the flex being that expensive is completely insane to me
@TheLostVagabond-014 күн бұрын
Riot always finds a way to surprise me with how dumb they are
@Martitoad4 күн бұрын
@@TheLostVagabond-01 They are not dumb, if people buy the skins riot will just continue increasing the prices until people stop buying. It's just more profit for them, and the only thing we can do is stop buying skins
@OmarMorsli-o3m4 күн бұрын
@@TheLostVagabond-01don’t blame riot, players have proven that they will buy shitty skins for insane prices so ofc they will continue down that road since it’s the easiest way.
@Gyattenjoyer-z1q4 күн бұрын
Me here buying 2k usd bfk knif e in CS 😅
@GameSlayre4 күн бұрын
its almost a premium gun skin like whatttt
@madman96064 күн бұрын
Got out of Valroant a few months ago. Never been happier.
@kuricodes_3 күн бұрын
for real, barely ever get any new content like 1 map every 2 years and 2 agents a year, only one gun added since the game went into open beta, and even on top of that skins are worse and worse but cost more and more money while riot lays off half their employees? valorant is barely even a game anymore its exclusively just a vessel to make money for riots shareholders at the expense of players.i used to be so dedicated to this game i even made cosplays for it but now theyre all just gonna sit in a box in my closet for the rest of time because riot has sapped all of my passion for this game just so they could make a few extra bucks
@yurii53222 күн бұрын
I wish I can , I'm already spending too much 😔😔
@anarchymori80212 күн бұрын
@yurii5322 make a prompt in your brain for the perfect skin, any skin you want or comes out, compare it to the perfect skin in your mind, and don't buy it if it's not close. That was like evori bundle for me.
@guilhermeriku2 күн бұрын
True! I'm having a blast playing PoE 2
@MrHalfDoom2 күн бұрын
lmao same
@Sophie-nu3ms4 күн бұрын
Don't forget the predatory practice of making the currency bundles awkward numbers so you have to pay more irl money to get what you want.
@slabamogus98874 күн бұрын
i swear they change the amount of vp you get so you always have to go for the next expensive option
@sanryu39844 күн бұрын
they are not the only ones who do that, gacha games for example do the same, it's a common model
@kiyoomi12784 күн бұрын
And you get the skins in a very basic slightly ugly form and the way to make them appealing as intended you must upgrade… by buying randiant points
@australianword38124 күн бұрын
@@sanryu3984 which is still predatory and is why I'll never play gacha games lmao
@Tekehiro4 күн бұрын
Truth
@AminOnPC4 күн бұрын
Doubling down on monetization while Valorant is in the worst shape its ever been is absolutely mad...
@Hammertime453 сағат бұрын
Even admin is here that's crazy
@xtrval4 күн бұрын
$13 for a goofy ass snake bruh i cant 😭
@Horizon4044 күн бұрын
People buying new skins are mentally ill. Literally there are many old skins better than these overpriced new skins. Instead of buying exo and helix just buy prime , kuronami etc...
@marcomaier46884 күн бұрын
50€ for a fucking knife skin...
@KableKilla884 күн бұрын
I have over 6k spent on this game but yea riot out of pocket in 2025
@NeXuS_Senpai4 күн бұрын
@@KableKilla88 6k goddamn😭🙏
@ΜιχάληςΠλιάτσικας-γ6η4 күн бұрын
@@Horizon404 I'm waiting for Kuronami 3 months and log in every single day and still haven't got shit. I won't buy those ass skins but I would buy the protocol or singularity etc of I never getting my fav skin
@Orionbae4 күн бұрын
Riot inflating virtual items is crazy work
@Smallman1324 күн бұрын
Flex should not be more than 5 dollars 💀
@chimachukwu38084 күн бұрын
It should be slightly more expensive than the cards and buddies - so preferably 475 VP, max 675 VP, though some say it could cost 875 VP and ppl would be fine with buying it for that price.
