@AfnanHassanRuslan]

one could die and 1 dies every game if they are not careful

[@Zeltic_]

one is loved the other one is hated

[@Slimacek-K]

Both are dying from cancer

[@MatterOrNot]

@@Slimacek-K😭

[@matt476]

im both

[@mastermusicverse1079]

The world will never understand the hardships of us controller mains

[@jesusmontes1768]

I felt soooo related to each and every one of the situations described in this video. You didn't miss one of them hahaha. And I can truly say that they repeat every match, even playing with 4 friends in premade who knows the role of each other perfectly in the game. Really nice one!

[@Akashi9]

True bro

[@abhijithkrishnan6386]

very true and my team doesn't understand it

[@amjadbashir6860]

I main omen i have played 200hrs omen and my total is 290 hrs in game

[@amjadbashir6860]

​@@jesusmontes1768so true

[@tamzaza5011]

my duelist lurk and my controller entries.

[@amjadbashir6860]

😅😅😅😅😅😂😂😂😂hahahah

[@flumfyducky]

real

[@ezla1663]

Some days you just have to entry (Omen and Brim entry lesgo)

[@deepanshu00730]

Us bro us

[@gamertv9019]

i keep entry as omen even tho i am not suppose to then die and teammates blame me but no one want to play controller D=

[@harknights3299]

As a Brim main, the amount of time when I placed down 3 smokes and the team just suddenly change their mind to rotate after 1 molly fall down on the smoke is crazy

[@br1mdaddy]

Thats true

[@Everlastingnocturne]

even tho half of my team always instalocks duelists im the one entrying as controller, i find it really hard to rank up without a duo and playing with random people when they wont understand their job and then blaming it all on me :(

[@baesti]

Jep it's super hard to uprank as a controller. Poeple never understand how smokes work and how the abilitys work. You need to duo or 5 stack if you want to get higher elo. So sad most players just lock agents ho need aim and no brain

[@Saman8k]

What rank are u?

[@baesti]

@@Saman8kwas d2 and then deranked to p3 cause of players didn't want to play the game. End of the season is insane this time

[@gamertv9019]

bro same i remember last time they keep asking me for smokes but then they never push and when i die they as me wat are u doing bro i hate it

[@animeoeshonikako730]

Drives me nuts when my teammates blame me if the game isnt going well. They always go “WHY ARENT U SMOKING??” When I comm my smokes about to go out, or when my smokes are coming back. Like wow I’m sorry my smokes dont last infinitely. But thats not the worst part, the same people who will complain about ur smokes or call them $hit even though they are default smokes CANT PLAY CONTROLLERS THEMSELVES. I’m in immortal lobby and the amount of people who went “I cant play controllers” is insane. Its such a simple role to play, just will have people complaining to u about nonsense.

[@ivan4990]

fr, i smoke site for them to hold easier and play around, like the smoke between dice and gen on ascent, and the teammates start ranting abt how they have never seen that smoke and about how it is terrible. Like bro, u play controller if u know where to smoke lol

[@CubeInspector]

Lol I just had a Reyna pull that shit like a week ago. I smoke every round. There isn't a single round I don't smoke. Sorry Reyna you miss the smokes because you go mid every round and I'm stuck trying to be the entry

[@Gingox]

@@ivan4990tbf bro those smoked are horrendous

[@gamertv9019]

can relate to it i feel it i hate it i wish it never but it still does happen, ya controller is simple but need some thinking which isnt that hard for controller but reyna mains is just hit head run bait never entry blame teammate

[@mr.neptune5348]

@@ivan4990that smoke is kinda bad for entry since it gives the enemies an advantage and 1 less angle to worry about. if its defenders tho, its decent, especially if you can't get out of site

[@aereouss]

One time we went for a 5 man smoker. The other team realized they couldn't win against us through all those smokes and had to surrender by the 7th round (7-0). Update: I have been in a all-smoker team about 3-4 times already. Not one loss. There was also a funny coincidence wherein we were up against an all-smoker just after clove was released and we were an all-sentinels team. close game, 13-10.

