The Night Market has just been launched again, and players are… well, they are sharing a huge moment. The official ValorINTEL account Tweeted with a simple “I love the Night Market btw” alongside a picture of their own loot, prompting nearly a thousand replies that cackled in envy, despair, and utter bafflement. It’s like Christmas morning, except sometimes, instead of getting good stuff, you get a lump of coal, and other times, you get a sick knife. No room for being lukewarm about it.
Briefly for those who may have missed it, the Night Market is a rotating shop inside Valorant that sells six chosen weapon skins at discounted prices. It’s kind of a gamble. You could have logged in at precisely the most opportune time to see that skin you’ve been saving for with Valorant Points, or you could have gotten skins from a pack you would never even consider using. The entire community’s meltdown after the latest batch really sums up that entire experience.
Just looking through the replies beneath the tweet is like riding a roller coaster. Some players hit the jackpot. One user, snow, really flexed: “well i got primordium and soulstrife scythe so i barely care.” Soulstrife scythe is like hitting the jackpot, and other players were quick to point out his luck. “Soulstrife scythe oh you lucky bastard..” was mousegirllll just telling it how it is. Another, bocahhbagus, posted another screenshot with the caption, “My best night market so far 🥹,” flexing big wins.
But for every winner, there’s probably like ten who got it hot left and right. Check out the bad vibes among the replies. “all trash, every NM 2023-2025 all TRASH,” gasped juun149_, which is…a vibe. Then, Darkmanace0531 posted his market picture covered in a crying emoji, followed by a reply that read, “damn kinda buns 😔.The pain. justRedX_ shared a collective feeling of “won literal fucking cardboard lmao,” probably referring to some of the more unpopular basic skin sets.
Then the debate carries on on what to even buy with LuiiVALO posting some for advice, “NM didn’t hit for anything so lmk what I’m buying. Chaos bundle, champs bundle, or 2 from the bottom?” That’s the real Night Market struggle. You’re staring at these discounts, trying to decide if a ‘good deal’ on a skin you’re kinda ‘meh’ about is actually worth it. People were weighing in, FatihLock suggesting “chaos+champs+kuro marshall.” It turned into a whole strategy session.
The randomness is the biggest point of contention. Player BlissValo made a solid point: “i think they’d find they would make more money if it was just purples and golds, still got the shit bundles but better chance for something half decent.” He’s not wrong. Getting a discount on a blue-tier skin feels kinda pointless when everyone is really hunting for those premium red-tier items. DavyJones141 echoed the frustration with the entire store system, saying “They really need to do something about this and the store man. Being able to wait multiple months to have a skin is absolutely ridiculous.”It’s a common complaint – the FOMO is real, and the waiting game can be brutal.
This is not to say there aren’t boasts during the arguments. One person had a 1200 VP Oni Phantom and asked if it was worth purchasing. The entire chat agreed it was. “for sure that’s a great deal,” one user said. Another was all hype about scoring a Prime Bucky for cheap. Those little victories are the reason that people keep coming back with every refresh.
“The original tweet just reads ‘I love the Night Market btw,’ but the replies tell the whole story.” It’s a love-hate relationship. You love it when it gives you the goods; you hate it when it gives you, as one person put it, “paper mache shits.” Excitement, disappointment, community advice — that’s all part of the ritual. Whether your market is fire or shit will get people talking and maybe, just maybe, next time it’ll be yours to heal with scythe.
So yeah, the Night Market is back and causing its usual madness. A few whores are emptying their wallets, while others are just closing the client with contempt. Just another day in the worlds of Valorant. Got to check mine now; will probably be all garbage. What was I saying? Oh right, the grind for cool skins never ends, and the Night Market is the slot machine that keeps us all coming back for more, for better or worse. Usually worse, but we live in hope. This is a phenomenon familiar to players on PlayStation and Xbox as well.