@StrikerK54 күн бұрын
5 ? nah go for 3 bruh this flex stuff aint it man
@toxiksweat9994 күн бұрын
@chimachukwu3808 cards and buddies shouldnt be 3 dollars in the first place
@telaunbread42784 күн бұрын
Riot can set it to whatever they want, and if you don't like it don't buy it
@SendMeLocationBrother4 күн бұрын
Flex shouldn’t exist
@blank21574 күн бұрын
$70 for Singaporeans is just a knife skin , not even for a bundle, the price creep is mad
@neofal4394 күн бұрын
yeah no shit cause its worth less
@14643.x4 күн бұрын
My opinions on skins rn Buying 8700VP bundle(s) SHOULD give the player FREE 90 radianite points. This allows the player to fully upgrade 2 gun(s) + 1 variant of choice so the player can use 2 of their favorite gun/ knife immediately. This also encourages people to buy the bundles more rather than individual skins. Player should be able to add unbought skins to favorite category and have a slightly higher chance of them appearing in the daily shop. The EX.O bundle being changed to give back bundle is VERY greedy imo. The EX.O bundle sales aren't that great and they wanted to boost it by doing this give back. If they really wanted to do so they can host their own charity/ donation to the LA wildfire without having the players to buy the bundle first. This is just my opinion.
@joelangayon10784 күн бұрын
true man the radianite points is a big problem
@adhirajsinha58954 күн бұрын
The whole radianite points business should be scrapped, there is no justification for needing to get that bs after spending money to get premium skins!
@dog_0124 күн бұрын
Imagine paying 100$+ to then not even being able to use the skins fully after bought, at this point use those 100 to buy another game lmao
@telaunbread42784 күн бұрын
not a bad idea I gotta say but when they do that they might bump up the price of the bundle too probably not by much like maybe $10-$15
@PoIiteCat4 күн бұрын
COD warzone did the charity sales thingy where 100% of sales from buying the bundle went to the foundation, but it was a pretty mid skin imo
@KarlosButLive4 күн бұрын
The fact we get full on emotes with songs and dances on Fortnite for $5 AT MOST $8 but now Val wants to give these dull "flex" for $13? Nah the greed is insane.
@dtar3804 күн бұрын
Riot employees already have stated that Valorant is making more money than League, so is now the biggest money flow to the company, they already achieved that, they just want more
@TechGamerAndHacker4 күн бұрын
they can make money for sure, no one complaining about that, People just want Value for Money, not overpriced shit.
@Caspian_Xx4 күн бұрын
but riot have also stated that those money comes from tournaments not skin , skin sales aren't their primary source of income , in a 2022 dev tweet(which they took down later) they said that the amount of people who actually buys skins are very little ( we see many people whining about skin prices but most of em aren't gonna buy skins anyways) so they intended skins to be premium items for a certain number of playerbase and it's not supposed to be affordable , it's not supposed to be in everyone's inventory , that's how riot sees skins , which is completely different from consumer pov .
@mum-your4 күн бұрын
@@Caspian_Xx tournaments cannot generate that much money, they are lying. its 100% the skins and battle pass
@fenchellforelle4 күн бұрын
@@Caspian_Xx this is extremely doubtfull information. skins are too ubiquitous in game for them to be any kind of rare item or low income source. Pracitcally every single match of ranked valorant you play will have at least one of the big bundle skins present while - at least from me and my friends in EU / NA - even seeing a player with all default guns is fairly uncommon. In CS everyone has a skin because if you played for a couple hours, you probably got a skin of some sort for every gun, but thats not the case in valo. Everyone who has some form of skin on their weapon has to have spent some amount of money.
@dtar3804 күн бұрын
@@TechGamerAndHacker Im not saying they should or that their methods are right, I was just stating a fact, they want more money, am I wrong on that take?
@shadowlander3 күн бұрын
That bundle's the same price as a modern, high quality, triple a game.
@cynthiahembree39579 сағат бұрын
Don't kid yourself most AAA games and high quality don't belong in the same sentence anymore
@shadowlander9 сағат бұрын
@cynthiahembree3957 fine I could buy seven undertales
@mrmallowminecraft37154 күн бұрын
I saw a clove in my game today who had the bundle, how do people still want to buy these at these outrageous prices????
@GangsterKatt434 күн бұрын
Same in the first 3 days of the bundle i saw like 3-4 people but the bundle
@lynxXeum4 күн бұрын
They have excess money , and we can't say anything cuz it's their business. That's how these games continue generating income by using various fields of psychology.
@sarthak34974 күн бұрын
They have money and u don't 😂
@Iyaqin4 күн бұрын
Maybe rich and dont mind spending money
@Caspian_Xx4 күн бұрын
the player base who buys skins are very small but the people who whins about the skin prices are huge in number that's why , they're rich to the point that it doesn't affect them in any way shape or form .
@honeypac4674 күн бұрын
I think the worst part is how its priced is perfectly awkward, have to buy a 10$ AND a 5$ pack - and then you'll have excess (future fomo of not being able to spend the spare 100) and that means the flex is really like 15$.
@snow_man54 күн бұрын
imagine the price of that flex is higher than the price of reaver vandal in nightmarkets.
