Spike Drop - a Competitive VALORANT Podcast

Right as the community becomes slightly hangry for some new content, Riot swoops in and delivers BIG time. Speaking of swooping in, Kickedtripod, Yiska and Volamel are here to review it all. We're talking about Skye and how amazingly strong she is, our thoughts on VALORANT's newest map and the new ranked reset coming in Act III and in Episode 2.

VALORANT esports grew in viewership and excitement throughout the various Ignition Series events. Now, we look forward to the next stage of VALORANT esports with “First Strike.”

DAD IS HOME!! Spike Drop is back and with a vengeance. VALORANT coach and commentator, Kevin "AVRL" Walker, joins Kickedtripod, Yiska, and Volamel in review the recent Pop Flash games and adding to the discussion around the OP.

Kickedtripod, Yiska, and Volamel are joined by special guest, esports commentator and analyst, DoctorNo. Todays docket consists of some OP talk sprinkled with a healthy seasoning of ranked discussion, followed by a general review of the European VALORANT space as well as a review from the Allied Esports Odyssey and it's qualifiers.

Cool your jets, chat, the turret isn't that strong, but what is worrisome is the rest of the kit given to the newest agent to enter VALORANT's roster list, Killjoy. Join Kickedtripod, Yiska and Volamel as they tackle a quick primer for the Mandatory.gg Cup and whether or not Killjoy lives up to her name.

In episode 15, the guys recap Patch 1.0.4 before discussing the devastating disband of Party Parrots–one of EU’s finest unsigned rosters.

This week Kickedtripod, Yiska and Volamel pounce on the Guardian and discuss recent balance changes while taking a stab at the age old question; is Europe better than North America without seeing the two regions face off in meaningful competition?

With T1 x Nerd Street Gamers wrapping up this past weekend and new information revealed by the developers on the future of VALORANT, what isn't there to talk about? Yiska crash lands, fresh from vaccation and joins kickedtripod and Volamel to review the happenings this week in VALORANT.

In episode 10, the guys discuss the VALORANT team’s approach to balance and preview this week’s huge T1 Showdown.

In episode 9, the guys take a look at the current tournament scene.

In episode 8, VALORANT goes worldwide and introduces a new character, REYNA, and a new map, ASCENT. The guys break down the launch day content, discuss this experiences, and have a long conversation about balance.

In episode 7, the guys are back to discuss the mysterious agent that was teased this week (Is it Sabine?!), what we learned from beta, and some big moves in the esports scene.

Every week, the VALORANT beta brings a slew of new unexpected surprised. In episode 6, the guys discuss the recent (huge) balance patch that hit, dynamic competitive queue, and Riot’s handling of peeker’s advantage and cheaters.

With a quiet news week the guys touch on developments on the Vanguard anti-cheat front, touch on T1 signing CS legend fRoD, and finally give some preliminary agent power rankings for episode 6 of Spike Drop.

As VALORANT begins to roll out its ranked system, the guys mull over Sinatraa's migration to VALORANT, how the business relationship between streamers and esports teams, and how the Bucky might impact future metagames. Episode 4 of Spike Drop starts now!

In episode 3 of Spike Drop, the guys discuss the recent balance patch, the upcoming competitive mode, and the ESPN Invitational.

In episode 2 of Spike Drop, the guys discuss VALORANT’s Vanguard anti-cheat, its tournament structure, and the competitive meta.

In the inaugural episode of Spike Drop, the guys discuss VALORANT’s beta successes and failures and the game’s bright esports future.

In episode 0, KickedTripod says hello to establish the RSS feed!