[@akashgiri4377]

Yeah, smokes are op if timed correctly. Unfortunately some instalocker duelists always ruin my games

[@cherrymarshmallow]

This is why you start spamming judge and shorty And just, never bother using vandals.

[@gamertv9019]

@@cherrymarshmallow bro so op as controller u can hide in sneaky spots and get few kills so much fun

[@ashtrayOW]

You forgot about the backseaters telling you to smoke "here" and "here" and they're the default smokes you've been doing 💀

[@johnnypham6095]

playing controllers is a thankless task. it's never easy, but it is honest work

[@mosquito001]

How about a sentinel then? Smokes are much more appreciated than the poor cypher watching the flanks alone

[@johnnypham6095]

@@mosquito001 yeah. y'know what, at this point playing anything but duelist is a thankless task

[@mosquito001]

@@johnnypham6095 If you're playing solo queue, definitely yes. initiators give entry so that duelists can kill, smokers block off odd angles so that duelists don't die before they kill, sentinels watch flanks so that duelists can kill without worrying about backstabs. So it's a bit hard to not focus on your duelists killing and appreciate the efforts that others put into setting them up.

[@3nd1ess77]

I'm an Astra main in Diamond right now. Astra has such a dynamic kit that you can do a bloody lot with, and mixing your playstyle to fit the situation can net you wins. She has literally infinite opportunity. Astra can act as an agent of all 4 roles, You can entry with a star setup, you can initiate fights for your duelists, and you can make traps that enemies dont often expect, and no other agent can do that. Astra takes multitasking to a whole new level, which I think is one of the many reasons why I dont see many Astra players. Controllers absolutely has some of the higher skill ceilings in Valorant, but that shouldn't deter people from learning how to play them.

[@StarryVids]

Lowlander: Controllers are the best agents to lurk with My teammates: Why are you lurking we need you to push site with us

[@gamertv9019]

they wanna bait u and later blame u that u never smoke, but u die cause teammate never entry

[@leandrodonoso4137]

*lose 4v2 in site 3 seconds on the round * "OMEN WHY ARE YOU LURKING!??!?!?!?!"

[@madhav_0909]

Me go harbour, Me water

[@gamertv9019]

helo i underwater pls help me

[@athaynha]

me omen, me shadow

[@vvvawdad1767]

me go clove me she

[@krizy168]

I feel like the brain of the team is mostly split between the smoker and the initiator because the initiator sets the rest of the team up for the play that the smoker calls

[@gamertv9019]

fr but i keep entry as omen xd

[@moothechicken-bq2ui]

a lot of the time a round loss is blamed in the smoke player for no reason too. didnt smoke well, too early, too late, they pushed into it and died, theres a gap in it etc. Also you missed lineups. They are so op when used well

[@akashgiri4377]

I am a controller main and this video made me cry. Thank you for recognizing us

[@RANDOMGUY-xt1gl]

Me go omen, me smoke

[@MrLowlander]

Life of a controller

[@whereisaim4022]

Me go omen, me smoke, me plant, me entry, me flash, me clutch 😐

[@RAGEDwaslive]

Me go Brimstone, me play lineups

[@fasterbaiter]

@@whereisaim4022bro fr. thats why i only plan omen for controller. atleast you get movement ability and blind in case ur duelists dont wanna enter

[@n1ghtmarefoxwlf]

me go omen , me smoke , me die while plant , me mad

[@somadeli8721]

5:20 I was so annoyed once because I was hovering Harbor and then all of a sudden one of my teammates instalocked him :(

[@FerusVagari]

That's why you need backup agents like initiators or sentinels to play, or just play double smokes

[@somadeli8721]

@@FerusVagari I know, I play a lot of agents, but at that time I only wanted to play Harbor for a while

