CS:GO has seen a huge increase in overall viewership on Twitch recently, with the PGL Major Stockholm 2021 registering over 2.5 million viewers. Shroud believes the game is going to remain the top esports title over Valorant due to an ease of understanding.
Shroud has compared the two games in the past as well, earlier claiming that Valorant is the easier game to understand and play. This time, however, he compared the two games from the perspective of the viewer, stating that viewers require knowledge of the game to understand what is going on in Valorant.
Shroud explains CS:GO is easier for viewers to understand but gamers find Valorant easier to learn
During a recent livestream, Shroud compared CS:GO and Valorant from the perspective of the viewer. He believes that it is easier to understand what is going on in CS:GO than in Valorant for those who don’t play the games:
Shroud believes Valorant has an added layer of complexity as players need to know about each individual agent’s abilities and how best to use them. He declared that, in the meantime, even his grandmother could understand CS:GO:
Shroud made the above comments from the perspective of the viewers. Recently, in September, the streamer complimented Valorant for being easier to play than CS:GO, since the latter has a range of tactical equipment that needs to be used effectively:
Therefore, Shroud appears to believe that CS:GO is more difficult to play and understand for gamers as they need to take stock of and use tactical equipment as well. For viewers, however, CS:GO is easier to understand as the game follows simple concepts. Valorant on the other hand, has added complexity in the form of specific agent abilities, making it more difficult for viewers to understand, especially if they don’t play the game(s) themselves.
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