Some Valorant Players Are Allegedly Being Paid to Throw Games With Streamers

It’s been discovered that someValorantplayers were allegedly getting paid to throw games with streamers. This has prompted several people in theValorantcommunity to condemn their actions.Since launch, avidValorantplayers have been grinding matches to hone their skills, familiarize themselves withall theValorantAgents, and vie for Radiant, which is the top competitive rank. Sometimes, they even encounter popular streamers and professionalValorantplayers in their queues. While many would simply play out matches without minding their popular teammates or opponents, streamers have also shown how viewers would attempt to snipe their streams in hopes of getting the upper hand against them.RELATED:Valorant Pro SicK Threatens to Sue Twitch Following Most Recent BanNow, it seems like there are someValorantplayers who have taken it a step further by allegedly throwing ranked games with streamers for money.Valorantstreamer Prod tweeted out a screenshot from a Discord server where players were required to snipe certain streamers, so they could be on their team, and throw their games to get paid in cryptocurrency. The list included popular names likeTwitch streamer Kyedaeand G2 player ShahZam, who both had a $50 bounty.

Prod claimed that this was the reason why it was difficult for him to hit Radiant inValorant. While Kyedae expressed sadness over players who throw games for a chance to make money. Many other fans also chimed in to condemn the players' actions, accusing them of cheating just to ruin other people’s games.

“Crypto throwing,” or the act of losing games on purpose when they’re teamed up with streamers or pro players for cryptocurrency, has been an ongoing problem in theValorantworld. Many of thetopValorantstreamerslike Tarik and TenZ brought up the issue back in January, and it’s reportedly gotten so bad since then that some streamers decided to create custom 10-man lobbies to avoid stream snipers.

As of writing, Riot Games has not addressed the issue, but many players have called on it to ban people who take part in the scheme. One solution could beValorant’s Premier mode, which is said to introduce a structured league-play beyond regular ranked matches. This might lessen the possibility of getting paired up with stream snipers and throwers. However, the mode just finished its beta period, and players don’t know when it will be rolled out. Plus, it’s not supposed to replace the experience of ranked matches.