Riot Games has shared an extremely cryptic tweet containing the words “highest in the room” alongside a player card image, which has the entire VALORANT community in a frenzy. Seriously, what’s the matter? The crazy internet sleuths have already begun to crack the case, and the theories are not less absurd than Jett’s dash into the site without smokes.
To start with, the phrase “highest in the room”? That’s the gist of Travis Scott’s chart-topping song, which immediately triggered the players to entertain the idea of a possible collaboration. Like, one user stated outright, “Collab with Travis Scott and I’m going to lose my mind,” and honestly, me too?? But hold on, it’s getting more complicated as the player card seems to portray Jett gazing at Ahri from League of Legends, and meimeibby also noted it by saying, “SHE’S WATCHING AHRI ARE WE GETTING VAL SKINS IN LEAGUE SOON,” which is like… it would be insane but also makes no sense?? I can’t help but think hard about this dilemma.
Indeed, the questions about the ways to actually GET this player card have been the main topic of conversation. Players are almost crying to Riot to loosen it up already with IncorrectValu openly pleading, “Make this card available to all players please 🙏,” and oceanhdexe very courteously asking, “could you pretty please with a cherry on top put this banner in my locker 😄,” which, let’s be honest, is super adorable. Still, it brings us to the big question of whether it’s available or not?? brokenyeager proposed that it might be “a limited playercard for offline event,” specifically for Champion Seoul, and illbehomesooner concurred that it was “from champion seoul,” which explains the confusion about how to acquire it.
The whole thing has turned into one big laugh and the community is just letting it be the fun part. poketrainerjuju said, “Graphic design is my passion,” which is precisely the mood and then boomladidadii joined with “jett 10th member confirmed,” which like… what does that even imply?? And there are people like chaekluvr who are absolutely convinced it’s pointing towards a TWICE collab saying, “nahh u guys are hinting with TWICE collab i just can’t prove it.” Where do these thoughts come from?
Moreover, it’s not only the domestic players that are getting in on the fun; international players are also participating with Portuguese speakers like bustedyy and wastedyy debating whether it’s just marketing or something deeper, while ayatoaex is saying “eu escolhi minha main” which translates to “I chose my main” confirming that people have started to choose Jett as their main because of this card. And there is also a related dialogue regarding whether Jett should be given booty shorts, thanks to MezzanineOline’s suggestion, “Give her booty shorts,” because, obviously, that’s how the discussion would eventually progress.
The community is rather split over the access concern, and it’s really a big thing. Some players like bd54236 are already in possession of it and they proclaimed, “I have This player card！！” while others are left scratching their heads about the method of acquiring it. loving_onjett was speaking for many when she uttered discontent, “It was like a drop or smthn so you cant get it anymore, I want it so bad,” and she’s right, the fear of missing out is real with this one.
Moreover, the Travis Scott speculation never gets old. rileyfv1 and Chubsfnt were having a chat when Chubsfnt wondered, “Trav in Val?” and rileyfv1 replied, “Waitttt no fing shot”, which implies that this is exactly what everybody is thinking about predicting the likelihood of the collaboration. Just imagine if VALORANT’s partnership with Travis Scott indeed happened!! The uproar would be even bigger than when they introduced the new character that everyone was complaining about last month.
Despite this, one must realize that Riot has been dropping these cryptic hints for quite a while, but this one seems to be a different case since it is so directly referencing pop culture. The player card is also incredibly stunning—it has that quality of being so visually appealing that it would not be possible to just keep it like a mere collector’s item. But the whole issue of limited availability is going to be a major annoyance for the players, especially for those who cannot attend the e-sports events in Seoul.
So, what is the story behind this player card? Is it just a cool limited-edition item for event-goers or is Riot teasing something bigger like a Travis Scott collab or League of Legends crossover? Keeping quiet, the community is clearly desperate for solutions, and until Riot discloses more, speculation and PlayStation and Xbox