@GameSlayre4 күн бұрын
even this same bundle's phantom and spectre will eventually come in night markets being like 400-500vp less than the flex itself
@auraof4 күн бұрын
@@GameSlayre they'll probably throw flexes in the night market just to fuck with people
@Cggxkzz3 күн бұрын
Fr i had gaia for 1122vp in night market
@josefjackson56334 күн бұрын
Thanks bro you are the only one of the few youtuber and streamer who is raising the voice on this serious issue on Riots high prices on cosmetic items. I really appreciate it man I myself have thought on many skin bundles or skins which are not that good but are still priced so high without any reason and riot is not lowering its bundle prices but only increasing it and that's so too because some people themselves says riot need income from these skins to support developers which is worst statement(used as an excuse) going on right now.
@luciole25944 күн бұрын
I've been saying skin prices are way too high since game lunch but popular streamers would dismiss it saying "free game, just don't buy the skin" It felt very arrogant to me, we failed to put our foot down since the start. Look at us now.
@simplylew45984 күн бұрын
What's sad is Riot doesn't even care, they're just making shit even worse.
@dieptrieu65643 күн бұрын
Because they are literally right. If you think the prices is too high, don't buy it. Riot can set the prices however they want. If nobody buy it, they will have to lower the prices eventually. Turn out people do buy it.
@kuratchiminisuta3 күн бұрын
@@dieptrieu6564the thing is mate, people want quality for money.
@Skepstir3 күн бұрын
@@dieptrieu6564sure they could just not buy it but people like rich streamers still will which will encourage riot to make things even more expensive which isn’t okay? For people who don’t just have money to spent it’ll make it literally impossible to buy anything in the game which isn’t fair.
@ii_tomaa3 күн бұрын
those popular streamers ain't worth watching anyways they will never speak up to what the community wants they will keep talking nice about the game.
@no-xi6zd3 күн бұрын
4:51 Ok but praising the MR battle pass and immediately following it up by showing the 2 worst skins obtainable from it is kind of ironic LMAO
@The_Geek_Freak4 күн бұрын
The fact a lot of skin animations and ideas just feel recycled makes everything worse.
@JazzoBeat4 күн бұрын
Gotta love how they always make the numbers awkward to where you aren't capable of not spending more than you should.
@bekirtutar50014 күн бұрын
Riot is crazy if they think I'm paying 3 dollars for a 3d sticker
@Siratius_4 күн бұрын
and a digital sticker btw not a sticker irl
@lynxXeum4 күн бұрын
@@Siratius_a digital game should have digital things , no need to bash in irl everywhere
@pianissimo71214 күн бұрын
They don't think you will. They know some idiot will. It's not as simple as calling the buyer an idiot but what can we do? Just enjoy the game with no skins
@gpfhantom18904 күн бұрын
@@lynxXeum guess what, if it's digital and fake, it shouldn't be costing irl money
@lynxXeum4 күн бұрын
@@gpfhantom1890 explain digital and fake💀
@favim82403 күн бұрын
13 dollars for snake dihh on your arm is crazy
@UriNierbecken4 күн бұрын
They even upcharged the buddy to 675vp. Hell nah Riot, thats not how you sell cosmetics 😂
@bsky65253 күн бұрын
Wtf, I didn't notice. Thanks
@CptPICHU3 күн бұрын
It obviously is exactly how you sell cosmetics since it works. And riot gains more and more money. People will buy the stuff anyway. It doesnt matter. I know, it's sad.
@PvtSchultz8 сағат бұрын
the way you sell a product well is by being able to sell it later😂
@Xorces3 күн бұрын
I was expecting it to only be 500vp riot would never 😔
@DrowsyPaunch4 күн бұрын
Goddamn, it's like they want us to finance a full netflix animation or something
@InquisitiveMeerkat4 күн бұрын
Arcane paid for itself, they don't need to change anything
@Diddyeonofnir3 күн бұрын
Valorant animated series foreshadowing?
@eth3re4lgames423 күн бұрын
Pretty sure Riot is trying to fund the Noxus show.
@huntersimpson23912 күн бұрын
they have enough money to fund that already
@cynthiahembree39579 сағат бұрын
No duh. They also have like 5 games in development that still need more funding
@SomeOrdenaryFello4 күн бұрын
Bro like imagine they had like a "vet discount" ie the more vandals skins you have the higher the discount is to up to like 25%, imagine the boost in sales solely on that
@JiicoZ4 күн бұрын
Yeah riots gone too far. We’ve all been saying to boycott the shop for a while but this bundle is buns anyway so we all should just avoid it and make sure riot changes their pricing
@BrianNguyen-x6d4 күн бұрын
The Zeno fang bundle was 6355 vp and this one this close to 7000 vp because of the flex, but no one said anything about the Zeno fang and how its gun had basic reload and how there is also only two guns.
