Why Some Skins Give An Unfair Advantage

[@misteldrutel6632]

Don't forget about operators scopes, some of them are smaller, and there was a clip where shahzam was watching on split some spot with ion operator, but suddenly enemy peeked under him, and shahzam saw him and flicked on him only because ion operator have very small scoping skin, and he could see enemy peeking from bottom right.

[@quin.tessential]

link?

[@bt7067]

@@quin.tessentialI think it’s this one kzbin.info/www/bejne/mX6ykIGjZ9F7hbcsi=5LEVrGEgGUqY7U1R

[@Astrinityfrfr]

@@quin.tessentialsearch up insane flick shot from Shazam (2 clips). I found it btw

[@zerocats1]

link?

[@VSN-wb2ly]

Link?

[@kunalpol9256]

with the guns feeling heavier, i definitely feel that placebo when using glitchpop vandal vs other vandals, it feels like it is more stable even though its the same and psychologically it makes me do better

[@eszett8214]

true, kinda the ones that make lazer noises. pewpew.

[@siennak4306]

that is funny because I'm the total opposite. the lighter a skin's sounds are is (blastx phantom, champions 2023 vandal) the better I feel I can perform. I seem to have more trouble aiming and spray-controlling with heavier-sounding guns like gaia's vandal or glitchpop.

[@Girafen]

I feel the real placebo there is that you think you play better with it.

[@kevedits3263]

I wish there was a way to get skins but no one else can see them only you, like rocket league having bakkesmod.

[@Jorge_2106]

​@@kevedits3263there is but it is bannable, it also exist in cs i believe it's called skin changer (actually i'm not sure if it exist for valorant but i remember watching a video about it long time ago)

[@ValorantCurios]

I've been writing a video on a similar topic, there's actually a few other ones that are a little more nuanced. For example; with the Spectrum finisher; since the map gets dark its actually harder to see guns on the ground (especially default skin guns). Or I had an interview with the devs about the Araxys collection and the worries they had / have about the finisher. Launching those pillars into the air allows you to go back and locate bodies quicker to find guns (lets say, an operator on a dead enemy!) There's all these little things they think about that we don't really notice

[@SophNova]

My favorite val youtuber watching my other favorite val youtuber, damn

[@sterio2235]

Definitely feel the "heavy" effect on my Phantom skins. The Spectrum feels like a feather compared to the Recon Phantom, which embodies a truck for me. But only with the laser attachment, of course

[@MrLowlander]

Laser attachment gives aimbot confirmed

[@sterio2235]

@@MrLowlander Laser guided bullets

[@NA-Not-Available]

I love Prelude of Chaos not because of its aesthetics, but because the sound of it firing make it feels like im firing more rounds than I actually fire, it calms my paranoid brain which often hates it when I miss bursts.

[@CatastrophicJett]

you missed an important one: that nerfgun skin - the only one that shows you if your bullets are penetrating the wall (nerf bullets stay visible on the wall if they don't go through)

[@radhakrishna4109]

Not exactly, if a bullet goes through the wall, it shows a white light and if the bullet doesn't penetrate the wall the light is different.

[@danielwoody6582]

The bullet leaves an actual hole if you can wall bang be just an impact if you can’t, that goes for every gun

[@milkmanSandro]

Enemies see your bullet tracers as normal

[@AxureFlame]

As someone with severe ADHD, I honestly wish Valorant had an option to turn off the animations of certain skins. If I need to use an enemy’s gun for whatever reason, but they have something with moving parts like Elderflame, Glitchpop, Chronovoid, or even Neptune or RGX, I often find myself unable to focus because of the animations. Normally I just wouldn’t buy skins I can’t use, but when it comes to picking up an enemy’s weapon for any sort of tactical reason (like if I was on a save round and their gun is better), my ADHD gives me a very real disadvantage if they have a particularly distracting skin equipped. It would be nice to be able to turn specific skins’ animations off or change those skins to look like the default skin, if that sort of thing is even possible.

