The frustration around VALORANT\u2019s<\/em> Episode Eight, Act Three map pool is apparently not limited to the competitive rotation, with players now slamming the tac shooter\u2019s latest Team Deathmatch map for being too unthoughtfully designed.<\/p>
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While you can always take Drift\u2019s side lanes to wrap up on your enemies, the player notes that flanking is usually frowned upon in casual VALORANT<\/a><\/em> modes like Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch\u2014and it doesn\u2019t help much with warming up your aim either. \u201cTDM used to be fun before this map was added, now it’s just an instant tilt when you load up into this map,\u201d they concluded. <\/p>
Of course, the community couldn\u2019t agree more. \u201cI fucking HATE that map, and I practically AFK when I get it,\u201d one particularly emotive comment reads<\/a>, summing up a lot of players\u2019 thoughts on Drift. Another comment<\/a> ironically noted how it\u2019s based on Breeze, one of VALORANT\u2019s<\/a><\/em> most-hated competitive maps in rotation<\/a>. <\/p>
Some players shared how they tackle Drift\u2019s quirks with utility. \u201cI play Viper so I can ult and make the map smaller,\u201d one player wrote<\/a>\u2014and it makes sense. Another player revealed<\/a> their strategy for free kills: Play Omen to deploy one-way smokes on the boxes near enemy spawn. They aren\u2019t fond of the map either, but strategic execution helps them get past it. Then again, players usually don\u2019t prefer picking controllers in Team Deathmatches, with most instalocking duelists. <\/p>
While most comments spoke against Drift, a few suggested<\/a> players who focus too much on kills are responsible for its bad reputation in VALORANT<\/em>. We can\u2019t completely disagree. Team Deathmatch isn\u2019t meant to be just gunplay; it also involves utility. Drift\u2019s design forces players to use utility and meaningful strategies, so it doesn\u2019t fit those who like to run it down.<\/p>
