{"id":16660,"date":"2021-05-16T08:56:07","date_gmt":"2021-05-16T08:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/shroud-slams-valorant-ranked-queue-restrictions-hot-garbage"},"modified":"2024-07-19T12:25:05","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T12:25:05","slug":"shroud-slams-valorant-ranked-queue-restrictions-hot-garbage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/valorant\/shroud-slams-valorant-ranked-queue-restrictions-hot-garbage","title":{"rendered":"Shroud slams Valorant ranked queue restrictions calling it “hot garbage”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former CS:GO<\/a> pro and Twitch<\/a> star Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek<\/a> is always playing FPS titles, especially Valorant<\/a>, and has a lot of opinions on esports titles, which carry a lot of weight due to his in-depth knowledge and pro career. With that in mind, Shroud isn’t happy with Valorant’s ranked queue restrictions at all, slamming the system and calling it “hot garbage” in a recent Twitch stream.<\/p>\n

Shroud on Valorant ranked queue restrictions<\/h2>\n

Valorant’s competitive ranked mode<\/a> has seen a lot of changes with almost every major update, as developer Riot Games continues to adjust the systems<\/a> for competitive matchmaking.  <\/p>\n

For reference to Shroud’s gripe with Valorant’s ranked queue restrictions, Riot Games put forced solo and duo queues in place early this year. The goal was to prevent five-stacking in higher ranks, thereby improving the experience of the community as a whole.<\/p>\n

Shroud, however, thinks this system is “hot garbage”, and explained why in a recent stream. <\/p>\n

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While Shroud was playing Valorant on Twitch recently, one of his teammates said that Riot should add in five-player queues already. Shroud answered: “I’m sure they will soon because this s%$t f#$king blows.”<\/p>\n

Shroud then elaborated on the Valorant ranked queue restrictions, explaining how it impacts the experience when you are forced to play with people you don’t know: “Literally, ranked is hot garbage because of this duo queue bulls$%t. It’s such a bad dynamic.”<\/p>\n

\"AT-cm%7C1179689205-social-preview.jpg\"<\/a>shroud – Ranked is hot garbage<\/span>Watch shroud’s clip titled “Ranked is hot garbage”<\/span>Twitch<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n

Shroud continued by stating: “It’s not fun when you’re playing with randoms. It’s also awkward that it’s a duo queue because you have a duo pair, another duo pair, and then you have a solo.”<\/p>\n

Since Valorant esports tournaments are 5v5, it makes sense that one would want a five-player queue to practice with your team. Sometimes, it’s not fun to play with strangers, even if you aren’t a top tier player.<\/p>\n

At the time of writing, Riot Games has not shared any plans for a five-player ranked queue. However, Shroud’s comments on the queue restrictions do make sense.<\/p>\n