If you thought the Harbor-Viper VALORANT meta was overly chaotic and a “spam fest,” wait till you see what LOUD cooked up for their run at VCT Champions Los Angeles. The high-stakes tournament isn’t where one would expect teams to try quirky strategies, but LOUD isn’t known for abiding by the rule book.
In their deciding group match against Natus Vincere on Aug. 12, the former world champions pulled an unexpected ‘triple controller’ card out of their pockets, leaving onlookers shocked. Moreover, it was the final map of the series, with the loser bound to be eliminated from the tournament. “Surely LOUD isn’t throwing,” I wondered during the Agent Select, and I am pretty sure everyone did, too.