Shroud explains how Valorant esports could soon rival League of Legends Riot Games \/ ShroudMichael \u2018shroud\u2019 Grzesiek has shared his thoughts on whether Valorant can match CSGO\u2019s viewership, and although he thinks it\u2019s less appealing to casual viewers, he explained how it could potentially rival League of Legends. Shroud is an open-book when sharing his thoughts and opinions on topics related to gaming and esports. He always takes time to answer questions from fans in his stream. It\u2019s become a bit of a tradition now, and his perspective is insightful. He covered several topics in his latest stream, including the difference between single-player and multiplayer games in terms of longevity. However, he eventually responded to an interesting question about Valorant\u2019s esports potential. \u201cDo you think Valorant has the potential to reach CS level viewership?\u201d asked one viewer. Shroud looked like he was unsure. He took a deep breath and collected his thoughts for a moment. \u201cI do, but I also don\u2019t know,\u201d said Shroud. \u201cThe beauty of [Counter-Strike] was that it was very easy to watch. Your grandma could watch it and be like, oh this person shoots that person, oh that\u2019s a grenade, oh that\u2019s a smoke grenade, that\u2019s a flashbang.\u201d \u201cIn Valorant, it\u2019s still the same thing,\u201d he added. \u201cBut what\u2019s confusing about it is everyone looks the same and everyone\u2019s casting abilities, which are flashbangs and smoke grenades, but when you put it in that format, it\u2019s very confusing.\u201d \u201cBut that doesn\u2019t matter,\u201d he said. \u201cValorant has so many players that all it needs is the players to watch. Just like League of Legends, right?\u201d Then, he explained how Riot Games could maximize Valorant\u2019s viewership by focusing on players rather than casual viewers. \u201cLeague of Legends has so many players. It doesn\u2019t matter if your grandma can\u2019t watch. The game is huge,\u201d he said. \u201cSo that\u2019s all Valorant has to do as well. Just make their game f**king awesome, and the views will come.\u201d In the end, Shroud thinks Valorant is less appealing to casual viewers than CSGO due to its complexity. However, he believes it can match CSGO\u2019s viewership and even rival League of Legends, as long as the focus is on the game and the player base.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Shroud explains how Valorant esports could soon rival League of Legends Riot Games \/ ShroudMichael \u2018shroud\u2019 Grzesiek has shared his thoughts on whether Valorant can match CSGO\u2019s viewership, and although he thinks it\u2019s less appealing to casual viewers, he explained how it could potentially rival League of Legends. Shroud is an open-book when sharing his […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58781"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58781\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}