Valorant players are calling out teammates who hold onto their money after winning the first round, rather than getting new guns and building momentum with their first-round gains. As a tactical shooter, Valorant requires players to pay attention to more than just their aim. One of the biggest complexities in the game is the round-by-round economy .
Players must manage their money after winning or losing a round to purchase the best loadout possible. After winning the pistol round, you’re best bet most of the time is to use that win to buy better weapons and put the pressure on your opponent. It should be easy, as the side that just lost shouldn’t be able to purchase upgraded weaponry after losing the first round.
However, some players don’t seem to buy into this straightforward strategy and save their money for a better purchase in the third round by sticking with pistols. Valorant veterans have gone to Reddit to call out their teammates for saving their money after the pistol round, pleading for them to buy better weapons. “The reason I am making this post is that in many matches, I keep having teammates still using pistols on round 2 after we have won the pistol round.
This means we don’t get the advantage we should have; we are giving the enemies a fair round for no good reason,” the Reddit user said in their post. Other players in the comments agreed that the second round after a pistol win is much easier when using their economic advantage. It’s hard for p.