[@lucianobrickgaming7000]

Interesting

[@MrLowlander]

This is actually an very interesting point! In the end they have preference options for people with color blindness, so an option like this one should actually be beneficial for the game

[@ArnikoGiri]

Just don't upgrade the skin that you have in your inventory, or downgrade it.

[@Albert-yu1cg]

I find that switching first person handedness changes how i look at the viewmodel, so that may make a difference

[@ceoflippers]

​@@ArnikoGirithey're talking about having to pick up skins from the ground, so it's out of their control how upgraded the skin is

[@akashchakor3039]

The heavy gun skin effect actually feels real to me, I don't have any akins but whenever possible I try to pick up skins like origin and sentinels of light, etc. Thought I was crazy before 😂😂

[@orrikolaxus]

I always feel the recoil on the Origin vandal is way higher compared to other skins and I always struggle with Origin skin.

[@flxnd8839]

that is incredibly relatable

[@Ershy_]

This is so true

[@viktoryc]

Yeah, that's why if I play w origin vandal, I turn down gun sound effects, and then I can actually use it.

[@orrikolaxus]

@@viktoryc oh, maybe I can try this method. 😁

[@scluvsu]

Nah I hit mad one taps with that skin but when I pick up an enemy prime skin that’s when I turn into tenz

[@AstroFlipo]

1:51 of course we notice when you change your skin your original phantom was the blast x and your original vandal skin was the hivemind vandal

[@MrLowlander]

Jeeez, a real OG watcher here, appreciate the support man!

[@ilycrystbruh]

me2 D:@@MrLowlander

[@Geblino]

That's actually why I love a good classic skin. The default audio makes the gun sound insanely weak even though it's a very viable gun. Slap a prime classic skin on, and all of a sudden it sounds and feels like it's equals with a ghost to me.

[@jsf2898]

Seriously! It always comes to Prime man... the skin with which you can never go wrong

[@gpfhantom1890]

Don't let this distract you from the fact that the Reaver Vandal gives you actual Aimbot

[@kkodu]

Some skins can also give you a slight disadvantage. An example: For me, it always feels like the glitchpop vandal or rgx phantom have way more recoil than other skins, which makes them harder to control sometimes.

[@divyanshu_chaurasiya]

How high are you

[@Cyclic727]

What the hell does this even mean

[@VSN-wb2ly]

People who bought skins only to say this are stupid and delusional, just say you want the cosmetics so you can look cool, IT'S THAT EASY

[@micemu3232]

It's all psychological

[@sun-door]

2:00 idk if this is still true, but tenz found that bullet tracers only go in the general direction of the bullets but not necessarily the exact same and sometimes completely different, so he keeps the tracers off

[@Kwmy]

honestly it mostly ties down to psychological aspect like ur needs and comfortability and also fame of the skin

[@gabri_777]

Glitchpop vandal feels heavy asf

[@monio_]

Meanwhile csgo: every skin is the same, and the only thing that changes are the textures. CSGO is goated as always 🔥

[@crapybara]

Recon phantom has a grip that works. Just works.

[@molax2084]

Why all the disscussion when we know the best is glitchpop

[@Ieno]

some devs found out that certain shot sounds give the player more confidence therefore possibly making them play more confident which also kinda helps

[@stegleryo]

Another factor to think about is the length of the barrel. To me longer barrels feel “heavier” or seem to just be more accurate which is true in real life. I like the stiffy dragon because of that effect even though it’s a troll gun.

