Valorant Players Return After Break & Face ELO Hell: What’s Going On?
Upon their return, Apprehensive-Food768 immediately felt the brunt of being thrust into a world dominated by lightning-fast players who often seem to be channeling the spirit of esports legends. After a two-year hiatus from grinding matches, they were placed in Bronze, rose to Silver 1, then quickly got stuck—better known as “ELO hell” in gamer-speak. Sounds fun, right? It’s as if they had taken a quick vacuum trip to the moon only to find everyone else suddenly trained at the Space Jam basketball skills. They described enemies pulling flashy “ferrari peeks” and consistently dropping 30+ kills—effectively leaving them wondering if they had returned to a different game entirely. As they put it, “I’m getting molested in the game.” If only there was an “escape” button when your enemies are shredding through your defenses like they were napkins at a barbecue!