I swear, even the most stubborn VALORANT<\/em> players\u2014who refuse to enable their microphones to offer crucial calls\u2014don\u2019t miss out on the obligatory \u201cStop flashing me, bro\u201d remark in my matches. <\/p>
You can time and throw the most perfect pop flash, hoping to help your team. You can alert your team repeatedly about your idea. But you may still annoy that one teammate who\u2019ll readily choose to run into your flash\u2019s trajectory and then blame you for team flashing. <\/p>
In a lobby as high as Ascendant, you\u2019d expect your teammates, especially duelists, to know how to turn and dodge pop flashes. Surprisingly, this isn’t the case, limiting your potential as KAY\/O, Skye, or Breach. Neither do most know how to take advantage of your utilities, so expect your team-centric efforts to be in vain almost every match. You may catch all five enemies in Breach\u2019s Fault Line, but what\u2019s the point if your team\u2019s duelist lurks on a different site?\u00a0<\/p>
Don\u2019t get me wrong: It\u2019s hard to master initiators and some players just don\u2019t know how to throw their utility. This is especially true in low Elo, where most are still learning the quirks or filling for the team. It\u2019s easy to make mistakes with flash and recon trajectories. I find myself apologizing profusely for a bad flash in almost every game. <\/p>
Even pros occasionally blind their teammates and make mistakes with their recon lineups. Instead of playing the blame game, however, they understand the complexities of the initiator role and plan accordingly. <\/p>
