Folks in the Valorant Universe and beyond are having a collective freak out over some peculiar sights-one guy sprays down a bot in the practice range and… nothing happens! The bullets just passed through the dummies’ skulls like some kind of ghost. The comments? Total chaos. Some called it a “skill issue” (LOL), some said it’s been a bug for years, others just trashed Valorant’s hit registration system. Classic gaming community moment.
Thank you Quonium_the_kek above all else for dropping the truth in the comments: “On that exact spot a ghost bot sometimes spawns. This has been in the game for over 2 years now, but almost no one notices.” Okay, so apparently, this ain’t new now?? And here is the insanity- you can’t even knife these ghost bots. They’re just… there. Likely to gather spirit-jokes now? And before you say that it’s just an excuse for missing shots (and that is what makes the “skill issue” comments hilarious), a few players like ItsDANYGEN and ThanhViii actually confirmed to have had the very same bug happening in the practice range.
But it gets even spicier: some players use this as a legit excuse for Valorant’s hit registration in general. WildsGameing was on the mic: “Yeah Val needs to fix there fuckin hit reg. It’s hullshit that I hit someone in the head on my screen but when I die I only tagged them for 40 to the chest.” Second-tier status exacerbation. AND JUST_LUK7N compared that to CS2 hit reg issues. Boy! Drama!
The meme responses, on the other hand, are golden. YazuReviGaming said the bot was “plot armor equipped,” while SayyuuXD said it “escaped the matrix.” My personal choice? Troy_bc’s incomplete yet hilarious: “Valorant is ass.” No other explanation: pure chaotic energy. Can we talk about xMoneyMurder, though? “He just sucks,” said that one casually with zero context and nothing else. Legendary.
It’s weird how the community is half-divided. Some players swear they have never seen this before (looking at you, lucasinatur2), while others treat it as if it were common knowledge, with Zeddexel commenting on what a pity it is that so many people do not know about this bug. Damn, we got Valorant lore, here? Hidden ghost bot mechanics? What’s next, secret agent backstories?
The Riot folks haven’t spoken to this bug yet, but with all the timeline complaints that have been surfacing (more than two years, some argue in multiple responses), maybe they’re just outright ignoring it for the time being? Or maybe… it’s a feature? cue X-Files theme Either way, 100% the best way to put it: one part frustration, two parts hilarious community reaction with a smidge of “what the heck-is this really a bug, or am I just bad at this.”
I suppose weird stuff like ghost bot goes with hits reg and random-ass Valorant bugs. It’s a half-and-half of the experiences. Now, if you’ll excuse me… I’m off to see if I can recreate this in my own practice range. For science. Or so that I can prove that I’m not bad at this game. Definitely for both.