@dragos09024 күн бұрын
Just don't buy any skins from Riot, pricing and quality became really bad in the last years..
@chewycobos97224 күн бұрын
If no one talks about it more people are going to buy the bundles
@sarthak34974 күн бұрын
Who are you to decide??? People who like it will buy it if you don't have money just stfu and go cry somewhere else
@RaidenKunii4 күн бұрын
@@chewycobos9722this person means boycotting, which is a form of putting your foot down
@laneyclair3 күн бұрын
Yeah League skin quality has gone down crazy just like Val’s. I wonder if Val will get gacha.
@cynthiahembree39579 сағат бұрын
@@chewycobos9722 Even if you talk about it people will still buy it tbh. Talking doesn't matter when people either don't agree it's overpriced or will never see this video anyway
@CR0WYT4 күн бұрын
Gamers’ down horrendousness for pixels on a screen is the real issue. The fact that we’re complaining about skins being expensive shows that there’s a demand and that Riot’s methods are working.
@PvtSchultz8 сағат бұрын
nope its not being able to get your money back😂
@imaginefinding4 күн бұрын
As someone who work for 200bucks a month, its mind bogling how anyone could justify this number
@ival4 күн бұрын
Bro quit your job 😭
@conseil19314 күн бұрын
@@ivalIt's depend on which country you reside. In some country the minimum wage is above 150$. So you need to know what you're talking about.
@Raven1T24 күн бұрын
Because in some countries people make 3k a month at an average job. America for example depending on state.
@imaginefinding4 күн бұрын
@@ival cant dude need to pay the bills, and honestly mine are quite decent some only get something like 100usd per month
@ErwinnPratama3 күн бұрын
@@ival some country may need only 100-150 bucks for monthly living expense including food, home, and all of that, but yea considering the skin price this is absolute robbery for them
@LastActionGamer3 күн бұрын
I started playing Valorant a couple of months ago, but the prices are keeping me from buying any skins.
@Kash.mp33 күн бұрын
Same ! And I don’t see where the scam is
@SlimeKing222 күн бұрын
@@Kash.mp3 the scam is the prices
@PvtSchultz8 сағат бұрын
play cs you are able to actually get your money back😂
@AnnkitSharma4 күн бұрын
Yk I was one of the guys who used to think that the skins are very expesnive. The first bundle I boycotted was the R.E.S bundle (Even though I loved the punch melee). Since then skins quality for the most part has dipped and the costs have gone sky high. I never was one of the haters, but I wasnt optimistic that other people will actually raise their voices over this. Thanks Ditto you finally did it! People are finally talking about it.
@Venomx-nb1jr4 күн бұрын
Nah RES was one of the original over priced bundles. It was 110 I want to say for the whole thing? You still don’t see it that much and that bundle was actually pretty cool.
@cynthiahembree39579 сағат бұрын
Bruh people have been talking about this since year 1
@AnnkitSharma8 сағат бұрын
@@cynthiahembree3957 yeah like obviously, they compared it to CS and valo has no market place but the animations, finishers and the vfx made sense, but now the quality has gone down and the prices have gone to the levels of that people can't justify or defend it at all.
@AnnkitSharma8 сағат бұрын
@@Venomx-nb1jr I agree, it was like having 3 skins with unique finish and banner. That gimmic was still understandable. But now its just unrealistic 😂
@elijahignacio4 күн бұрын
The crazy part is you buy the skin but you also have to buy the effects
@itstankcraft72214 күн бұрын
the price is just absurd
@sora-r4 күн бұрын
no one asked you to buy lil bro
@itstankcraft72214 күн бұрын
@sora-r riot on their way to give you some award for that comment
@Serenity___.3 күн бұрын
@@sora-rno one asked you to kiss riot balls bro
@ABHI-dl4dc17 сағат бұрын
@@Serenity___. Hahaha
@PvtSchultz8 сағат бұрын
and cant even sell😂💀
@cherryringz4 күн бұрын
amazing video. As someone who has been playing since launch: It hurts so much to see how VAL has turned into a money mashine. it is not the passion project it once was.
its bc the community is stupid and still keeps buying everything 🤦🏻♀️
@pushkins264 күн бұрын
Community: Buys anyway
@CptPICHU3 күн бұрын
@@pushkins26 exactly this. This is why that predatory tactics work.
