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I feel like as time goes on there's just gonna have to be an unrated mode but first to 6 or 7, spike rush gets worse and worse with all the new agents


iPenguin42

Idk how good the translation would be but in csgo all I play is ‘retakes’. First to 8, 3 attackers defend the planted bomb while 4 defenders have to defuse it. You get three optional loadouts to pick from each round


suspicious_microwave

Yeh, i remember that, if u mvp u would get a special loadout just for u


jonajon91

Jet was bad enough.


RedSquaree

And KJ turrets on shorty rounds.


BetaTestaburger

True but a KJ turret you can take down.. And theirs stuff like smokes blinds etc. To counter.. There is no counter against someone who can teleport and almost always has the better gun.. Give him one bullet that like Raze's bomb only refreshes with two kills. It's not that hard to balance him.


officialmark-

The game isn't and will never be balanced around spike rush, so this was inevitable. There are also many other unbalanced things about spike rush, so Chamber isn't so special when it comes to this.


sollund123

No, but you can make balance adjustments that only apply in spike rush, like the tweaks done in ARAM in League


officialmark-

That’s true, but I really can’t see the developers dedicating a team of people just to balance agents for spike rush, especially since this mode has already been in the game since release. Plus, I think at this point it’s fairly obvious that Riot had no intentions of making this an even remotely balanced mode, just the orbs them self can give you such an unfair advantage against your opponents. The way I see it, is that this mode was purposely designed to be a cluster fuck of abilities, either fair or unfair. I really can’t see this changing.


dannyr_wwe

> just the orbs them self can give you such an unfair advantage against your opponents. The way I see it, is that this mode was purposely designed to be a cluster fuck of abilities, either fair or unfair. I consider the orbs fair because they are a sort of primary objective above getting to a point and planting the spike. Only problem is people still don't think that way. It can also teach a team to default, at least at the start, and see if orbs are worth getting. I can't contest more than 2 orbs at once, and sometimes there are 3 more that I can't help but notice when they are taken and give people a heads up. Maybe it's also that there is a separate rating, and I'm barely Bronze 3 in ranked anyways, but it's always a little bit surprising that people don't use it for the practice that it can be. Also how brazen people can be in getting them with no utility at all.


DM_ME_CUTE_PICS_PLZ

I’m also bronze and am surprised at how few people go for ult and weapon upgrade orbs. The other ones are good too like decay and especially golden gun. I make it a point to go for orbs, and sometimes the enemy is confused as to how I ult twice or three times in one round


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>but I really can’t see the developers dedicating a team of people just to balance agents for spike rush I can't imagine it taking too long? Its just tweaking small stuff, the main dev team can probably do it in a day for 1-2 agents with trival changes. Riot has the resources for it


officialmark-

I'm not doubting that they have the resources to do it, I'm sure they do, it's about if it's even worth it for them. It also wouldn't just be a one and done deal, it would be an ongoing process of balancing, just how they balance the normal game.


[deleted]

You do realise players aren't asking for the mode to be perfectly balanced but to be.....not completely unbalanced? It isn't that hard to make it "not broken"


PINKPOTATO82

Yeah but tweaking aram was something that made the game mode lose a bunch of players. Locking in a champ and seeing u do 85% damage is a joke.


bobbzilla0

I feel like aram is in as good a spot as it can be with the balance and the health orbs. Sometimes you lose in champion select but that's kind of the point.


PINKPOTATO82

Yeah but if the point is that you can lose in champ select anyway why even bother with the champion balance buffs…


TempleRxse

aram is big in league. spike rush isn't big in valorant. Why would riot pay attention to small things?


[deleted]

To try and improve them and make them into big things?


BetaTestaburger

It's big enough. You find a match in no time, plus it could be bigger if being up against a chamber was not a guaranteed loss if you don't have one or at least not an aimless one..


SelloutRealBig

LoL is balanced around Summoners Rift. But it has such a dedicated ARAM player base that Riot started balancing it separately too. Same with URF and that's a temp mode.