[@robertszilagyi6533]

For me, sound is everything, like when I have a skin in my hands with a little bit deeper sound ( Rever, Prolude, ION, Sentinel, Chronovoid) , I just hear and feel the recoil and I can control it better, for example 1 taps or 2-3 shot brusts. I don't know, but it is what it is. :D

[@nikipcstealerireallywill2268]

same, im always like that

[@NotFr0st]

This, I waited like 6 months to get my hands on chronovoid, like 3 to get the ion vandal and instantly bought araxys, all to this day the only couple skins I use out of all of the vandals I have

[@NotFr0st]

Like they definitely sound heavier and harder hitting and yet controllable (with the exception of ion that sounds like plastic but feels light and airy and easy to control)

[@AbbyKebabby]

i love the sound of the Prime Vandal cause it doesn't distract me. the sound of the Origin Vandal is very harsh and distracting, so even though it was my first skin, i can't use it.

[@nevergibyouupp]

Wait bro have smite classic💀💀💀. Absolute advantage.

[@groovygames4313]

prelude to chaos op has such a silencer of a sound

[@grey5005]

For me I've played soo many matches with the elderflame, that my brain simply ignores the animation.

[@aravkhurana]

I just bought the reaver vandal today, i played with champions 2023 for like 2-3 weeks but still my gameplay was normal. But as soon as i bought reaver today my aim just got way way WAYY better like i played 1-2 matches on haven and i just kept getting one taps non-stop.

[@AryanKumar-jo1pz]

1:15 no way you said "ri-to games" 😆

[@kidplayzyt123]

Bro I Thought This is Gonna be Another BUFF or Stryda Video lol. Better Than I Expected !

[@grey5005]

It's everything in your brain whenever you pickup a new skin you feel like it's literally an aimbot but once you've played enough matches with that skin even the normal vandal feels a lot better than your own skin

[@Giangold4565]

THANK GODDD MR LOWLANDER UPLOADED I was getting hella bored without content

[@MrLowlander]

haha ayooo enjoy the video!

[@Outfrost]

I tend to pick skins that sound crisp, not too noisy, and make it easier for me to feel each shot in a burst or spray, like Prime or Ion Vandal

[@FuriousCapCut]

I agree about the weight of the gun thing, I use oni phantom a lot more than ion or reaver because ion and reaver feel really hallow inside

[@SirPawsies]

I think its important to remember that all of these things are not only MOSTLY placebo to a degree, but much more importantly the differences are, at some point, not statistically significant enough for you to ever want to buy skins to get better.

[@barszczek8839]

true, when i get a kuronami vandal, my aim gets 5 times better

[@yourbestfriend3244]

Pov: you play better with skins when you pick them up because you don't want to lose them.

[@PlanktonWhisperer]

One thing to add: The BlastX skin bundle gives a huge advantage by showing you which spots can be wallbanged and which can't (doesn't show the darts if you can't). Also like not super confident reloads aren't at least a little fudged for some yk

[@maxwellsmart3934]

I think also, because of kill effects, there is an incentive to get kills so you can hear that amazing sound of a one tap.

[@alpheus_land]

The score esports made a video about this too and I recommend it as it dives into the psychological side of it

[@konzo5942]

relevant topic - the sound of the mp40 had to be nerfed in Wolfenstein because people were playing better with it versus the tommy gun

[@onkolonsko]

I am sooo good with my Araxys but I’m kissing the floor of the leaderboard when I have my elderflame equipped 😭

[@beedrillfanatic5933]

Placebo plays the biggest part in skins, I think. Certain phantom skins make me more confident when taking long range fights than others, especially if they have bullet tracers.

[@QuyNguyen-tz6zh]

After playing with the same skin for ages, I can assure you that the minima skinline is the goat

[@toxicdumplings2814]

heavy skins just feel good at this point

[@abgadi1305]

I'd say different skins give me different effects, it's kinda like drinking potions in Minecraft, lol, for example, with the Prime Vandal, I feel like I can hit my shots better, but with the Araxys Vandal, I feel like a tank, and then there's the Reaver Vandal, which makes me feel the best of both worlds, lmao

[@bhaskarlohani86]

For me personally without skins ads and spray control is a huge problem with skin i spray at enemy head with one tap

[@TideIndustry]

2:50 origin vandal : m i a joke to you

[@GabsGazoli]

