Despite having spent eight years in Pro VALORANT, Josh “steel” Nissan has insisted that he would continue to play in Pro VALORANT for as long as his energy can.
Steel has been playing in Counter-Strike and VALORANT for the last 10 years, and he hasn’t shown signs of slowing down, unlike the majority of his peers who have left competitive play for other areas of esports.
Josh “steel” Nissan and James “hazed” Cobb are two players who are the oldest going into the NA VALORANT Challengers 2023 at 33 years old. Steel, who is the in-game leader at Disguised VALORANT, is in the midst of youngsters in the roster and the current generation of eSports players, which continues to raise questions on how far he can go.
However, Steel isn’t stopping anytime soon, except there is a scenario he can’t play in.
“I don’t see myself stopping anytime soon. Unless I’m forced to stop because I break my hand or I just don’t have enough time to keep up with practicing mechanics, I want to keep competing, and I’d only look at transitioning out when I know I’m no longer capable of competing at a higher level.” Steel said.
He continued and stated that as long as he is capable and he and every other person feels very confident in his ability as a player, he will continue to do it and enjoy it.
When compared to the youngsters in the current generation he plays in, Steel says he doesn’t feel out of place or threatened by the players as he believes they still need to work on a lot of things, including nervousness and staying calm during gameplay.
In 2015, Steel had a hard period in his competitive CS:GO career after he was banned for match-fixing allegations. Several organizations placed a temporary ban on him, but Valve put a permanent ban that saw him needing to try other career paths before some of his bans were lifted.
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