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Reaver S-Tier or Overrated? Need help for a survey

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#1
Merkwurdichliebe

Hey Valorant community!

Ever found yourself debating if that new skin bundle is actually worth the VP? Is the Reaver collection truly S-tier, or is it just hype? Does how complex a skin looks change how much you want it? I'm a master student from the University of Amsterdam (UvA) looking into exactly this: how weapon skin design in Valorant affects its perceived value and your decision to buy. This research has been approved by the Economics and Business Ethics Committee (Approval number: EB-10833). You can find the right language version for you in the upper right corner.

If you meet these criteria, I need your expert opinions!

  • Played Valorant within the past year
  • Purchased at least one virtual item (skin, battle pass, etc.) in Valorant in the past year
  • Are 18+ years old

What you'll do:

  • Briefly answer some screening questions about your gaming.
  • View and evaluate a weapon skin design (rating complexity, appeal, value).
  • Answer a few questions on purchase intentions and basic demographics.

Click Here to Take the Survey Link: https://uva.fra1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d0zgnAJlvIXPmGG (power by Qualtrics platform)

All data collected will be:

  • Used exclusively for academic research purposes
  • Stored securely and anonymized
  • Deleted within one year of study completion
  • Not shared with any third parties

You may withdraw your consent at any time by closing your browser window or by contacting me at [email protected].

Your input will help shed light on why some skin collections make us go crazy while others just gather digital dust. Plus, you'll be contributing to gaming research! 🔫✨

Your input would be LEGENDARY. Help a fellow player out! Any questions, feel free to ask here :)

#2
hhide
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overrated trash

#3
leboi
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Deze man doet zn master in valorant hahaha

#4
hhide
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oh actually this looks like some spam/scam @mods come

#5
Merkwurdichliebe
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Oh no, it's just a survey from a sad pal who wants to graduate on time :(

#6
hhide
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the way this is written and the fact that u have 1 post which is this kinda makes it look like a bot commenting

#7
Merkwurdichliebe
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Ye, I see... Maye I should reply some posts before I send this survey as an active user?

#8
Merkwurdichliebe
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Thanks for all your idea and time! And this spam-like ID is from my favorite moivd Dr. Strangelove XD

#9
Merkwurdichliebe
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Hi guys, I still need about 100 participants. It will be a great pleasure if you could fill in!

#11
Aayan
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if you could make it a google forms link i think thatd be more trustworthy

#12
Merkwurdichliebe
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Thanks for your advice :)

#10
BabyWizard
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Clicked the link now im 50k in debt

#13
Merkwurdichliebe
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85 more participants remains, thanks for your opinion!

#14
Merkwurdichliebe
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Still need more opinions, would really like to hear pro players like you!

#15
danii1
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Thought we left Reaver is 2021

#16
pistolroundVyseUlt
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when you dont have the skin and u pick it up off the ground from someone else it is novel and new to you; like a baby to a new toy, and thus you like it
however once u buy the skin urself and repeatedly use it for 3-4 games u will get bored of it and thus growing dislike towards it

you may like a skin when u dont have it but once u have it ull gradually dislike it for MOST vandals
theres some staple vandals that i never get bored of

plus what makes the skin good is the sound not the actual visuals
like recon phantom

#17
Merkwurdichliebe
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Totally agree. A sense of ownship undermines our enthusiasm for the skined weapons. And I also like the recon phantom very much. The sound effect may be another interesting point to study for me. Thanks for your message :)

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pistolroundVyseUlt
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ive always had a hypothesis that if a weapon sounds good ur unconscious id motivates u more to get the kill because the sound is enjoyable to hear, leading to better performances

and inversely if it sounds bad ur unconscious desire motivates u away from it, and u js end up buying ur phantom for that game instead

theres so many aesthetically better looking skins than the recon phantom, but theres a reason its the most popular phantom skin im pro play. no finisher, nothing special, just a clean and satisfying sound

#31
GambleNats
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Ive owned revear for like 4 years now, I love it

My top 5 vandals:
Champions 2021
Reaver
Araxys
Prelude
and a tough tie between Imperium and Kuronami

I agree, sound is the most important part of a gun skin but I think Revear has some excellent sound effects

#32
pistolroundVyseUlt
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i own like 23 vandals now (i think?) and i only wver use like 5-6 of them i legit feel uncomfortsble using the other ones

ones i used most are primodium rgx araxys prelude gaia evori

rest of the skins some i use from time to time but not much

#18
Merkwurdichliebe
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Waiting for more ideas to be joined!

