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Besides highlighting his team\u2019s sloppy performance, when asked about the prevailing VALORANT meta in the post-match interview on June 13, crashies labeled it \"boring,\" even though it doesn't seem to affect his initiator-only playstyle much.\u00a0 \u201cIt\u2019s alright\u2026I think this Harbor meta is a little boring, to be honest,\u201d crashies said. It\u2019s noteworthy that the esports side of competitive games like VALORANT always sees teams overusing powerful strategies, and oftentimes, it becomes repetitive after a while.\u00a0 Before his brutal nerf in Patch 5.12, Chamber had become a must-pick for every esports team, on every map. It led to a stale sentinel meta, with Cypher and Killjoy being overshadowed by the broken French weapons designer.\u00a0\u00a0 But crashies revealed that he preferred Chamber\u2019s dominance over the Harbor meta. \u201cAt least with Chamber meta, you had to push the OP back a lot. 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\u201cAnd right now, it\u2019s just a bunch of spamming Phantoms through smoke. Yeah, it\u2019s kinda boring to play,” he added. “But I feel like I can play anything, so doesn\u2019t really affect me.\u201d<\/p>

Crashies is an initiator main and is often seen playing Skye or Sova\u2014and Killjoy in rare cases. With invincible clutches spread across his esports career, he has been deemed the world\u2019s best initiator on multiple occasions.\u00a0<\/p>

Crashies may not be affected by the Harbor meta, but it\u2019s definitely hard to watch for some fans. With teams throwing around strategies like the \u2018pizza slice,\u2019 it becomes very difficult for the audience to decipher what\u2019s happening.\u00a0<\/p>

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