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Power couple Lily “LilyPichu” Ki and Michael Reeves at last got to meet their Filipino fans at CONQuest Festival 2022.

Since Michael partook in the primary Creator Clash, a cause boxing occasion that highlighted battles between famous substance makers, many fans were interested to know who Lily might want to look in the ring.

LilyPichu needs to battle Valkyrae in the following Creator Clash

Lily said that Rachell “Valkyrae” Hofstetter, an individual LA-based YouTuber and co-proprietor of esports and way of life association 100 Thieves, could be the ideal boxing rival for her.

Their levels have been a running joke in their fanbases and companion gatherings. Rae’s new Japan video blog archived the two estimating themselves at the Pokemon Center, and figured out that they’re both around 160-162 centimeters tall.

“We’re the same height. We’re relatively the same age, build, and everything. She works out every day and I know, but I think that can be easily remedied,” she said.

The fantasy boxing matchup could really materialize. The occasion coordinators of Creator Clash previously inquired as to whether she needed to join, however the substance maker presently can’t seem to affirm because of conceivable booking clashes.

Update: As of now PROD has been unbanned within 48 hours.

Popular Valorant streamer PROD has been suspended from Twitch over the use of homophobic slurs but in reality the weren’t anything close to that.

PROD is a player who skills are highly talked about in the Valorant community but for the first time he has found his name in the headlines for the wrong reasons. Twitch has banned him for an indefinite period for the use of homophobic slurs which the viewers think that was a wrongful suspension of his account as his words were misunderstood.

According to Jake Lucky, PROD was banned for saying “f*ck it” and then saying a homophobic slur which was inaudible in the best case.

Lucky highlighted that PROD was banned live and in YouTuber Sewers posted the clip of what PROD was banned for. PROD says ‘f**k it’ and then follows up with something that is inaudible, but Twitch detected that it was him using a slur.

Follow us to know more when he gets unbanned.

Professional Valorant player and Twitch streamer Micheal “shroud” Grzesiek has once again reignited the Valorant vs CSGO debate with a statement made during a recent livestream, and fans have already started taking sides.

Since the dawn of the release of Riot Games’ competitive shooter Valorant, whether or not it is superior to CSGO has continued to spark heated debates within the gaming community, and it doesn’t seem like they’re coming to a halt anytime soon.

While the ex-CSGO pro had previously claimed that Valorant is an overall easier game than CS, it isn’t the case this time around.

“CS looks like a joke compared to this game, I am telling you,” Shroud told fellow Valorant pro Tyson ‘TenZ’ Ngo during a recent game. “There’s no sugar coating. The game is just hard.”

However, Shroud also brought up the possibility that the game might feel hard simply because “everybody’s so good” due to the game’s low skill ceiling.

“Everyone’s so good because the game is arguably easier, maybe that’s why,” Shroud continued. 

The community stands divided on Shroud’s statements. While a portion of the player base seems to think that Valorant is hard due to Agent abilities and the randomness that the game brings, others mention that CSGO is inherently more difficult due to its high skill ceiling, better gunplay, and complex lineups for nades, flashes, or smokes.

There isn’t a conclusive answer to this debate, as both games are 5v5 competitive shooters that can be found to be challenging in their own way. But it’s certain that the Valorant vs CSGO debates aren’t going to stop in the foreseeable future.

Valorant is a 5v5 competitive shooter, which means there are ten people in a single game with different personalities, agendas and psyches in a single game. Not all of them act decently. While a moderate amount of BM in a game is fun, when is this too much? Teabagging especially seems to be a way to disrespect an enemy. Recently, it has been debated whether it should be punishable or not in Valorant.

What is Teabagging In Valorant?

Teabagging has been part of Valorant. If a bound key in the game allows you to crouch, a player is open to “Teabag,” an opponent. Teabagging, if you don’t know, is when you go near a fallen enemy’s head and spam your crouch key.

The action has been a part of FPS gaming for a while. It is a way you poke fun at your competitors, and most times, it is good fun and doesn’t mean any harm. While disrespectful, the action is not intended to hurt people’s sentiments, but it does.

Other than teabagging, a healthy amount of Trash talk has always been a part of Esports and sports. With almost all team sports have some or the other form of BM’ing.

