Val is a 5 year old game, cs has 17 year olds who have been playing since they were six. Cs does have better talent and a larger fan base, but it’s also one of the cornerstones of esports and that’s fine. Val esports is still finding its traction and new talent seems to be rising (cane, ion, oxy, lukxo, many others) I also think the metas have made Val boring in the last year. Teams like g2 who are fundamentally sound play great but it’s like watching the eagles use the tush push. Great strategy, not so fun to watch. I think if more teams see that the prx, envy strategy works we’ll get more hype rounds and players