Valorant stream snipers exposed for being paid in crypto to run games with ShahZaM, Prod, Kyedae, and more

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Jeremy Gan

Posted: 2023-06-05T06:44:53

Updated: 2023-06-05T12:01:40

Valorant content creators are going after problematic snipers who get paid in crypto to run their games live.

Crypto sniping is a relatively new concept in the world of stream sniping. The concept is simple, players put a bounty on a streamer on a Discord server, and players can claim the bounty by launching said streamer rated game.

As to why players would pay for this service, we’ll never really know. But the prevailing theory is that players are betting against a competitive game of streamers and paying others to queue in hopes of a huge payday.

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The problem got so out of hand that Valorant streaming superstar tarik created his own 10-man private lobbies to circumvent public matches.

And it looks like the issue has gained relevance once again as top Valorants streamers hit the snipers for crypto launching their ranked games.

Valorant streamer PROD posted a screenshot from a Discord server, showing a list of bounties from some of the biggest Valorants streamers, with price tags for how much snipers can get when running their games.

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No wonder I can’t hit Radiant, PROD said with the screenshot. The screenshot is from a now-deleted video about crypto pitchers by Shopify Rebellions assistant coach tdawgg.

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The screenshot includes names like G2 player and streamer, Shazam, Kyedae, Sinatraa, and Stewie2k. Also included in the list are tdawgg and PROD.

Shazam responded to the tweet, pretending to quote a viewer Shaz is still crying about steam snipers.

Kyedae also responded to the tweet saying it makes me so sad. I don’t even know what to say. These are obviously first world issues, but it sucks.

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As for how Riot addresses this issue, they haven’t. the 10-person tarik lobbies were only temporary and are not being used at this time. And Valorants Premier mode has just completed its beta launch, but isn’t meant to completely replace the competitive queue.

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