As a professional player, I choose Valorant over CS: GO — Simar 'psy' Sethi, Noble Esports

Q. Let’s talk about your Valorant career now. You play for the Noble Esports roster and have made quite an explosive entry to the game. How do you feel about the current Valorant roster?

Psy: To be honest, I am delighted with our current roster. We signed our contracts on 7th September. I was signed as a team captain and picked four players who are skilled at what they do and made the final team. Moreover, we just practised for two days, and we played tournaments for almost 28 days at a stretch.

We won one tournament, came second in front of VLT, and then third in another. So, I know the results we were expecting are not going to come now, and we have to practice and grind more as a team.

Overall, I am happy with the squad as the potential is very high, but we have to utilise that correctly and effectively.

Q. How is the synergy between your present teammates, and who is the IGL (In-game Leader) in your Valorant roster?

Psy: I am the team captain of Noble Esports and take all the major decisions, such as which tournaments to play, which to skip, what’s right for the team, etc. Recently, I took a major decision to skip all events from 29th October to 10th November, so that we can focus solely on practice, as we have already missed a lot of that. We have played tournaments for just 28 days, where we learned a lot, but I believe that practice is ten times more important than playing tournaments, as it will allow us to reach our true potential and perform better at upcoming events.

I have made Tejas Rex Kotian our IGL, as he has the most knowledge about the game. I just started playing the game one and a half months back, but he has been playing for six months now. Even though I have been IGL in most matches and have developed the game sense required in Valorant, until I am fully confident about calling the shots in Valorant, Rex is in charge.

Q. You seem to have perfected Killjoy (Valorant Agent), and were seen playing Jett and Brimstone as well in competitive matches. Who do you think is the most potent Agent in Valorant?

Psy: I feel like Jett is the strongest Agent in the current Valorant meta. I have also started playing her in competitive matches, and she feels like a comfortable pick as you can use her ‘Dash’ ability to easily escape enemies, unlike other Agents in Valorant.

Previously, the meta favoured Jett players, as at the start of the round, she would get an Operator kill, escape and the match would start as 4v5. However, the developers added a few measures like three-breach flashes, but I think it’s still not enough for her. If you are an excellent Jett player, and you know your angles and timing, then you can start the round 4v5 every time.

In one incident with Jett, I updrafted and killed two enemies while getting hit for 60 damage, and when the enemies spotted me from another angle, I dashed to safety. She is way too overpowered.