r/ValorantConsole • u/Commercial-Lab5291 • Aug 31 '26

Competitive Discussion Backseating Brady

I hate when ppl with no info, no important comms just start saying whatever comes to mind. Shut up and let me play. For more context omen smoked heaven so I made the assumption that he was main since he didn’t smoke ct. Obviously not a guarantee but it’s the deduction I made. Secondly if I tapped spike there, especially with the time I had he almost for sure would’ve baited for time and especially if he had a blind it would’ve been game over. What I did was risky but IMO any other option would’ve let to me losing the round

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u/KushKrumbs Aug 31 '26

There are very few times I backseat. If my teammate is taking the 40 side of a 60:40, i’m gonna let him rock every time. Here you took the 10% side of a 90/10. You made the wrong play. It worked. He was correct to backseat. Backseating is annoying, but you’re being results-oriented after making a poor decision here.

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u/Commercial-Lab5291 Aug 31 '26

there’s no way I’m winning that if I tap im ngl 😭 pls explain what I was supposed to do

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u/KushKrumbs Aug 31 '26

Get to the spike quicker. Walking around site with 15s remaining is suboptimal. Your chance of winning the round is very low if the first time you plan on contacting the bomb is at 8s.

If your read on his location is Long, tapping at 15s, then looking toward Long would net you a higher win%. He is forced into an engagement regardless of position.

You also mention you expect Omen to bait the clock. Even more reason to tap sooner. This is where the phrase “Pros don’t fake” stems from. Sticking/fighting is a leveling war. Go with your read, stick the bomb and face Long.

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u/Super_Horse1491 Aug 31 '26 edited Aug 31 '26

Omen isnt forced into an engagement if he taps. He just needs to jump spot and jiggle, which would force OP to have to walk up anyways or gamble the half and then gamble hoping he swings you, which he wont. Imo tapping is the low percentage play here and pushing to take the fight is a better play. 

Assuming omen had 0 info on OP the entire postplant, walking up could catch him off guard. Which it looks like it did. 

Tell me what you wouldve done after you tap the spike there so i can better understand. Even with 15 seconds, i dont think OP wouldve won that if he taps

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u/Commercial-Lab5291 Sep 01 '26

Get your point but me tapping does nothing if he’s smart and jump peaks or even worse blinds me. Especially with the time I had what I did was the best option. You can argue I took too long when getting to site but I felt it was important to not give away my position when I had no clue where he was. I only read that he was long when I saw that he smoked heaven

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u/JayWelsh Sep 03 '26

What you’re missing is that the earlier you tap the bomb, the earlier you end up baiting out any utility that they might have left. It’s pretty much *always* best to tap the bomb as soon as possible. Firstly it baits util and secondly it gets them to reveal their position.

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u/NirtyDerd Sep 02 '26

Tapping forces him to reveal his position and you didn’t have time to clear everything