LET'S START WITH A GOOD INTRODUCTION TO WHAT VALORANT IS. THEN WE'LL TELL YOU ALL ABOUT "LAG WAR."
VALORANT IS A FREE-TO-PLAY FIRST-PERSON HERO SHOOTER FOR MICROSOFT WINDOWS DEVELOPED AND PUBLISHED BY RIOT GAMES. IN OCTOBER 2019, THE GAME WAS TEASED AS PROJECT A, AND IT BEGAN A CLOSED BETA PERIOD WITH LIMITED ACCESS ON APRIL 7, 2020, FOLLOWED BY A RELEASE ON JUNE 2, 2020. THE GAME'S DEVELOPMENT BEGAN IN 2014. VALORANT IS INSPIRED BY THE TACTICAL SHOOTER SERIES COUNTER-STRIKE, BORROWING SEVERAL MECHANICS SUCH AS THE BUY MENU, SPRAY PATTERNS, AND INACCURACY WHILE MOVING.
BEFORE OCTOBER 29, 2022, THERE WAS A CHALLENGE TO BRING NORTH AMERICA AND ASIA TOGETHER WITHOUT LAGS. THERE MAY BE A TECHNOLOGY OUT THERE THAT WILL HELP REDUCE OR REMOVE THIS ONCE AND FOR ALL; HOWEVER, IT MAY NOT BE FREE, OR IT'S STILL IN THE TESTING PHASE. WE NEEDED A SOLUTION AS WE HAD TO DO MORE THAN WAIT FOR THE PUBLIC RELEASE OF THIS TECH. WE WENT BACK TO OUR VISION, THE VISION OF ESWF CANADA. WE WANTED TO BRING THE FUN BACK; WE WANTED TO GET THE SMILE FOR THE PLAYERS AND THE AUDIENCE WATCHING. WE CONCLUDED THAT WE COULD NOT FIGHT AGAINST THIS ISSUE THAT WE ARE FACING. HOWEVER, WE CAN EMBRACE THIS LAG. "WHY DON'T WE JUST EMBRACE LAG AND SEE WHO CAN AIM." VOILÀ, STARS HAVE SPARKLED WITHIN THE MEETING WITH LASAGNA TV AND MASTERNICK TV TEAM. WE HAVE DECIDED TO CALL THIS "LAG WAR" FROM THE WORD ITSELF. WE TESTED IT WITH PLAYERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND FOUND THE MIDDLE-GROUND SERVER.
THE RESULT? EVERYONE WAS LAUGHING, SMILING, AND GIVING WITTY REMARKS DESCRIBING THE CHARACTERS. AT THE SAME TIME, THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE SHOOTING A CHARACTER, BUT THEY WERE SHOOTING A WALL. ANOTHER PLAYER HAS EMPTIED 2 AWP MAGS WITHOUT EVEN HITTING ANYONE. THE TEST WAS HILARIOUS; WE NEEDED TO PUT THIS IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP AND PUMP UP THE PRIZE TO $300 FROM THE INITIAL $250.
THE SEMI-FINALS OF BOTH REGIONS WERE ABOVE THRILLING. AND WE WERE HOLDING OUR BREATH AS THE SEMI HAD 3-5X OVERTIME! IF YOU WANT TO WATCH THE SEMIS, IT'S 3/4 TOWARDS THE END BEFORE THE CHAMPIONSHIP. YOU CAN WATCH IT ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL. DESPITE THE AWESOME SEMIS, THE LAG WAR CHAMPIONSHIP PRODUCED CREATIVE COMMENTARIES FROM THE CASTERS. WE PUT THE WINNING TEAM OF NORTH AMERICA AND ASIA TOGETHER; WE REMOTELY BROUGHT THEM TO BAHRAIN, NORTH OF QATAR. BOTH TEAMS HAD AN AVERAGE OF 160 TO 240 PING AND STARTED THE DEATH MATCH. BOTH VIEWERS AND PLAYERS HAD A GOOD TIME, AND THE AUDIENCE LOVED IT. THE DEATH MATCH DIDN'T LAST SEVERAL MINUTES, AND WE INTENDED IT THAT WAY. WE WANTED TO GIVE A TEASER OF WHAT THE LAG WAR WAS CAPABLE OF. THE GOAL WAS TO BRING FUN BACK, BRING SMILES TO PEOPLE'S FACES, AND EXPERIENCE A UNIQUE BATTLE WHERE EVEN PROS WOULD HAVE DIFFICULTY GETTING AN ACCURATE AIM.
CONGRATULATIONS TO TEAM FOH OF NORTH AMERICA FOR WINNING THE SEMI-FINALS IN CANADA. ALSO, TEAM ANH ESPORTS FOR GOING THROUGH SEVERAL ROUNDS TO REACH THE CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND. IT WASN'T AN EASY FIGHT SINCE YOU DIDN'T HAVE A BREAK BEFORE THE LAG WAR. NONETHELESS, YOU PUT UP A GOOD FIGHT AND WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE END!
WE HOPE THAT THE LAG WAR WILL CONTINUE TO BE IN SEVERAL EVENTS. WE CAN'T WAIT TO BRING THE FUN BACK TO YOU AS PLAYERS AND AUDIENCES. WE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING NEW IDEAS AND INNOVATION AS ESWF AIMS TO BE THE GLOBAL ESPORTS LEADER WITH THE FULFILLMENT OF OUR HEARTS. WE SHALL SEE YOU AT THE SUBSEQUENT UPCOMING EVENTS!