@cynthiahembree39579 сағат бұрын
@@pushkins26 And this is exactly the problem. Why would Riot listen to the community if they cave and buy it anyway
@PvtSchultz8 сағат бұрын
community: dont let us sell our skins😂😂😂
@incrediblis4 күн бұрын
thank you for being so vocal about this, they need to learn their lesson. i hope the community doesn't buy blindly anymore.
@Topopro084 күн бұрын
I thought flex would be like 5, at much 7, 13 is crazy bro, what are they doing 💀
@sapipatbest8132 күн бұрын
This changed my whole perspective on valorant and it’s exasperating knowing that riot probably won’t do any of these things in the coming months and probably even years.
@PvtSchultz8 сағат бұрын
dont put money into a shit game where you cannot cash out😂
@travisbunn11104 күн бұрын
Yeah they gotta bring those prices down and add more value to their bundles. Its so absurd. I can eat for a month for what they charge for a bundle. Or i can buy multiple 20 to 30 dollar games for that much. We all love valorant but this is just predatory and the only surefire way to stop it is to STOP BUYING THEIR BUNDLES! Until they are actually giving good value for a good fair price
@fenchellforelle4 күн бұрын
This. I was flabberghasted when people even in my own friend group were defending Overwatch making mythical skins a 70$ purchase. Its just optional, its all cosmetic, dont like it dont buy it, yadda yadda yadda. I mean, yeah, it is, and i *will* just not buy it, but we've gotten to a point in the industry where selling one or two skins for more than a full price AAA game, or like 3 - 4 indie games is just accepted as normal. The Price - Value scale is so lopsided in the wrong direction its crazy.
@sillygal_ade4 күн бұрын
another reason why cs is better
@bowser2lux4 күн бұрын
0:54 there is not even a grip. The animation looks so wiered
@spinnker_2 күн бұрын
just noticed that, it makes the bundle look so trashy bruh
@the_doruc55004 күн бұрын
its just that people buy these new skins like there is no tommorrow and riot know that they dont realy have to anything else than skins bc the game is not gonna die anyway
@spypath56164 күн бұрын
THERE IS NO WAY THE THOUGHT THAT A COSMETIC THAT IS USED LIKE A SPRAY SHOULD COST MORE THAN A BATTLEPASS.. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS
@stressedisstressed3 күн бұрын
I saw somewhere else that they raised the price for the buddy for that bundle, usually its 475 but the new buddy is 675
@KOTEYKA4044 күн бұрын
they just clowns who dont even release a replay system, they say the difference in ping from different players doesnt allow them to do this = at that time, every game has a replay system))
@kyn1skvl4 күн бұрын
Riot has stated that they cannot and will not make a replay system until the change to UE5
@laneyclair3 күн бұрын
I forgot about the replay system. Didn’t they announce it? What happened?
@laneyclair3 күн бұрын
Literally every game has a replay system. Ig it wont make them money so why put in the effort
@kyn1skvl3 күн бұрын
@laneyclair Can't exactly remember the reason that they stated, but they said something about it not being able to work for the time being, and that they'd work on it when valorant switches to UE5
@kyn1skvl3 күн бұрын
@laneyclair I'm inclined to believe it isn't a problem with profit because this in particular has nothing to do with profit, and riot has released well made additions to the game that aren't focused on profit (Team Death Match)
@jaxondabac88083 күн бұрын
After your first video I played 1 swiftplay and when we were talking people had very poor opinions of the new bundle and riot. You're making a difference by uploading these videos :)
@IssacHuang20084 күн бұрын
im pray that Riot Games did something illegal such as tax evasion that gets them all arrested, because this shit alone should be enough for their arrest
@agentqbe84174 күн бұрын
its a cosmetic, dont like it? dont buy it
@azzedineboukheddad77004 күн бұрын
@@agentqbe8417 stupid guy detected "you dont like dictature dont vote for him" same shit
@markallengempesao40664 күн бұрын
@@agentqbe8417 exactly. just dont buy it and wait for other skins. If no one buys it then they can reinforce changes
@RaidenKunii4 күн бұрын
@@agentqbe8417if we dont as a community put our foot down, even those who buy every skin will not be able to afford it
@Na0811te4 күн бұрын
@@agentqbe8417I get that, but still wanting to buy skins but not wanting to support this behavior from riot is another complex issue. Because other people WILL buy these bundles anyway regardless of the price so riot will never drop them. Some people want to buy skins but just don’t want to buy them at this price.