#19
hhide
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can you use another survery platform i dont wanna click that and wake up with a missing kidney

#20
Merkwurdichliebe
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Haha, noooooooo way! If that ever happened because of a survey, I'd donate one of mine within 12 hours for you!

But seriously, the platform is Qualtrics (NASDAQ: XM), a well-known platform for consumer experience management. During the survey, I DO NOT need any geographic data from you, and I cannot trace your location from your response. All the information will be anonymous.

#21
shah_02
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As much as interesting the topic you've chosen for your studies, I'd definitely recommend using Google Forms to ensure crowd's assurance on the security, if there's more questions will help a lot in spicing up the data you need,

But still, I like the topic choice, goodluck

#22
Merkwurdichliebe
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Thanks for your suggestion and I completely understand. I will improve the survey channel :)

#23
SuperRoss
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i answered, hope it goes well, please let us know how it turns out!

rooting for you.

#24
Merkwurdichliebe
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Thank you soooo much for the amazing response! This has made my night. So awesome to see!

#25
SuperRoss
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most welcome, i got the sentinels of light vandal btw

#26
Merkwurdichliebe
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Ohhhh, amazing coincide :) Good luck to your game!

#27
Vegaaa
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A tier skin, clean and not too basic or overbearing, the S rating comes from it being OG. Same as prime.

#28
Merkwurdichliebe
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Again, thank you all for discussing the skin design and participate the survey :)

#30
Yistyy
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this looks like a virus link. but to answer your questions it's ok, just lost a lot of charm by being overused and found in every lobby.

#33
Wolfed
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I have used Qualtrics before, and I don’t believe this to be a virus link

#34
akcolade
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You are completely missing a major point of appeal for skins in this game (at least for me). I do not care how it looks but I care significantly about about the sound design. Certain gun skins have very satisfying sounds that appeal to me far more than the gun aesthetic. Case and point: recon phantom is an ugly dull skin but it is one of my most used gun skins despite the fact that I don't see any aesthetic appeal with it. The helix and araxys phantoms are much cooler looking but due to sound design I would never buy them. Just my two cents, and I hope you find some interesting data.

#35
Merkwurdichliebe
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Thanks for sharing that :)

#36
Merkwurdichliebe
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Do you think sound design/effect even more important than the skin appearance? Love to hear more opinions from you!

#37
geospliced
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I like the composition of your speech. It's very refreshing and nice to read :)

#38
lIIllIIllIIl
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Just pointing this out, you're shown a blank model of the gun when you first try to answer the survey. This only happened in Brave browser.

#39
Merkwurdichliebe
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Hi, thanks for letting me know. It is a design on purpose :)

#40
Merkwurdichliebe
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Hey guys, I still need aronud 45 valid responses. Please fill to save my live! 😵

#41
leboi
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For everyone that’s skeptical about the link, qualtrics is what most universities in The Netherlands use for any form of qualitative/quantitative research.

#42
Merkwurdichliebe
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Thanks for your kind explanation!

#43
hhide
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done + bump

#44
Merkwurdichliebe
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🍻

#45
Merkwurdichliebe
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Still need for 36 responses... I can help urs if u also doing a survey!

#46
Merkwurdichliebe
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Thank you folks, we are reaching 100!! Still looking for 28+ more opinions to help out. It ONLY takes 3 mins.

#47
veljko
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Bump, good luck with your master's

#49
Merkwurdichliebe
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🍻

#48
ortuh
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I am attracted to this skin 💦💦

#50
Merkwurdichliebe
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Cheers mate!🍻

#51
Merkwurdichliebe
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NEED last 23 valuable responses!

#52
JesusisLord
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WHy only 18+ :(

#53
Merkwurdichliebe
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Hey, sorry for the loss! The age limitation is mainly concerned with the in-game purchasing behaviour. And I do assume only (18+) adult can make purchases without parental supervision. However, if you are really interested and meet the age requirement in your local area, you can process the survey as well ;)

#54
Merkwurdichliebe
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Last 20 Wanted!

#55
Merkwurdichliebe
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Huge thanks! Need 10 more participants to save me!

#56
Uribaba
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Not overrated

#57
martinfreeman
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everyone was using it when TenZ was using it. Now he uses Kuronami and now many are using it. Kuronami is the new Reaver

#58
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Interesting point. I've also noticed it is more common to see Kuronami than Reaver.

#59
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Last chance to join!

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