Honest insight on the classes of Valorant.

Reapers

Lets be honest here. the class system in valorant feels like fluff, almost useless to a degree. whats everyones opinion if say they removed the classes in the game and just made it a straight shooter with out a class system. The gunplay and everything else is top knotch. but the classes feel like filler. Like they are just there for a reason to sell more classes and skins. Opinions?

Babemagnet

Let's be honest this is the most ***** thread I have ever read if you want to play counter strike literally play counter strike.

Reapers

LOL what, serioulsy. the classes dont feel all that important compared to other Teambased shooters like Overwatch.... They do feel like fluff. nothing ***** about it. If u take the classes out u still have a good shooter. but imo the classes feel MEH at most and dont serve no real purpose other then to sell more classes and skins to make money. how is it ***** for making that realization?

Krazcar

Reapers the classes do feel important. "what does my agent bring to the team" some bring point control, others bring frag potential, but they all bring the something of their own

Reapers

Krazcar interesting, To me they dont feel as impactful as say Overwatch or even Paladins. i have noticed even with an ult going off even at right time it feels lack luster or can be counted with a well placed shot. Ults hardly counter ults. so i guess im saying Ults feel lack luster. some of the "gernades" feel good and well placed smokes can be impactful. but just ablitys just feel meh. AND by no means am i saying the game is bad other then the Kernal side anticheat owned by a chinese company. yeah i dont like that at all. but overall the games good I just personally feel that the abilities in this game feel pointless and repetitive like the only reason they are their is for a selling point.

Hero5000

The class system did confuse me a bit. Mostly because the label itself is much less likely to influence peoples play styles than things like abilities and WEAPONS.

Doesnt matter what class you are, if you have a shotty youre generally going/positioning for the close game. opposite goes for the operator.

i have yet to hear anyone complain because a phoenix or raze was playing more of a passive/defensive/counter style. no one is saying 'yo, you're a duelist, go git some. im a sentinel ima sit back.'. even when pre game pics are going down. things like smokes are what people want or worry about. not roles.

IMO the rounds are to short and people die to quickly for 'roles' to be used traditionally. in games such as Overwatch, LoL, WoW combat is mostly a sustained thing that last anywhere from a minute or 2 up to 10 to 20min in the case of WoW. Where as here, a whole round in Valorant is less than 2 minutes. Fights may only be a 1v1 and teams generally split, at least on D,

so maybe its just for flavor? i dunno.

Hanma

I can see what you're saying Reapers, but I feel as if its not really fluff. As important as gunplay is and how that can dramatically impact the way you play, a well timed Sage wall or Brimstone molly can complete shut down an entrance/angle. Or Cypher being Cypher and getting free peeks with his camera. There is a lot that the differing classes offer that no other class does.

Reapers

Hanma agreed Hanma, Thats the only thing i see usefull for the classes thats it. if you took away the classes and justr added those features a items to buy it makes the entire class system useless. Classes are what color do you want your smoke color.

Hero5000

Hanma while i agree with that different unique kits for each characters is a good thing, the classees at this point are pretty irrelevant.

For example, Raze and Phoenix are the 'duelists' class and they aren't at all similar. Phoenix has flash bangs, fire wall, fire toss and his ult is a duplicate of himself. while raze is nothing but explosives. bomb buddy, grenades, c4 pack and a rocket launcher.

Or there are your examples; Sage and Cypher are Sentinels. they are the same class yet neither really share any similarities. Chyper is very scoutish with cameras, trip wires and his ult that spots everyone while Sage heals, slows areas, walls areas off and rezs people. if you were to look at those 2 kits most people wouldnt think they were the same class.

at this point i think the only reason the 'class' system is around is to give a loose reference of how the characters were designed to be played. what the designers had in mind, sorta speak. thing is, the abilities are very versatile.

i use sage walls to block windows and allow me to move up close unseen with a shotty. it can be really effective offensively despite what the class description might say.

n0te

I think they should make a tank or a front line champ, weak abilities, but more heakth or shields