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Article by:ย John "JAYEL"
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In this episode, Xner and JAYEL talk with AGM from Complexity Gaming's Valorant team. Michael discusses how his transition to Valorant was and what it was like getting signed by Complexity. We then start to compare CS and Valorant and get into the details of NA's current CS scene. It was a great interview, thank you Michael!
This video was recorded on December 17th, 2020 at 11:15 PM EST.
Time Stamps:
โ00:00 Start and Intro
โ02:30 AGM's CS career
โ04:40 AGM's transfer into Valorant
โ06:00 First feelings from playing Valorant
โ07:00 When AGM knew he was switching to Valorant
โ07:57 What is the Valorant scene and network like
โ09:07 Signing with Complexity Gaming
โ11:44 Playing Valorant with people from different games (CS, Apex, OW, etc.)
โ13:25 Success formulas for the best Valorant teams (TSM, Sentinels, 100T)
โ15:00 Valorant is more individualistic than CS
โ16:45 100 Thieves Valorant
โ17:43 Valorant dynamics can transfer & benefit CS gameplay (innovation exists)
โ20:00 What draws people to Valorant besides money-dreams
โ21:50 AGM's view on NA CS right now
โ23:28 The importance of staying in school--not everyone will go pro
โ25:00 Just because you make MDL does not mean you are pro
โ26:00 IGLs rarely go pro
โ27:40 Multiple languages on a team (i.e. Portuguese and English)
โ28:40 MDL "Practice Season" for S36
โ30:43 Are more tournaments the answer for NA CS
โ31:50 Idea to have tournaments specifically for T3 only
โ33:25 ESEA is currently throwing money at the wall
โ35:15 Esports business model is off
โ36:00 ESEA should take notes from Mythic League
โ39:00 Comparing Riot (Valorant) and Valve's (CS) business models
โ40:40 Org owners need to know where their money is going
โ43:00 CS and Valorant comparison whirlwind banter
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