In brazil we have a saying for this that goes: "ESSA SKIN TÁ PEGANDO DEMAIS" (this skin's shots are hitting their marks a lot) and I think that's beautiful

[@kimorsa]

Kinda agree, I'm a frequent Guardian user and for the life of me I have a hard time using Reaver Guardian for some reason. Don't get me wrong, I love Reaver skin on my Vandal and Phantom, it's just something about the heaviness and dragged sound effect of the skin making for Guardian so hard to use. I do own and prefer Prime and Spectrum for Guardian. Also, Elderflame Op is just too many things moving to the point of unusable for me. To the point I don't want to pick it up after end of round if one is lying around 😂😂

[@chillbite_i9]

yeah, i agree. i think the elderflame skins are super cool and everything, but maybe a bit over the top considering some of the designs cover half of your screen when you reload 🤕

[@blengen1]

I'm a Guardian, I have Neptune and Prime, yet Neptune just feels worse. I really wish I got Spectrum instead.

[@Azula0]

Congrats on 700k subscribers❤❤

[@Cybeber]

number 1 UNpay to win skins are butterfly knives, my teamates always die because they have their melee out so often

[@beygiewastaken]

0:55 well the oni vandal sounds more like a phantom

[@GuagoFruit]

People will really go to any lengths to justify their skin purchases.

[@cr1ptycism]

For me I have always found that skins that just seem lighter and cleaner (imo) seem to give me aimbot and I got my shots way more than the default vandal. Skins like prime and rgx just hit hard and feel lighter compared to something like reaver and araxys. This isn’t to say I don’t like the reaver and araxys because they’re both two of my favourite skins in the game but something about it doesn’t give me one taps like rgx does

[@ericaheap]

i was looking for this comment! I'm light skin ftw (lol). I feel like heavier guns make me slower and more lumbering, while prime and rgx make me more nimble. I know its a whole load of bs and its really just a placebo, but my shots are extra clean with lighter skins, prime especially

[@sydxn]

The “Recon Phantom” works best for me because I think of the “fore grip”. I know it does absolutely nothing but it gives the feeling that I’m holding the gun better and that I have some recoil reduction since grip in most games were placebo

[@rendric8125]

imagine putting valorants sound into ableton, eq it or maybe ott or what ever you heat desires and then take abletons output as sound

[@BlobbyRey]

thanks for that video ,me personally i think that bullet tracers mess up my aim so i disabled them but i didn't consider the fact that it could help for my sprays so i just learnt something new

[@079me-l2i]

The feel is everything...........Even the default seems way much better after the heavy doze of skins.......

[@pr1ckastley]

The footsteps being lower frequency is maybe untrue. I think they're in the 2k-4k range.

[@Yngston]

I think bro is overthinking it a tad bit

[@cyber_wiz]

After 1 years I broke out of the imaginary buff from skins and now I can perform same with almost every skins except the horizon bundle and the sensation one. I spend way too much time hating on these skins while using them and miss all my bullets.

[@nabieladrian]

Actually Recon Phantom has bug that after you use your ability it equips faster than normal. That's why so many pro player use it.

[@countofcalcium6605]

i got the buff add from lowlander right as the video ended, the algorithm is getting WAY too good

[@KhezuOnYourScreen]

That explains why i was fragging out with my recon but not as good when im using my glitchpop (im actually inconsistent and dont want to admit it)

[@MrLowlander]

Brain blown

[@keifervillanueva4088]

i swear singalarity phantom looks like it moves alot

[@escorpianoyqueee]

I think everybody agrees that Prime vandal gives you better aim, the sound even makes you feel amazing when you hit a head. I don't have it, but I bought the Guardian Pime, and the effect is the same, I get a lot of kills with guardian since I have the skin.

