Valorant officially launched on June 2 and just a week later the number of pro teams continues to grow. T1 announced that they will maintain a whole three rosters in Valorant.

Riot’s new shooter already attracted many organizations during its closed beta (which lasted a few months). Some of the biggest orgs have already started recruiting players for their Valorant rosters. Among them were Cloud9, TSM, 100 Thieves and T1, for example.

The latest trend in the competitive CS:GO scene is to increase the number of players per roster. The Valorant pro scene is not yet mature, but T1 is already taking it a step further. The South Korean organization announced that it plans to create not one, but three rosters. One for each of the regions – South Korea, North America and an Academy team. The news comes from an exclusive ESPN interview with T1 CEO Joe Marsh.

T1 completed their first Valorant roster last week with Tyler “Skadoodle” Latham and we thought that was it. With the current roster consisting of five American players and one Canadian, the next roster will have to be the South Korean one.

In an interview with ESPN, Joe Marsh, CEO of T1, commented as follows:

“Unless Riot says you can only field one team, obviously the Korean team will stay in their region, but we will also field an Academy team. We really want to invest in the whole ecosystem and team and expand from South Korea to NA. That’s why we took the first step, we wanted to make a big entrance.”
But what is an Academy Team, anyway? Basically, it’s a training ground for new players to eventually join the main squad. Additionally, a lot of players are also switching their main games right now, as numerous pros from Fortnite, Overwatch, and CS:GO have decided to continue their careers in Valorant.

However, the question arises, what happens when Riot announces that organizations can only have one roster? Will the additional players be sold to other teams or will they be left without a team?

Whether Riot’s new title will really be the CS:GO killer remains to be seen. Organizations around the globe, however, prefer to play it safe and are ready with their Valorant roster. There is still no news on upcoming leagues or major tournaments for Valorant, but so far the big organizations don’t seem to care.

Overwatch

Overwatch is a computer game by Blizzard Entertainment (Diablo 3, World of Warcraft) and a first-person shooter with individual fantasy elements. The game was released in May 2016.

In Overwatch, the player must choose between 21 unique characters, which can be freely selected in a loosely held classification system (offensive and defensive class, support unit and tanks).

A character’s three to four different abilities can be controlled and activated through the mouse and keyboard. The game modes already vary from scoring points to cargo hauling. Team play is required in both modes, as each character takes on a specific role in the battlefield (e.g. heal teammates, provide backup, or secure defensive lines).

The name Overwatch derives itself from a fictional elite military unit that came together when robots tried to subjugate humanity in a near future. Individual characters are associated with this unit in the game, while others oppose it. It is not yet known whether the storyline will continue in multiplayer.

Brawl

Brawl is a game mode in which time-limited rule variations of the well-known modes are drawn. Sometimes completely new game modes are used in Brawls.

Rule variations include, for example, the restriction to certain heroes or classes, changes to the cool-down times or certain cards. New game modes that have been playable so far include a soccer game and a PvE mode.

Usually, Brawls are restarted as Brawl of the Week every Tuesday at 22:00 UTC and are then playable for a week. On certain occasions, such as – Season al events, Brawls may also be playable for a longer or shorter period of time.

The game mode is comparable to the card chaos from Hearthstone and was activated for the first time in the beta phase on March 22, 2016 through a patch.

Actions

• Arcade: More health, shorter skill and ultimate cooldowns, and faster resurrection after death.
• Girl Power: Female heroes only.
• Head’s Up!: McCree, Genji, Hanzo, and Widowmaker. Only head hits count.
• High Noon: High Noon on Route 66, only head hits with McCree count.
• Highly Offensive: Only offensive heroes. Limit is two of the same hero per team.
• Junkenstein’s Revenge: Soldier, Hanzo, Ana, Mc Cree only (1 each). The first co-op PVE mode in Overwatch. Part of the – Season al event Halloween Horror.
• Justice rains from Above: Only Mercy and Pharah playable.
• Moba Watch: Only unique heroes per team. No hero switching allowed.
• Mystery Heroes: Upon death, you will be resurrected as a randomly selected Hero.
• Overly Defensive: Only defensive heroes. Limit is two of the same hero per team.
• Show Your Support: Support Heroes only. The limit is two of the same Hero per team.
• Super Shimada Bros: Welcome to Hanamura. Only Hanzo and Genji are playable. Shorter skill cooldowns, longer ultimate cooldowns.
• Tanks A Lot: Tank heroes only. Limit is two of the same hero per team.
• The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Only McCree, Reaper and Roadhog playable.
• We’re all Soldiers now: Only Soldier: 76 playable on control cards.
• Lucioball: Lucio only: Soccer mode, 3 vs 3.
• Yeti Hunt: Five meis against a yeti that has the characteristics of Winston.

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