@logan91204 күн бұрын
My account was hacked for the second time, and despite providing all the proof I could to Riot's support team, they’ve outright refused to return it to me. Instead of offering a solution, Riot Support repeatedly closes my tickets, claiming it’s “to protect other players from being hacked.” If player security is truly the priority, why not improve your account security systems? Other companies, like Rockstar Games, have implemented robust measures to protect their players-why can’t Riot do the same? I’ve invested both my time and hard-earned money into this account. As a student, the amount I’ve spent might seem small to Riot, but it’s a lot for me. It feels like Riot doesn’t value its loyal players once they’ve made their purchases. What makes this even more frustrating is that Riot continues to roll out new skins every few weeks, and players buy them without realizing this kind of thing can happen to them. Is this how you treat your community? Permanently lock accounts without fair resolution?
@Paeco_4 күн бұрын
The problem is that people are still buying those overpriced bundles encouraging Val to rise the prices
@ougoslavilano-mn4iq2 күн бұрын
BRUH RIOT MAKE THIS MAN THE CEO OF UR COMPANY PLS
@PvtSchultz8 сағат бұрын
this guy isnt smart what would be smart is being able to trade/sell your skins lil bro💀
@bored_butter4 күн бұрын
It’s the same thing as league right now. Riot is pushing how much they can charge their skins to see just how far they can push it before profits drop. Once they do however, they’ll say “We’re gonna reduce the prices” to not only maintain profits but to seem like they’re the good guys for providing a solution to a problem they created
@slepped94 күн бұрын
This is why I switched to cs2.I bought a knife and didn’t even feel bad about it cuz you can literally sell it and maybe profit a little.
@vegboylokesh77784 күн бұрын
Companies not realise that a having mote and happier players automatically earns more than antagonizing most to get some whales IS CRAZY. Aren't they supposed to be economy experts?
@conseil19314 күн бұрын
But they know that people will still play the game and this is why they are still increasing their price. The only mistake is to never make a pay to win system. Other than that they can do everything even if it's anti customer.
@cynthiahembree39579 сағат бұрын
This actually isn't even true. The companies that make the most money are still the most greedy
@teorikyt2 күн бұрын
Valorant is an expensive game, not only for other countries but also in terms of dollars, it is many times more expensive than most games. The graphics are terrible, the maps are very bad. The game is full of bugs and cheats. The battle pass is the most empty and unusable battle pass you can see in the game world, and it is also very expensive for its content. They should give at least 1 skin with effects in BP. There is no event in the game and all the characters are like copies of each other, their abilities are incredibly similar. There is no map or agent ban in the game despite Riot's promises. Also, its interface is very bad. They bring a new big update every 3 months and this update brings either a new agent or a new map. Sometimes they are so lazy that they don't bring anything if they want. It is just a new and empty weapon collection for you to spend your money. There are almost no different game modes in it because they are all terrible and except for one game mode, you play on the same maps in other game modes, which are very small, there is not even a hint of lore in them, so there is no detail. Like community maps that can be made in 1-2 weeks. Ranked and matchmaking systems are very bad, content such as personalization and customization are almost non-existent. Just like Valve has been doing lately, they seem to be trying to kill their own game, like Bllizard, they don't care about what their players say. This company has taken the bad sides of both companies. There are no customization systems like in other games. For example, a screen showing the best moment at the end of the match, character skins, emotes, etc. have not come and probably will not come until the game starts to die. If Riot promises its players small and easy-to-make updates such as replay system, shop system, map agent ban systems and doesn't do it after 4 YEARS, who would play this game, right? But the audience of this game is so addicted that they don't stop playing. I think the reason for this is that Riot has achieved great success in the field of e-sports. That's the only area they are good at. In short, Valorant seems to have quickly earned itself a place in history as the most overrated FPS game of all time.
@Maaaaeel4 күн бұрын
Glad u are adressing this when every other streamer or content creator are just glazing riot even if what they doing rn is only hurting the game and the player base
@PvtSchultz8 сағат бұрын
and youll never be able to sell them😂 Common CS W
@killkulja4 күн бұрын
evident by the fact the exo bundle now has profit going to a charity people aren’t buying the bundles so hopefully we can boycott these new bundles and fix the issues of them charging ridiculous prices so underwhelming bundles
@foxhorn91964 күн бұрын
The snake doesn't even look that good to me. However, give me Miku dancing in the palm of my hand and then I'd consider it
@PvtSchultz8 сағат бұрын
all of those skins are the biggest pieces of dogshit ive ever seen and you cannot even sell😂
@Muzlukedi8544 күн бұрын
The game is all about cosmetics nowadays. They should improve the gameplay instead.