While the intention behind any form of BM is to affect a player’s psyche so that the person’s performance shakes, In recent days, it is changing as many people do it to disrespect their contemporaries.

Teabagging is a similar tactic, which translates to saying you are bad at this game and is a way to infuriate and annoy the player so that they lose focus and lose the game.

But lately, the meaning behind the action and the amount of BMing has been off the charts, with some doing it to disrespect their contemporaries and sometimes it’s clear they do not mean any good from it.

While the intention behind one’s action cannot be judged by anyone, having said that, banning something or a particular harmless activity doesn’t seem to be an answer either. With Tea- bagging being a BM, it is also a way to poke fun at people, and not all of it is disrespect, as most people who do it don’t mean it.

The sad part about this or any controversy surrounding this is that people club together intentionally disrespectful behaviour and BMing in-game together. At the same time, the latter does not mean to be disrespectful in most cases.

The increased misinterpretation of the action has to be the same reason why people get offended by comedy. While all of it is supposed to be bonafide, some cases are not, and now none of it seems to be.

Riot bans two Valorant players: Dawn and Risorah, over heated teabagging dispute

Following a dispute that started in the community as a result of some teabagging, Riot Games has suspended two Valorant Game Changers players for toxic behavior.

Riot determined that the gamers had harassed and used filthy language that targeted and isolated another player. “Dawn” (full name withheld) was prohibited for three months for using obscene language towards a member of the GALORANTS community, while “Risorah” (full name withheld) was banned for nine months for harassing a member of the GALORANTS community. Because of their behavior, the two will be barred from all official Valorant activities.

Riot Games has not revealed the name of the player who engaged community members on the GALORANTS Discord server.

On June 27th, the topic grew into an argument that spanned many Twitter posts. Dawn’s comments included a rude and pointed statement directed at the anonymous gamer.

Below you can review the timeline of the events occurred. 

Risorah Valorant targets a victim many times on June 27th.

1. Risorah tweeted a plethora of times aimed exclusively at the same player, in which she reproduced GALORANTS Discord discussions between themselves and Player A. Risorah then shared an altered video in which they enhanced and individually inserted filthy remarks surrounding the player.

The victim was targeted with nasty posts on June 28th.

1. Risorah directly labeled and targeted the gamer as the topic of a filthy post. Riot Games analyzed detailed images and video of the alleged infractions, as well as correspondence between the accused and the victim, throughout the inquiry. Riot Games also interviewed participants, including Dawn and Risorah.

Riot Games’ decision on July 25th

1. Dawn breached Rule 7.3.1 of the VALORANT Champions Tour Global Competition Policy. Dawn is barred from any association or involvement with a team in a Riot-sanctioned competition for three months, until September 27, 2023.

July 25th – Punished players acknowledge the judgment

1. In a recent appearance on Charles White Jr.’s (penguinz0/MoistCr1TiKaL) stream, where they spoke at length about the matter, both players addressed the dispute. Shortly, White will probably upload a video on his YouTube account discussing the circumstance.

July 25th – The community opposes the players’ actions.

1. The Game Changers community is outraged just at two players’ behavior. On Twitter, Shopify Rebellion’s Game Changers squad member Benita “bENITA” Novshadian stated that it is impossible to take the Game Changers scene seriously when there is no competition integrity and rules are disregarded. With certain players’ acts affecting players’ jobs and livelihoods, it calls into question what the Game Changers circuit stands for.

SEN TenZ has made the headlines after making $7.5 million in less than 4 hours after he struck a deal with popular peripheral manufacturer FinalMouse .

TenZ is one of the biggest names in Valorant and critically acclaimed by many as one of the best players in the game right now. The likes of him are exposed to incredible sponsorships and collaboration.

One such collaboration happened with final mouse which yielded great profit for both the player and the company.

According to several media outlets, FinalMouse sold all the 40,000 mouse that were made in collaboration with TenZ in a few hours, translating to major profits for the player for his part in the deal.

TenZ hasn’t had the fortune in terms of filling his trophy cabinet but his pockets are definitely getting filled left right and center from all the brand deals and sponsorship money.

Keep an eye out for the mouse, given the amount of interest it has generated, FinalMouse may soon put it back on market.