A round, game, or performance where a player's Average Damage per Round comes in embarrassingly low — the kind of output that reveals they spent most of the game hiding, missing shots, or avoiding fights rather than contributing to their team's pressure. An adr fail is often discovered post-match when the stats come up and someone scrolls to the bottom to find a number that contradicts whatever narrative the player was spinning about their session. No highlights cover for an adr fail.
He was talking about carrying all game and then the end screen showed 38 ADR — certified adr fail.
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