@Venomx-nb1jr4 күн бұрын
The only thing that would fix that is tighter rank requirements.
@cynthiahembree39579 сағат бұрын
improve the gameplay how?
@awmiz2 күн бұрын
ex riot intern here, recently tencent completely bought out val and they pushed out the old valorant project manager this past summer, he was the main one who really pushed against tencent's business models. its so sad to see how much theyve taken over since his departure from the company
@AllIsSymbol2 күн бұрын
Wait so valorant is not Riot's anymore but Tencent game now?
@FattleBield1Күн бұрын
@@AllIsSymbol Riot is Tencent. Company owned wholly by Tencent since 2011. As far as who's been running the show since the change, couldn't tell you. But they'll put cosmetics and esports bullshit in the game before y'all get some actual content that isn't a weapon skin or.....excuse me I haven't played this bullshit in almost 3 years what is it now A FUCKIN CELL PHONE. Those that say "free game, just don't buy it" and buy anyway are part of the problem. Content creators that buy the skins because they will find a way to write it off or have endless funds are a part of the problem
@cynthiahembree39579 сағат бұрын
@@AllIsSymbol Riot has been bought by Tencent since 2011. Given that the commenter didn't even know that he probably is lying about being an ex Riot intern. Also Tencent does and always has had a very hands off approach with management. So this really doesn't even line up to what they are saying. I'm not sure about the claims about the product manager being pushed out but this entire comment reeks of BS
@LgndzNvrDie_04 күн бұрын
fr man valo needs to stop, n I support u in this fight, as a big youtube u can voice all are emotions directly to rito games
@i_am_stephan4 күн бұрын
Genuinely thank you for making videos on this. I can't believe Riot can get away with absurd prices on skins for this long. I regret absolutely every cent I put in the game and regret having fallen for "oh this skin is so insane I have to buy it" so many times. Of course it couldn't stop with the skins and the shitty battle passes, they had to invent a new cosmetic nobody asked for. They can't keep getting away with these scummy practices!
@rinapiplai49544 күн бұрын
Thanks for making videos like this...people really need to be aware
@sarthak34974 күн бұрын
Oh yeah like u never seen the price before his videos 😂
@Abhishekkumar-ng5ps4 күн бұрын
Scam is unreal They made us use to with these skins(which are damn expensive too)and now they want us to throw our money on some snake who nobody actually cares about.
@PvtSchultz8 сағат бұрын
be able to sell your skins and people would actually be happy (common CS W)
@jsphgod4 күн бұрын
lets all go on a strike and not buy skins anymore till prices drop!
@pianissimo71214 күн бұрын
The people who buy will buy.
@thronadotopete4 күн бұрын
This would be good if there weren't stupid people who buy it and the reason is that it's their money and they do whatever they want with it
@pianissimo71214 күн бұрын
@thronadotopete ya, the game is free for us because of them. If they stop spending the game won't be free. Boycotting won't change much, imo.
@mrchill8793 күн бұрын
I’ve bought a Gaia vengeance phantom and a reaver Vandal once. Now I’ll never give right a single dime.
@iamaxel_48714 күн бұрын
The price of the single skins it's actually not bad but damn, the bundle it's just on a whole new scam level
@_frixx_7464 күн бұрын
No bro look at reasonable games $25 for a premium skin is still pretty damn high some games like The Finals will have a skin with custom reload, model, and inspects for $8
@KSNakin4 күн бұрын
i mean, paying 30, 40 bucks for a skin is already a little insane in itself
@iamaxel_48714 күн бұрын
@KSNakin yeah, i'm still talking about "valorant prices", otherwise probably almost every bundle they released was a scam ngl
@mum-your4 күн бұрын
how is that price not bad lol?
@iamaxel_48714 күн бұрын
@@mum-your honestly it has animations for inspect, pull out, reload, custom finisher. I wanna remember that Celestial Bundle, Spline Bundle, Soulstrife bundle didn't have any new animations (aside the celestial melee) or finisher and still were 1775 vp. As a bundle, the helix is a new of its kind of scam, but talking about single skin price, it's reasonable.
@JustAshbean4 күн бұрын
seeing this makes me realise how much i miss snowball fight
@shaicry4 күн бұрын
don't buy it
@NCognito4 күн бұрын
They also could've just adjusted animation sets to accommodate for left-handed flexes??? That way, flexes work only in the melee slot, and only with skins that only really use one hand for most animations. Couple of blend layers, weightlists, etc and you could make it work.
