Twitch star Pokimane commends herself for her Valorant achievements despite facing vicious stream snipers
Twitch streamer Imane "Pokimane" is undoubtedly one of the biggest female streamers in the gaming and streaming space. Her success and reputation in Epic Games' shooter title, Fortnite, as well as Riot's League of Legends, precedes her.
By the time Riot Games launched their FPS game, Valorant, the 25-year-old gamer was already on her way, rising up the ranks.
In a recent tweet, Pokimane applauded herself for her individual success in the popular game despite facing stream snipers regularly.
The OfflineTV star often streams a variety of games on her Twitch channel, varying from Valorant and Fortnite to GTA V and Battleship. However, Poki's fans from her early days thoroughly enjoy her first-person shooter adventures, due to FPS games playing a part in her success.
Following her latest stream focusing on her Valorant expeditions, Pokimane took to Twitter to commend herself for reaching Diamond 2, a high rank on the Valorant ranking spectrum.
Her self-appreciation is much deserved, given that she reached a high rank by 'solo q-ing' or 'solo queueing', i.e. queueing a match alone, which means having four randomly selected players on your team.
What makes the achievement even more commendable is the fact that she reached the rank despite facing stream snipers. 'Stream sniper' is a term used for players who use external information in-game when playing against popular gamers/streamers, mainly by watching their livestreams.
Information such as player positioning and more in a game such as Valorant, a tactical 5v5 shooter game, plays a vital role in helping one win rounds, eventually winning the entire game.
Stream snipers exploit and take advantage of external information they derive from streams, making it extremely difficult for
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