[@mockingjayyy27]

2:28 idk why but my eyes began hurting when i read the screen

[@omgomgaming2845]

yes

[@nobudgetguy]

asists

[@C1aimer]

My personal problem with maining omen is that in most games people literally instalocks escept me leaving the controller role, and im fine with that but the my team acts like i "filled" the controller role. It just feel really bad and it turns down my enjoyment towards controllets

[@Razvanixu]

My valorant journey started 3 years, 10 months and 29 or 28 days ago, I started playing omen because he looked cool, fast forward 1800 hours later (where 800 are on omen alone) I find myself most comfortable in a smoker role, to be more specific, actually I think you got the agent that I main, tried everything and still omen fits perfectly my playstyle, still got a lot to learn, but one thing i know i can always do, and that is resmoke by sense, i have the omen sense (just like spider sense, but different) to resmoke on time always, like an internal clock that always is right.

[@GAMINGSPIRIT7222]

I am an omen main and it can be hard sometimes when ur team don't give comms and don't cover when u smoke for them

[@RandomMusingsOfLowMelanin]

just turn into duelst and play for yourself

[@yaya123abc4]

but then you need your controller to smoke for you o_O@@RandomMusingsOfLowMelanin

[@GAMINGSPIRIT7222]

@@RandomMusingsOfLowMelanin I main 1 person from every class

[@GAMINGSPIRIT7222]

@@RandomMusingsOfLowMelanin but omen just hits different bro

[@haiminhtran6170]

@@RandomMusingsOfLowMelanin And you will be just like other damn selfish duelist that you hate. Cmon man, we play controller because we understand the importance of smoke, and only us controller mains know how to support our teams in silence.

[@darerex]

me take omen, me smoke, me tp, me kill or die.

[@oatcake9996]

I feel like omen is less of a lurker, his flash can get a lot of value w/ team

[@ImTime398]

As a harbour main, many people firstly don't believe me secondly if they do they don't understand my priorities like c'mon I know when to smoke

[@AweYeah]

I'm a Harbor main and it's so nice to be able to walk up to the site because his walls cover everything.

[@FerusVagari]

But they know where we Harbor mains use the E smoke

[@mageferago]

Always good to see more Harbor players out there 😤 keep it up fellas

[@nottokung6191]

controller is good for lurking except brim cause can't smoke from far away and have to use stim so yeah

[@v.o.x9442]

harbor is currently very strong on split, he can clear out all enemy lines of sight on A while giving the team a free beeline for the plant and can do the opposite on the defense where you give enemies no chance to move around safely.

[@marc0z198]

I don’t understand why people hate playing smokes. Ik they’re hard to learn but u can actually make a lot of plays with it but playing smokes too many times can be boring once in a while.

[@walangaccount8984]

Playing smokes is just that you lack that action a duelist or a initiator is gonna do. No flashy plays and that's why the most popular smoke agent is Omen.

[@marc0z198]

that makes sense but my aim usually gets better whenever I play smokes (most games), maybe because I watch too much VCT LOL

[@CoralXD]

"they're the brain of the team" tell that to cypher mains man 😭

[@Chmmr]

hi, low elo brim main here, love the video but i was confused about one part... i want to lurk sometimes but always felt that lurking as controller is a bad idea because lurking is high risk of dying and if you die early your team is screwed without smokes. how do you balance this? do you have to just stay safe until you smoke for your team and then go?