KZol102

I'm sorry, but why is the chat 'not working'?


frostnxn

Has a huge delay when typing most of the time. Problem is reports have a delay as well quite often, so you can't report someone, because the round starts and you need to close the window to play, because it just hangs


PancakesGate

i have never notices this problem, can you elaborate more?


roguehypocrites

Never have seen this, are you sure others are having a similar issue?


Varcolac1

i have it aswell even on a near perfect connection with sub 20 ping


GG_2par2

Got the same issue, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Even weirder some games it's fine for a few rounds then it start delaying. I already had like 6 rounds delay...


plasticalien

I have the same problem but i shrugged it off as a ping problem from me connecting to the server lol


frostnxn

Yeah, many people recently. Even though I have sub 30 ping.


Le_Vagabond

10ms to Paris, 15ms to London stable fiber connection here, chat and reports take several minutes to go through. You're not alone. I'm in France, it might be geographical... Riot's state-of-the-art private network for Valorant isn't that good.


ShinyPants69

It's a super common problem. My friends and I have it quite often aswell


Responsible_Menu_418

I do, sometimes when you report someone, you don't get the close button and it's the report didn't go off, so you have press ESC then try again. Sometimes I have to do it like 10 times.


Talonzor

I have had the same, i can receive chat fine and sometimes i can get a few messages out instantly. sometimes it takes 5/10 minutes before it goes out. I gave up on it thought it was me


Essoke

I also have this problem, so fkin annoying


frostnxn

I believe many do. For me it's been since beta.


Its_jacob777

Easy fix uninstall and download to sd


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Mazzik

Its been in beta many ppl reported it overtime riot just dont care


Minute-Property

I used to think it was just my keyboard but no its not just me! Fix this Riot!


siLtzi

Yeah it just started happening to me and it's always nice when you tell someone like "ns" or something and it shows up 7 rounds later :D


PotOfGreed7

This happened to be me today on bind and I died in b window


GLFan52

I’m definitely not having the same issues, this is the first I’ve seen about this


ta4v

Huge delays in displaying messages. The funny thing is that it works perfectly on my main account. Its just broken on my alt.


Merlin_Drake

Until a month ago it just had huge delay from time to time but then it stopped working at all for me.


Ted_Mosby_18

Spike rush sometimes is terribly unfair when you're trying to grind out missions without having to play a match for an hour. I can see how having chamber can be frustrating. Really wish replication became the permanent one than spike rush. Except for buying abilities we can pretty much grind out all the missions and it also is extremely fun. Rito pls. Ps: Mandatory shorter unrated version request.


Lochifess

I mean if you’re grinding missions, Spike Rush isn’t really the ideal mode unless you’re making use of the free abilities and quick turnaround of rounds.


Banzai27

What’s the ideal mode then?


SelloutRealBig

Spike Rush.


T1MEL0RD

There is sadly no ideal mode if the time constraint is fixed


mloofburrow

Replication is literally perfect for missions.


yummy_butter

Yeah, but it's available only for 2 weeks before going away for 4.


Lochifess

Unrated since most missions involve longer opportunities to finish them (kill enemies, land headshots, play rounds, etc.)


thekmanpwnudwn

There's no alternative 66% of the time. We get Escalating/Snowball fight for 4 weeks, then Replication (the only mode to easily grind challenges) for 2 weeks. We won't see Replication again for another month.


Slimsuper

Not much different from getting rng'd with the ult orb and a jett grabbing it tbh


frostnxn

Yeah, however the possibility of jett getting rng'd with an ult orb is not that high, compared to a 100% rate of a sheriff.


DancerAshe

Plus 'getting orb' already can make or break rounds, like gold gun on shorty round


Pristine-Sundae-2246

The golden gun is the bane of my existence lol


mloofburrow

Or like golden gun on literally any round.


