The tournament saw some of the top teams in the world face off against each other to earn the chance to qualify for the main First Strike event that’s all set to be held in December.
Filled with upsets and 200IQ gameplay, the NA NSG First Strike Valorant qualifiers saw some of the best teams in the region fall and gave rise to the new champions in Cloud9 Blue.
However, though the matches have been incredibly exciting to watch for a Valorant player, the production quality may not have been up to the mark for many fans.
In a recent Reddit post, a Valorant player who goes by the handle of aquaponicbrian, talked about the issues that were visible during the North American qualifier matches and the things that the production team needs to improve on to attain Valorant’s viewing potential.
The Redditor wrote:
Valorant’s tournament production has a long way to go
Riot Games’ other IP, League of Legends, has an incredible production team behind their esports success, and the fact is especially true for the LEC.
Even TheScore Esports did documented how the broadcasting team played an essential role in League of Legends’ viewership success in Europe. The same is also applicable to Valorant. The better the quality of the broadcast, the more people you can pull into the esports narrative of the game in that particular region.
‘aquaponicbrian’ also talked about some of the problems and possible solutions that Valorant’s broadcast can consider to make production as smooth as possible.
Point 1: Color Coding
According to ‘aquaponicbrian’:
Many of the post-game highlights become confusing to follow when there is a side swap after the initial 12 rounds and during overtime. Providing each team with a distinct color for the entirety of the match will certainly help players keep up with the action.
Point 2: Camera control
Addressing camera switching in Valorant, ‘aquaponicbrian’ said:
Point 3: Proper stream management for the Valorant matches
Explaining how the stream management for Valorant matches can be improved upon, ‘aquaponicbrian’ said:
Point 4: Better Casting Talent
‘aquaponicbrian’ also highlighted the importance of better casting talent, saying:
The Valorant NSG First Strike Qualifiers for North America did have some aspects lacking when it comes to their broadcasting quality.
‘aquaponicbrian’ ended the post on a positive note and said:
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