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VALORANT, like many other competitive shooters decided to branch off to join the esports scene. Riot Games decided to create the first tournament called “First Strike” in order to establish a foundation for an esports scene to be created with the game.

The Escalation gamemode was introduced in February 2021. The mode is a 10 player, 5 versus 5 gamemode, where there are 12 levels of weapons. There are two winning conditions, one team needs to get through those levels, or if one team is on a higher level than the opposing team within 10 minutes. Just like Deathmatch, players spawn in as a random agent, unable to use abilities, as the gamemode is set for pure gun fights. Though, abilities like Sova’s shock darts, Raze’s boom bot and rocket launcher, are abilities that everyone gets to use as a weapon. After a kill green health packs drop, which replenishes the player’s health, armor, and ammo to its maximum. The gamemode also has auto respawns on, respawning players in random locations around the map.