Are VALORANT skins pay to win? A look into the cosmetic side of Riot’s tactical shooter

“Pure aimbot!” a teammate in one of my VALORANT matches exclaimed, and as the rest of my team begged for me to drop my “Blub Blub” Vandal, I reasoned, “It was all you.” Unfortunately, my words meant nothing, summing up the beliefs of a majority of the community today.    

Having played VALORANT for a couple of years and owned skins for most of it, I don’t find it new that players are hailing certain skins as aimbots. That said, Riot Games has repeatedly confirmed that skins are specially crafted for aesthetic purposes and not to provide any competitive advantage. But with Riot’s claims contradicting the thoughts of several players, it certainly begs the question: Is VALORANT pay-to-win or not?

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