@jonasholland85513 күн бұрын
I completely understand what he’s saying, but valorant is a free game. If you don’t want to drop 70 bucks on a skin, then don’t! I don’t understand why people get so upset whenever Riot drops a new bundle, obviously they’re extremely overpriced, but people aren’t forced to buy the skins.
@FunnyBloxYT3 күн бұрын
Bro dont buy skins valorant players it don't even affect gameplay my guy
@zeldazelda-pl9cz4 күн бұрын
So well said I agree completely I hope this video gets to the devs bc the situation valorant is in rn is just terrible for the loyal fans that still play it
@skullnoor80084 күн бұрын
6:22, a really good sentence 🖤🖤. it's still good to call out shady business practices.
@Daeelldian3 күн бұрын
I think y'all forgot you can just simply not buy it. It is literally just a package of expensive weapon skins.
@aliceadoptmeok3 күн бұрын
Very good video, with very good points. Personally, I want to see much better skins for better pricing, but also much much more and exclusive playercards. I feel like having a really badass playercard that is hard to get is also worth investing in, its a niche in their game they have yet to fully focus on
@CornLorn4 күн бұрын
We need more content creators to talk about this, otherwise this is just going to get worse.
@-Flow444 күн бұрын
I like the helix bundle ngl. The animations on the phantom and knife just feel so clean to me
@julian74344 күн бұрын
I’m surprised people are now making a big deal out of the shop now. Buying skins for 60-90 dollars is still insane
@xileys93072 күн бұрын
7:05 i havent played val in months but no way they still don't have a replay while marvel rivals a brand new game came out with it on launch
@dissidius134 күн бұрын
Classic Riot. Release overpriced skins while not fixing the still rampant cheating in the game. 😅 I guess, our money is being put to good use. Another yacht for the CEOs. 😂
@VeVvvvvvvvv4 күн бұрын
Great video. Though don't they get to decide where they want to invest more? So far it seems they are heavily investing in cosmetics development. Even look at current vct games, as spectator you get wrong colors for defenders and attackers at random and they haven't even bothered to hotfix the issue.
@TerrorZwerg_135793 күн бұрын
The undertale music goes crazy.
@Krishna-uf1ro3 күн бұрын
The more crazy thing is that the prices are fixed, like its 100,50$ for their region but for other countries :) , a bundle is minimum of 6k in inr ,& people are still buying it
@kuratchiminisuta3 күн бұрын
There's one more point to add, that being people are still going to buy the previous good skins, so the revenue ain't stopping.
@akshaymurukate71633 күн бұрын
on point, riot needs to replace their marketing team
@PvtSchultz8 сағат бұрын
no you need to be able to sell your skins😂
@imamangoo86324 күн бұрын
That snake should be 100vp and they can give tons of these things as they are worthless
@simonbttger56302 күн бұрын
valorant marketing team should see this first thing in the morning
@optie54 күн бұрын
i smelled the boycott 5 recommended page refreshes away
@zanuXD4 күн бұрын
I mean, can you blame them? we're still buying the packs even with the price increase. It's our fault after all, the market value is decided by the people who buy the product. If no one bought it the price would lower
@fahadtahir99424 күн бұрын
Just play Rivals. Don't play games that hate you and then complain about them.
@Kash.mp33 күн бұрын
I dont see how its a scam, yall realize you don’t have to buy it right ?!
@bananathenoob3 күн бұрын
Good thing that i stopped playing valornt after they raised their premium skins to 9000 vp.
@PvtSchultz8 сағат бұрын
play a normal game like cs that you can actually sell your shit and actually play a good game
@hannimenl71233 күн бұрын
I have a 110k-vp inventory, I won't spend a single dime on this game including battle passes until riot's greed stops.
@kaiandkade3 күн бұрын
Paying more than $10 for a snake to crawl on your hand is absolutely insane and unacceptable.
@notestarlord4 күн бұрын
They should make flexes based on every agent, and put them in their contracts Imagine a flex for a Jett knife, or Tejos zippo, or a sage orb
@universalalisha5715Күн бұрын
as someone who has spent so much money on this game I completely agree, that much money for it is absolutely insane. They're so money-hungry but don't actually care about players' experience.
@Youwantbeefool3 күн бұрын
The problem is people still buy these insanely high prices. They keep testing the limits of their players and how much they are willing to pay so they gradually increase prices. Literally EA