
Former pro player TenZ has taken aim at Valorant’s current meta, mocking its “precise gunplay” and calling for Counter-Strike 2-style improvements to shift the focus back to skill-based shooting over ability spamming.
🎮 TenZ Roasts Valorant’s 2025 Meta: “What Happened to Precise Gunplay?”
🔥 During a March 14 Twitch stream, Sentinels content creator TenZ rewatched Valorant’s original 2019 reveal trailer, which emphasized competitive gunplay. However, he feels the game has strayed far from that vision.
💬 TenZ Reacts to Valorant’s Meta in 2025:
🗣️ “Okay, ‘precise gunplay’… and this is precise gunplay in 2025? Look at this fkin’ st. Bro, what’s going on? Red, green, blue—dead, dead, orb.”
⚡ He compared top-tier pro play to a Power Rangers battle, where ability spam dictates fights, making traditional gunfights nearly impossible.
🛡️ “If they want the site, they’re going to take the site. You can’t stop them. You just fall back, play retake, and hope for the best.”
🔄 TenZ Wants CS2 Features in Valorant
💥 While some viewers suggested he should just play CS2, TenZ pushed back:
🗣️ “I don’t want to play CS. I want to play Valorant. But Valorant was not like this before.”
🛠️ Changes He Wants to See in Valorant:
✔️ Less RNG gunfights: Reduce moving & jumping shot accuracy 📉
✔️ Utility should support gunplay, not replace it 🎯
✔️ Map bans like CS2 Premier mode:
🔹 Players could avoid unpopular maps like Icebox 🧊
🔹 Riot could use data to rework or rotate maps
🔄 Valorant Patch 10.05 Brings Small Fixes, But No Major Changes
📅 On March 18, Riot Games dropped Patch 10.05, focusing on:
✅ Bug fixes for multiple Agents
✅ Ranked Rollbacks – Players refunded RR if they lost to confirmed cheaters
❌ No balance changes addressing TenZ’s concerns