[@dan_chen]

From what I have seen, the lurk itself is often the problem, you only go lurking when you have a stack team and your friends know the risk and have trust in you. In my 3 stack it's often the guy playing sentinels who would lurk on attack, or if I'm playing omen in mid on defense, I would lurk if my friends say the enemies are committing to their site. On attack it's always the best to stick together and have the sentinel guy on flank watch and go lurk if needed, at least that's how we go in low elo. But for real, just don't bother with lurking in low elo, we only do that when we run out of options. I've had matches where the brim guy instead of rotating, decided to lurk from a haven through long to c long, placing no defensive smoke and then baited the whole team by the time he arrived, bro clutched 1 round then got clapped every time after that

[@penyelamhandal3400]

Me: *instalocking brim* My team:"oh you got lineups" Me:"no..." My team:"then why you instalock brim then" Me:"because I can't entry....i guess"

[@RleX_S.K.Y]

Respect to MrLowLander to teach us how to play valorant better

[@bigleechu8832]

Thank u, u posted this in time i needed a bit of tips for my up coming tourna tomorrow

[@babusseus1105]

5:12 Please do not cast these walls, they give the ennemies way too much space to flood onto site and then potentially pop through the wall, ESPECIALLY because you got a pick on Yoru and there are at most 2 defenders on site! Same goes for that bad wall at 2:43 that lets ennemies jump out of heaven safely, giving up the main advantage on A site postplants.

[@FerusVagari]

I want to know Lowlander's thinking of why he smokes Harbor E-walls like that

[@giahuypham1857]

being an omen main for 2+ years, I have to say that I have learned a lot of fundamentals of smoking in valorant, i can just feel when the smoke’s coming down and remained calm even when everything’s dumped on me :D

[@mariannapapikyan4123]

I want an initiator video like that if there isn't one! I love putting all my flashes, stuns and utility on the site for my team to wait until all my util stops working(flash and stuns wearing off, etc) and go in and die

[@infinity1633]

Im thinking of changing from astra to iso as my main. Hopefully the new butterfly agent changes my mind.

[@_hassan7879]

i love this kind of videos, good luck to the 1 mil subs

[@ramenhunter3603]

i think this is a problem with harbor sometimes, since all your smokes reveal your location since it comes ditectly from you he’s not really suitable for lurking

[@dragonfire5225]

I am a Sova main, but after starting to play again a few days ago after a long time, I wanted to try out some other Agents. One of them being Omen and even after a few rounds I encountered the problem with the team not pushing after I smoked and how stressful it can be to smoke for your team while also trying to make a good play with your teleport (wich often doesn't work either because I'm stupid or haven't played Omen enough)

[@JoeFrogz]

1 thing I think people get wrong a lot is smoking on a stacked sight too earlier. If your defending and you have 3 on a site and the enemy team makes noise to signal a push you should hold your smoke until the enemy starts to execute out. You want them to push this site. Often people smoke early. The enemy team pauses and rotates or lurk up and take space when if they had just rushed your stacked site you would have rolled them or worst case traded out.

[@NA-Not-Available]

Tbh for most controller mains, at least ones I'm friends with, multi tasking just come naturally. Most time when I lurk, my brain is like it's on two separate timers. One for timing smokes for my team on the other side of the map, the other is timing when I should strike during my flanking attempt. Though... In bad days, you often can forget to smoke. That does get you screamed at in solo queues.

[@haiminhtran6170]

One more thing: on attack side, you time your smokes up perfectly when ur team is hitting a site, and they stop immediately just because of a single flash or trap; when your smokes go off, they start hitting again and then die them all, blaming you not smoking for them.

[@Pure_Skillz]

Personally, I play omen as a sort of initiator-controller hybrid. I use my smokes but when my smokes are either gone or not useful anytime in the forseeable future then I start hunting with my teammates to make the most of my paranoia in combination with my Skye and duelists (specifically Skye because one of my friends is a Skye main).

