So, I got kinda hooked on trying to get one of those VCT knives in Valorant, you know? Not just any knife, but that specific one they had floating around during one of the big tournaments. Looked real slick, and I figured, yeah, I need that in my collection.
First thing, I started checking the store. Like, religiously. Every single day, part of my routine. Wake up, coffee, check the Valorant store. Became a bit of a joke with myself. Had to make sure I had enough Valorant Points saved up too, so I stopped buying other skins, even the cool ones that popped up. Just held onto those points, waiting.
Man, the waiting part was rough. Days turned into weeks, weeks into… well, a long time. Felt like forever. Here’s what went down during that period:
- Checked the store rotation every single day. No exceptions.
- Watched streams hoping maybe there was a drop (usually isn’t for store stuff, but I was getting desperate).
- Kept saving VP, resisting the urge to buy other stuff.
- Saw the knife I didn’t want appear multiple times. Just to tease me, probably.
It started getting annoying, honestly. Like, really annoying. I’d log in, see the same old skins or some new bundle I didn’t care about, and just log off feeling kinda bummed out. All that effort just staring at a digital shop screen. My buddies were like, “Just grab another knife, who cares?” But, you know, I had my mind set on that one.
Realizing Stuff
Then one day, I was just sitting there, waiting for the store to refresh again, and I kinda had this moment. How much time was I actually sinking into this? Just waiting for a specific cosmetic? It felt kinda dumb when I actually thought about it. Like, really dumb. All those hours clicking refresh, I could’ve been actually playing the game, or doing something else entirely outside of games.
So, I just stopped. Decided right then. If it shows up, cool. If not, whatever. It’s just pixels, right? Still haven’t seen it, by the way. I ended up grabbing a different knife skin eventually, one that was pretty decent, just to have something new. But yeah, that whole VCT knife chase? Taught me a lesson about getting too hung up on digital stuff you can’t really control. Just gotta let it go sometimes.
