HOT TAKE FULL BUY AFTER PISTOL ROUND #valorant #valorantclips #valoranthighlights #valorantmontage

valorant players discovering the economy feature

idgaf tbh, I buy for what I have a nice skin for, teleport through the map and call it a day.

In higher elo it’s often good to have 1 or 2 people with light shield and ghost to help pad the economy for lost weapons. It also allows for a strong bonus round because if you save those 3 guns let’s say a bulldog and two specters and then buy two extra rifles than you have a good chance at a high amount of Econ damage or winning the round

Not a hot take. I hate it when people dont buy or go vandal/phantom 2nd round... Required synergy/awareness to make those buys work in my elo (plat/diamond) is just never there...

this is most definitely not a hot take and a good thing to do but i think it’s justified if only one person keeps the ghost/sheriff and use it for that round. it is a bit more risky but 4 of your teammates already have guns so it’s still a most likely winning outcome. i usually do that or buy a cheap gun if i feel like pushing or doing a more risky play solely jsut so they don’t get a gun out of it if the plan does not work out

It’s called a force buy but is more commonly used in later rounds while losing or winning by a lot

I agree with you, however, I think it’s ok in higher rank (diamond+) to go light armor pistol for 2 reasons: A, someone called to push aggressively (with the idea being you trade your teammate and pick up their gun) and B, you want to take space aggressively (whether it be a lurk on attack or a flank on defense) with the intention of not giving the enemy team a gun if you get caught. However, what I’ve stated above is really only good if one person max is doing it, any more and, like you said, your team lacks the firepower to take the second round easily. Once again I think this really only works toward higher elo where people have more fundamental knowledge of how the game works so I do not recommend trying this in play or below.

Also if you buy, please don't lurk and give them a free gun...

Heres the thing, i buy a stinger even if we lose the pistol round cause why not when i can

I don’t think you understand how lower ranked lobbies work, even full buy second round you might still lose so it’s very risky in silver and below

I will be so fr; there are times where I play high risk and buy Odin no shields. Dont do this though, but it’s pretty funny at least and when the enemy is on a force as long as you take good fights you will win those fights

I dont care I will always run ghost heavy 2nd round I'm just so clean with the ghost

Tell me you have never reached any high rank in fps without telling. Coming from an GE faceit 10 and immortal, just half buy 2nd round, if you got the skills you will win. if you lose theround you still got funds to win the third round because the enemy team will full buy.

Im keeping my deagle or forcing a vandal.

The smurfing yoru with a Sheriff and a dream:

what I always tell new people I play with: “if we win pistol, and don’t buy next, why did we win?”

Hot take??? This is basic valorant economy. You want a Hot take, even if U lose first round you force the second rnd and try to win

This is not a hot take its just common sense

This is not a hot take, this is the objectively right decision that low elo fails to understand

Grass is green ahh take 😅😅

Firstly not a hot take its just how economy works om the game, win second round aswell then u bonus, pretty standard stuff. Now for the actusl details, depending on how pistol goes imstead of forcing ome option cld be to buy deagles lights, if u r confident you can win the round against there pistols this is a good idea as you can buy up round 3 basically guaranteeing 3-0 with good economy too, this is if u r confident u can win round 2. Secondly buying up doesnt go for everyone it’s dependent on the roles of your team, do you have a dedicated lurk for optionality mid round? They shouldnt buy as their lurk is already an advantageous fight and if they lose it they r giving a gun away, that person should not buy up smgs second round! Id also like to mention that you should consider what actually happened round one, did they get plant? Getting plant gives the option for stinger lights which is actually a high buy rate for second round in pro play, in that case you do wanna buy up to contest amd maintain the lead!

This ain't a hot take, it's called common game sense

The only exceptions to this should be if you're on T side and your teammates are buying rifles or you are lurk. If ur the solo lurk u dont wanna risk giving them a primary. Buying regen shield and playing with ur guy that's got vandal light will save your econ in third round. If u win u have enough to drop the rifle and buy a new one, so you have at least 2 rifles on bonus with the same $ as a regular bonus. You'll see a lot of pro teams do this, but its very easy to apply in ranked games

This doesn’t apply to low elo. Between smurfs (reason I spent eternity and a day in silver) and throws, I don’t blame most low elo players for not buying. I’ve won hundreds of first rounds js to full buy and get head tapped by a Smurf and I hear gold is the new silver so it’s definitely getting worse

It is not a hot take, it is how you're supposed to play the damn game ! But go explain that to a bronze lobby.

One scenario where I don't agree: if you go lurking you want to have a ghost or a sheriff. Because you don't wanna drop the enemies a Spectre of even a rifle

guy is mr waffler

This is not a hot take, this is Val Eco 101

I always buy a martial so tht I can I hit my ops cuz they wouldn't buy shield

Idek why this is a hot take, it annoys me that more ppl dont full buy their 2nd round especially the newer players cause back then in CS even if u were a silver you knew to full buy 2nd

no u dont

not a hot take
and if your planning to go awp 3rd round you can save and as your teammets for ghost or sheriff they have left

2 vandals/phantoms 2 rifles/smgs 1 ghost / sheiff from pistol is the perfect formula

how is this a hot take? bros coaching newbies (should be trolling em, like raze nade heals or phx flash doesnt flash twammates)

this has to be ragebait bro no way youve only figured ts shit out now 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

is spectre light a fine buy? i mid buy usually off a pistol win

I used to buy ghost and get a lot of kill. Now I'm just trolling in first few rounds. Don't worry i don't play ranked

My post pistol plan is usually outlaw since it's practically an op but better (in this specific scenario)

i’m in plat and somehow half the people here sTILL save on second round after winning pistol. like…????? what year is it???

Also play together on attack when your team is on a buy and the enemy is on an eco. Wander off alone and risk giving them a free gun.

People in my diamond lobbies don't seem to get this. They go vandal on save rounds and pistol and light shield on buy

I swear the amount of people that play val and don't buy on round 2 after winning pistol is crazy

just as good with a sheriff compared to the guardian if the enemies are saving

WHAT IS THIS TAKE
IF YOU SURVIVED PISTOLS AND GOT A GHOST/SHERIFF YOU CAN GO FULL UTIL + HEAVY SHIELD

Then the enemy jett is the second coming of tenz with a sheriff

That last part at the end was too short. Just as important as playing your anti eco, is playing the bonus. If you win round 2, but you died; dont full buy. The rest of your team will be on their SMGs from round 2, so its a light buy round for you. Thats why its called a bonus. Any kills you get on bonus is big damage to enemy economy, since they should be full buying. If you also full buy, you lose this benefit.

4th round is the first full buy round

hot take>

That ain’t even a hot take. It’s literally common sense at this point. What is a hot take is that if you do the opposite thing of what you said after winning the pistol round, which is a dumb hot take that is

Personally I’d buy Bulldog, light shield and full util after winning pistol round

I personally believe it depends on which side and what role you're playing. For defensive halves, because defenders are usually spread out across the map, everyone should be buying up. Maybe one person can save for an op 3rd round if you're playing an agent who ops. For attacking halves, normally I'd want one or two people saving. The reason for this is because it means that you can have a death or two before it starts to negatively impact your economy that way you can enter bonus round with good chances of winning. Another reason as to why you'd have two or one save is having your lurker only have a pistol and feel out the opposite side of the map where the main pack is that way they can find where the defending setup is or call back the team to an open site. Usually your info senti (cypher/vyse) or controller who doesn't need to be with the pack to still support the team (viper/astra), then that player can buy up for bonus and give even better odds at winning the bonus, breaking the opponent's economy and enabling the team to steamroll the half.