Riot Games has made it known for sure that the Incredibly Unique ORA by Onetap weapon skin collection will be making its way to VALORANT this Thursday, November 13th. Starting at 2 PM PST, the collection will be offered in the in-game shop as a new set of cosmetics for players to either buy immediately or grind for. This is the last in a series of skin drops that maintain the economy of the popular tactical shooter and keep the players’ wallets shaking at the same time.
In a very attractive way, the VALORANT Twitter account made the announcement and shared a lovely picture with the phrase ‘Queue’d up for perfection’ that the community was very eager to see. And the response was not only quick but also, more importantly, all types. Some players are already counting seconds while others… well, they just had some different thoughts. It is just another day in the VALORANT community.
This time, what is there for the ORA collection? The tweet itself does not give any details, however, the moniker ‘Onetap’ alongside the worldwide clamor suggests a very clean and accuracy-centered set is almost certain. The community reaction makes it quite evident what the people’s hopes are and, even more importantly, who they are talking about.
Top player Keeoh was the first to answer with a line that sounds like him saying, ‘thanks VALORANT. This one will be my kids’ food,’ which is a comical way of saying that this skin will be the focus of his entire content strategy. Indeed, that is a way to express the joy of the creator. user wyind. only said, ‘probably time to buy it,’ reflecting the feeling of exhausted necessity that comes with a lovely skin release. Your Valorant Points are not really safe, are they?
Nevertheless, there were also some people who were not altogether negative. One user, centerbackkk, very candidly said, ‘this looks trash imo.’ Ouch! On the opposite side, another player who goes by the name susu appeared to be pretty upset and expressed, ‘i think changing the variant on finisher is bad :(,’ implying that there might be a certain aspect of the skin’s finisher that they dislike. So it seems in this case, it isn’t all sunshine and headshots.
Then again, we have the ongoing community division issue happening. User tiltTTV declared, ‘Anything but fixing the rank system,’ which elicited a reply from Silhouette who subsequently attempted to make it clear that ‘Different teams work on different parts of the game development.’ This is the never-ending conflict in live service games—players want balancing and bug fixing while the company keeps on showering them with new shiny cosmetics. It’s the same story for ages now, or at least as long as there have been microtransactions.
Logistics was not the only aspect involved; there were also hot questions. InfinityGlock bluntly inquired, ‘How much is the ORA vandal?’ which is exactly the question that most people are thinking. How many VP will this perfection cost us? Additionally, user DFreniek asked for a time conversion to Europe, for which the account ‘Grok’ very kindly responded by ‘breaking it down to’ 10 PM GMT, 11 PM CET, and 12 AM EET on the 14th for our friends across the pond. Universal game, universal release times.
Among the funniest responses were those from players who had already envisaged the… social consequences of acquiring such a loud skin. User NERV0USSYST3M remarked, ‘Using this skin as a bottom frag going triple negative and having the finisher is gonna be so embarrassing.’ That’s for sure a vibe. There is nothing worse than a super cool finisher playing while you are at the bottom of the leaderboard with a not-so-stellar score. We have all taken that road.
The next thing was the comment from bruno mandanovas who said, ‘um salario minimo’ which in Portuguese means ‘a minimum wage.’ Is he saying that the skin costs one month’s salary? Or that it is so good it is worth it? The decision is yours, however, it definitely adds to the drama.
In the midst of this chaos, one user, Sylent, took this opportunity to make a completely unrelated request: ‘PLEASE REMOVE PEARL NOT FROM MAP POOL BUT FROM THE ENTIRE GAME, THANKS YOU.’ The map debate is never-ending, even on a skin announcement tweet. It is just part of the package.
So what’s the final verdict? The ORA by Onetap collection is dropping, and the VALORANT community is reacting just as one would expect: a blend of pure hype, financial worry, humorous self-awareness, and the occasional demand for ranked fixes or map removals. It’s just another day in the world’s largest shooter planet.
