In this case, Riot Games has given a fresh presentation for the 5 Years Beta Remastered Knife for VALORANT, and the players’ views… well, if anything, tend to be more divided on the matter. The knife came out in Default, Red, Purple, and Blue variants, with disjointed reactions-thrilled, disappointed, downright destructive, as prophetically predicted by ValorLeaks on Twitter.
An opinion: design is what makes some players discount it as mid (gamer slang for average just in case you didn’t know). One user, @oKiragami, even gave an opinion that it “looks mid at best,” while others, @notsaltysix included, appreciated the Purple variant, calling it “kinda fire.” There was also @prodbyalter, who posted just a skull emoji, commenting, “this animation is tired,” which is basically a representation of that tiredness feeling some players experience when viewing one of those animations whose mechanics have been recycled way too many times.
Now here comes the animation bit—with a staggering level of discontent. Among the disgruntled was @h_solaris65198, who questioned when Riot would pull the plugs on their old knife animations for good. @RyupoxVtuber were going to another level, begging, “Can they make new animations please…” And right, if the remastered is going to be sold for a price in itself, wouldn’t the entirety of the experience be best to accompany the remaster?
Back to another drama around the prices: Some considered their rightful owners should be those beta players who stayed with VALORANT throughout some “shit show” phases. On the other hand, @MMADingus joked with a meme link predicting Riot’s very possible reaction to such an idea-because really, free-to-play? Not Riot style at all.-
But when it came to the real drama, it was definitely not about the knife. Those replies actually spiraled into everything–cheating accusations with @yearnfps back and forth with @evyFPS-up to some wild personal burns (shout-out to @3am_sigmawolf for calling someone a “72-year-old pansexual mother of 9”). Ah, the internet. Chaos guaranteed.
And even more agitating international flavor was added—with Portuguese, Arabic, and even Bulgarian comments appearing (shout-out to @_xmorpheus and @CardNeeson for their unfriendly friendly banter). The Portuguese-speaking user @amomulhersuada said they’d rather bet on the knife’s cost in a soccer match than buy it and called it ugly. Harsh, but honest.
And so, what’s the verdict? The 5 Years Beta Remastered Knife is… divisive. Some players are into it; some think it’s lazy; and a few are just here for the drama. Will it sell? Most likely so. VALORANT players love their cosmetics, even if they complain about them first. Maybe Riot would put in some new animations next time for peace. Or cut beta players some slack. A guy can dream.
Anyway, if this knife has struck a chord of curiosity in you, then skim through the tweet itself; but bear in mind-the comment section is this week’s circus. A wild ride.