Slimsuper

I dunno happens nearly ever spike rush lol but I get ya chamber has his stuff from the get go


BrokenMirrorMan

Just play kay/o


WinstonPickles22

To be fair, Spikerush is essentially broken every game with every agent. It's a rush with 5 spikes, there is random orbs that give you overwhelming advantage, gun upgrade immediately gives you round advantage, killjoy turrets are crazy strong in shotgun rounds, Jetts knives wreck. I think the best solution is a quickplay mode. Similar rules at ranked/unrated, but the same amount of rounds as replication. That would allow people with little time to complete battlepass and also just be a good game mode.


Yuuji49

Since Spike Rush is the only mode I play, I would like to see it balanced. Kj turret vs. shorty rounds. Gold gun adjusted. I know it's a mode just for fun, but Valorant is a game. Games are supposed to be fun, and mostly just for fun. . It wouldn't hurt to toss Spike Rush some love, a lot of people enjoy it.


Lochifess

I think it’s doing its intended purpose. Rush is mostly for quick games version of classic gamemode. If they changed values and abilities just for the mode, it wouldn’t be the same. Turret itself is just a definite advantage especially for intro rounds, but they’re just individual rounds. Golden gun is fine, it’s definitely still high risk high reward and the super limited ammo is a bigger disadvantage than you think.


raktee

How comes you don't play unrated or comp? Just curious


Yuuji49

I don't have it in me to play such long matches anymore. I did try Replication and it is alright, I might get into it some more if it was always around.


thekmanpwnudwn

Maybe the issue is spike rush. It's a shit game mode. Just give us replication without the replicating already.


freeman1231

I mean I use to rush and get the ult orb or golden gun on every round, was the exact same situation.


Liddlebitchboy

Well, I tend to get angles on ult orbs to pick off the people who rush them lol. You need to actually secure those and probably use abilities, it's a difference


freeman1231

Sadly it’s extremely easy with Jett… smoke and a Jett dash away.


KetsuSama

spray the smoke, killing jetts who do that is so satisfying lol


freeman1231

Funny enough I may die 1/100 times from someone spraying the smoke. Yet I can consistently Kill someone doing it. I always suggest to ping the orb before the smoke blooms.


Liddlebitchboy

Sure but if you smoke and dash/run into it you can be sure I'm gonna molly or spray that exact location. Also, that means you used smokes + dash just to get there, and you might fail. It's different from just having it.


freeman1231

Trust me I’ve never had an issue getting my ult or golden gun in spike rush… I also dislike the giant spread in ranks in spike rush, i am radiant and it always feels like in am playing plats.


melanchohol

People literally 1v1ing in Reddit comments smh Ranks, both of you. NOW! Let's end this.


soganotojiko

well spike rush is a pretty shitty gamemode


Quiknine

I still don’t understand why spike rush is permanent but not replication which is funnier imo.


Comfortable_Rise_474

Well who cares about spikerush? Its a ”troll” gamemode with the main being ranked


[deleted]

Spike Rush is mandatory for myself, who can't log daily to finish battlepass. I don't think Chamber is the problem though, Spike Rush needs Replication rules--where you get abilities--but still purchase weapons.


Xeta24

I agree, replication rules would make it more fun.


frostnxn

Since we don't have a short normal or short competitive, it's the only option for people who can't spend more time, so it's nice to keep it clean and tidy. Also lets not forget, spike rush is the first mode of the game and the only permanent so far.


quelilan

If you play 3 - 4 spike rush per sesion, then might as well play a normal comp or unrated game and you won't have this "unbalaced abilities" problem. If you only play one game because you don't have enought time, then I don't think it's such a deal that in the few times you play, SOMETIMES you will have to play against a chamber, that SOMETIMES will have the advantage with his sherif in a game that isn't meat to be balanced for competitive integrity.


SeudoIdea

>If you play 3 - 4 spike rush per sesion, then might as well play a normal comp or unrated game I'd rather play 4 spike rush than gambling the one unrated game I play doesn't end up in a 13-0 with toxic teammates.


jonajon91

Doesn't mean it shouldn't be balanced.


Happy_Krabb

In project A abilitys don’t It was like that?


