“It Should Be the Opposite”- Valorant Streamer Tarik Speaks on the Trash Talking Norm in Pro Matches

Like all sports, Esports also has a lot of trash-talking. Players trying to verbally intimidate other opponents is not uncommon. As one of the biggest Esports games in the world right now with major tournaments, Valorant is often associated with this phenomenon.

Trash-talking in Valorant Champions has increased exponentially in recent years. Popular streamer Tarik recently shared where he stands when it comes to talking down to your opponents. The former pro-CS:GO player thinks trash-talking should be incentivized and such things should be encouraged instead of being frowned upon.

Tarik thinks trash-talking should not be canceled

Tarik is arguably the biggest Valorant star right now. He is also a former professional CS:GO player who has been associated with multiple popular Esports teams in the past. In a recent stream on Twitch, Tarik said he thinks trash-talking is an inherent part of the community and should not be canceled out.

“I think the players should be incentivized to talk s***“, Tarik believes. He said that the current norm of keeping out trash-talking from official tourneys should change. “It should be the opposite,” he suggests.

The streamer said that such antics should be encouraged and professional players should even develop these storylines. “We should pay them when they talk sh**, okay. It should be the opposite of what it currently is. If mother f****** are talking sh**, we should reward them“, spoke Tarik in his stream.

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Tarik doesn’t mind being at the receiving end of some trash talk

Reacting to banter at the Valorant Champions, Tarik also reacted by saying he’s enjoying the celebs going at each other. During a reporter conference during the championship, members of the Esports group EG engaged in a verbal diss of Bilibili Knight, another Valorant team. Tarik was evidently pretty amused with the whole scenario and couldn’t stop laughing.

Tarik also understands banter and trash-talk are just part of the game and takes things as they are. While Tarik faces such comments regularly, he normally doesn’t react to the same. Here is a video of Tarik taking the fight to an online player after being trash-talked.

Tarik seems entertained by the other player’s “stupid logic” and levels up himself, making the other player rage-quit mid-round. It’s clear that the legendary streamer has his views clear about trash-talking and its part in the gaming culture.

Tell us what you think about talking down your to opponents in tournaments.

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