[@roxasgh]

I love the effort put into these videos Mr. Lowlander but... one issue at 2:28, its Assists not Asists. I guess you missed that

[@boredtudent676]

Ngl, this is how i consistently pop off with astra ascent, they never expect you to be in heaven

[@kazufang7598]

As a viper main I fully understand this whole video I always like lurking and rat playing with my smokes with the right timing and strategy

[@ItsLoriRori]

I’m an omen and KJ specialist but you’re right, I’m becoming a raze main because I’m sick of people not being able to entry BUT it drives me nuts seeing an omen or KJ with random ‘never seen a guide’ plays

[@vindex1106]

As a omen/astra main in immortal lobbys i can say that mvp was pretty hard thing to do, but if you learn how to play around your smokes and map you can easily get mvp

[@TebonEatsSteak]

Yo back again with the amazing video. And yeah I can relate to all of these.❤❤❤

[@Grif_17]

I play a variety of agents, but never duelist. Main for each role besides duelist is kayo, brim, and chamber. My aim is always better with controllers tho i swear. Would play omen more but brims ult and triple smokes can be too fun sometimes

[@nischalthapa2460]

Started playing smokes cause i didnt have to compete for it in agent select. When i forst started playing.....and also cause omen has a cool design

[@soma_5031]

I'm a Viper main and loving it so far ! It's not always easy, but I've had my fair share of awesome moments. Also, learning cheeky lineups is fun :p

[@bunbunlomao_lomao]

1 more fun fact: sometimes in low rank when duelists are scary cats never entry site, controllers have to be the take the lead. or maybe that's how i play as controller and sentinal main :)

[@Lmaddinjr]

Had a bad day today, am currently watching this video while mining obsidian in minecraft. Day is not so bad anymore. Thank you, Fish.

[@itsheroic1573]

Its fun using omen and knifing or getting behind the enemies.

[@tarunium_]

How did he move the smoke away from his crosshair at 0:04

[@FedePohl]

Wanna know too, im looking at the comments no one is saying anything.

[@tarunium_]

​@@FedePohlI asked reddit and everyone came to the conclusion that it isn't possible in game

[@FedePohl]

@@tarunium_ lol, bug i gues

[@leogao5971]

just to update, non-damaging assists now only give 25 per assist. its bs how a controller can go 14/15/20 and still be under the leaderboard of someone who went 15/15/0

[@stefanterzic1269]

How did u move the smoke with omen like that in the start of the video???

[@FedePohl]

YEAH HOW

[@forkkrof8736]

It’s a bug and an extremely annoying one If you lag even slightly while placing your smoke it will bug out and cause that effectively making it impossible to place smokes properly and wasting the 5 seconds it took to send your smoke out

[@aladdinluna02]

As a Viper main I can say that being a rat is the most fun thing there is, although it sometimes means taking unnecessary risks

[@pasta8788]

I have a feeling every time my smoke is about to go down

[@Mecreator]

0:34 me taking this way to seriously and try to get a controller to work on valorant: THERES STICKDRIFTIN’ 😓

[@GalacticRaven_]

One thing that frustrates me as a smoker main is that when you put up all your smokes because your team is ready to push in... AND THEY DON'T PUSH IN. and then later when they do and my smokes have faded of course I get the blame XD 'why didn't you smoke?!' because when I did y'all stood there like trees not moving

[@melhadow]

Actually, I find lurking as a controller to be troll. Cause if you die, your team is condemned to play the rest of the round without smokes

[@guavaic_2330]

I tried to lurk in silver and gold tier. However, my teammates kept asking me to go with them. Most of the time we got eliminated lmao.

[@haloplushawk]

Did you play bind in premier the other day as raze? I think we went against each other I was the jett, we had a pheonix kayo brim and gekko

[@LuckLife_]

Controller is like a plumber, everybody thinks they can do their job until they get in deep sh*t 😂

[@avirup69]

i play viper lots of time and i understand the pain

[@frostz3307]

"Aim for the head and shoot" - valorantfishguy

[@hazelord]

Im an omen/viper/reyna main so if i wanna go brains i go smokes, no brain go reyna lulw

[@Negativeduelist]

1:25 Reyna’s also think oh sh*t I pressed Q

[@AbyssfmPf1KVq6]

I used to be a Fade main and wanted to start playing Neon more, but people kept instalocking duelists so I always end up filling in lmao. by now I’m a Viper main not by choice, but because no one ever wants to play smokes. but ig Viper also counts as duelist and initiator considering the fact that I have to enter site as her too💀

[@SohamMishra02]

Omen main , and getting mvp as omen is way to satisfying ❤❤

[@dndanime8893]

I started using Omen as my first agent without knowing what a controller is but I am bonded with him now..