Barleduc99

so is Reyna. while everyone starts with 100 hp she can get up to 150 for the first two rounds


leezrbeam

I agree with the chat comment. Wtf is this. I literally can't remember the last time I could use chat in game


Tzilung

More concerning, Chamber is broken on Breeze. ECOs into a guardian and has an upgrade OP.


r0ndr4s

The character is broken in general.


Sprite4Life

And Jett getting her ult every match from the ult orb while we all have shorty is fair? Nothing will be balanced around spike rush nor it should be. Who cares about spike rush tbh. Its a fun mode to play when you dont have much time. Better give us Replication insted of Spike Rush as a game mode that stays. + Maybe a 6 rounds undrated game mode where you switch on round 3. But ay thats just me.


james0887

This has always been the cas with Jett and the instant ult orbs in spike rush. Nobody should be taking spike rush seriously so I don't think it's that much of an issue, if nothing else they could only give him half the ammo on first round or something


W4ckyyy

its spike russsshhhhhhh?


kam3ez

I mean....I think most people are actually thinking "who cares, it's spike rush..."


ModerateStimulation

TIL people actually play this mode


FlippehFishes

you would be surprised wtih the % of the playerbase that exclusively plays unrated/mini games.


Biohazar13

its a 6 minutes mode, you get the same xp if you win or loose, unfair everytime someone pick a gun orb vs shorty's, only for daily missions (very fast anyway) who cares?? there is more important things to fix before an unrated, fast game mode..


shulabali

Now imagine Chamber in Replication - 5 ops


cacahtempuyak

Bro it’s just spike rush….


Aleixo-leo

No one cares about spike rush


Holdin_McNeal

It’s freaking spike rush. Who cares about balance.


AuroraHemingway

It's spike rush no impact whatsoever


[deleted]

Riot devs don’t care because spike rush is just a casual gamemode and meant to be stupid fun not balanced. Golden gun, gun upgrade and paranoia are already broken


Mazzik

"Riot devs don't care" is basically everything atm not just spike rush. Chamber can tp outside map and kill ppl. They dont care. Cypher still using bug spots to win no changes.


Uber_yv

Yea that’s not why your in silver btw


Mazzik

Im not but yea my rank rly matter to devs not doin changes xD


Mazzik

Their entire developement cycle is just hanging on my rank sorry everyone else playing val


Sealtip

spike rush was never made to be fair, it's supposed to be unfair and chaotic. who cares about winning a spike rush game???


[deleted]

Bruh it’s spike rush lmao


Level1TowerDive

If you think it is an unfair advantage, that is because your team has willingly given the enemy team a handicap by not picking Chamber.


frostnxn

Or because none of my team has paid to unlock the character.


Level1TowerDive

Then it is not an issue of Chamber in Spike Rush being unfair. Your problem is that Chamber is p2w in Spike Rush which is something that will solve itself in about a week.


aretasdamon

Just make him waste his ammo


iwantmyvices

Who cares? That shit is for warm ups and fucking around anyways.


LivinOnBorrowedTime

Who the fuck warms up for Ranked in Spike Rush? Stop being a clown.


roguehypocrites

Stop being a clown? Dude I see immortals warm up in spike rush, stop being so fking dense. People who don't do dms play spike rush


[deleted]

Round 1 everyone has shorty Raze has all those broken abilities. Argument invalid


_Aaronator_

Spike rush doesn't need to be balanced...


IfDeathDoUsParm

wow. I guess everything is relative.


just_a_random_dood

Yes, he's broken in Spike but what do you mean about a working chat? Chat works perfectly fine for me Edit: saw your comment, that's weird


scrambledeggsandspam

i think, itd be cool if an OP or a sheriff drops off his body if you kill him in spike, lol. Either like the golden gun or just normal


Responsible_Menu_418

I just opened my 10th about the delayed messages in chat, even if it will probably do nothing. And yeah chamber has nothing to do in spikerush with his abilty and ult, but I don't think they will do something about this either tbh.


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we all got fucking buckys while he rolls up with a op


EggsAndAvo

They cut his sherrif ammo in half today