[@Spexxx468]

when i started to play Valorant and came in the juicy taste of skins, I had the feeling,that some weapons (especially OP`s) have a higher higher speed in zoom and shooting. I still think so,that some skins are truely better and have a adv. compared to other skins

[@kaimorris2970]

I honestly feel the heaviness of guns and i also get the placebo of playing better with certain skins, i play head and shoulders better whenever i use the prime vandal and i dont understand why

[@suki1462]

The heavier feeling gun. I can relate. Some vandals have a heavy and loud sound or maybe visual and it generally feels like it's a strong gun with a lot of recoil and it kind of reminds me to focus on the recoil even more. The new champions skin for example have a very base-y sound, so at first I subconsciously kept shooting it like a phantom where as SOL vandal feels sharper. And personally I like it when gun sounds are a bit sharp so perhaps skins do give certain advantages.

[@aryantripathi5361]

that's why i hit more one taps with elderflame vandal

[@humpythewhale]

Me who doesn't have skins: I have no such weaknesses.

[@jjg-k3w]

Love the ableton stock eq 8 plugin 😂😂

[@desirae_wallace]

the “lighter” guns, like spectrum, are bulkier or larger at the end than the “heavier” guns like recon. that makes the movement more noticeable when spraying even though it’s the same gun. imo, i’d rather use spectrum so i can have a visual for how much spray control i have

[@mathmathmomo]

Aayrx is so fucking loud i feel like i cant hear foot steps because how loudly it shoots

[@The_Leaf069]

its just self-confidence

[@toms.6283]

I swear I'm so much worse with the elderflame vandal than my prime vandal

[@no_sword2405]

I allways have the feeling that the Prelude to Chaos Vandal shoots faster and therefore I cant controll it as well as others. (Eventhough I know its BS xD)

[@blinkmaxim]

I literally stopped playing phantom because i cannot see any bullet on base skin.

[@Fake_Fake]

Lowlander nvr fails to entertain us 💘

[@DevKukadia]

To this day i have never spent money on a game, and i reached gold alone on valo without any skins, took me a while but i got there in the end

[@rarigate]

Most pro players do use Recon Phantom/Prime Vandal. I use both as well and they do make me perform better (+recon kill sounds are so satisfying)

[@theolanderdilag3872]

I feel like the theory is that the realistic the weapon, the better the placebo like CSGO

[@quickscope8034]

bronze@@theolanderdilag3872

[@asparagus_syndrome]

@@theolanderdilag3872 by that logic they would use default or infantry lol

[@xDchewbacca]

Bro if I find a spectrum classic it distracts me because of the do do do do

[@yuvanputhrann]

Not relevant to the video but I remember watching you back in 2021 when you had like 50 or 100k subs (I'm not sure) and its amazing to see you at 700k now congrats you deserve it

[@TheRogueVigilante]

yeah i am a phantom main and one day i picked up an rgx phantom the tracers are crazy good especially for people who have the cs habit of crouch spraying like me

[@R3llyman]

I always had a theory bc recon is a more heavey skin with a hand on that grip meaning the gun bend a lot less so it prob has less camera recoil

[@TheShanks1337]

2:48 nice ult mate

[@Simp4Ahsoka.]

I don't even look at my gun in game. Maybe that's why i hit the headshots and my team mates who ask me for my skins don't....

[@CR1M3OFFICIAL]

Right(upside down on every video and I loved that).

[@IvanChan-s5i]

WTF THE JETT DOINGGG 1:09

[@choppa8235]

vandal no mag on the floor looks like guardian so riot are just doing nothing

[@ikanberapi2189]

Chad no skin user: 😎

[@its.sapphire]

i just pick up skins from the floor💀

[@Stone1673]

1:10 that’s my ghost skin

[@nitrogen446]

As someone with skins I completely agree

[@creaturedanaaaaa]

forsaken vandal with the black and blue tracers is sooooo easy

[@glowingguest]

the difference between me with skin and without skin is insane, i mean for real!!!

[@ItzPerfecT69]

I am waiting for recon phantom to appear in my night market 😍

[@Greninja08]

Wow Mr lowlander I really didn't expect my comment to be in ur video Thank you so much