[@TheProPlayZ69]

Sadly as omen main, some assist is bug, wher you don't get assist after blinding, damaging, smoking enemy

[@piecectrlbiaoncontroller6162]

I actually got mvp with viper in a silver 1 match by hitting a 1v4 ace post plant, ended up getting 37 rr.

[@robert-zr1kx]

0:04 how do u do that with omen

[@Krunchy363]

I’m pretty sure you press your scroll wheel? Idk I asked the same thing

[@MatterOrNot]

I think you have already answered this question, but from all agents you have played until immortal, which was the easiest/most fun to use?

[@polina.558]

The hardest thing about being a controller is smoking down the site completely, and my duelists being too scared to push. Then I have to push, and since no one else was with me I'm easy pickings if the wall goes down or if someone was in a weird spot waiting for me etc💀if you're going to play duelist please do your job, be brave, and help the rest of us out LOL

[@trousersgaming6996]

As smokes you don't need to worry about other people picking a good team comp because you are the good team comp

[@Krunchy363]

0:04 how do you do this with omen? I need to know because I main him and I never knew this

[@RiptideWasTaken]

As a hardcore omen main, i actually mvp a lot. i smoke for my team, then proceed to be a duelist by entering and flashing.

[@FedePohl]

Hey, you know how at the start of the video he moves the omen smoke like that?

[@butlazgazempropan-butan11k87]

Imagine paralazin yourself and then complaining that you have a hard time winning a running race

[@shwetajha5535]

I mainly play 3 agents 1)Kayo: I suppress I Flash I kill 2) Gekko: dizzy puke Wingy Plant Mosh hold I kill 3)Omen(lot actually):I smoke I lurk I TP I knife I Flash I smoke again I lurk again

[@YOYTClaw]

The reason i play controller is because i get to be the one controlling the map and keeping angles "safe" simply by smoking, you also have so many different plays you're able to do with their abilities. Nice video and cool concept 🫶

[@SquidBow]

Do I have paranoia or the image changed from viper smoke to this

[@Canalbiruta]

what annoys me the most as main controller is dealing with ppl who think they know shit about the role i play for 4 years. Having to listen to "viper, what kind of screens is this? you should be using this way that will be obvious for the oposing team to know where we are" while doing line ups or placing smokes as omen is some mute and report type of shit to me. Also ppl who pick viper and don't use her stuff at all, they literraly just play cs deathmatch.

[@rochervoyd20]

This vid so useful for me as an omen main. Love ur vids!!!!

[@jackezzpanzer]

Whenever I smoke, my friend asks me to lurk. Whenever I lurk, my friend asks for a smoke. Both of which got me killed because I was by myself in enemy territory. Love being a Controller

[@InkChiang]

as a omen main, I'm so tired of died to lurker while smoking for my team

[@P4nd4b737]

Could you do this with sentinels pls? Im a sentinel main and something like this might refresh my knowledge! Awesome content as always mrlowlander!

[@impact_sukuna]

Im a harbor main and this is lore accurate

[@aaronchristanto]

clove is the best agent riot had ever give to us

[@olirahaman9408]

This video made me inspire to play smoke more Although i'll only lurk cause i know what my allies could be.

[@lohwentao707]

as a brimstone 1 trick that doesn't know lineups, im a smoke rat

[@playbtdbattles2409]

I love “asists” because i definetly dont get “assists.

[@Stormie21]

As a chamber main I appreciate smokers making one way for me

[@justbled5207]

You should make one of these videos for all the other valorant roles as well

[@NotAxtec]

2:28 "asist"