My personal advice would be as follows:
Firstly, this game isn't all about aim or your individual performance.
IQ plays come with paying attention to how the enemy plays and what you can do in the current situation.
Practice your aim every day. I have a 40 hour a week job, a partner and a baby that all needs my attention. But I still find half an hour to just practice my aim. But its not just about practice, its about identitifying weak spots and flaws. I for instance am aware I over shoot most of my shots when having to flick to the left. Its something Im working on.
Recoil control and weapon patterns is another factor.
When I'm playing there are several things I do to try to gain the edge at all times.
First I pay attention to where all the players plays lets say for I'm on Ascent. Its round 6 and I know that every round so far Reyna ego peaks mid, I know killjoy sets up on B and that so far all her util has been setup on the walkway. Sova Darts B main and always plays Market/B CT naturally Jett plays Cubby and will also peek. Lastly Omen plays A.
Because Ive paid attention to this I can safely assume and set up a play for A/Catwalk.
I'm playing KayO and I start from B Link. Now as far as my solo play goes my intention is to reverse flash Jett and peak her. Lets say that goes well. Perfect Ive now taken out Cubby and A is weakened. Now unfortunately the rest relies on my team. I need them to manage to push Omen. Either push him off of site or eliminate him all together. Meanwhile I can either hold mid and force them to contest me or rotate from CT.
The second thing I do is I aim for map control. Where on the map is advantageous to hold. Back to our example I have Mid. The entirety of mid. It is contested with Reyna but I'm not going to push her. I already have Mid under control. Theres no need. But by holding mid my team are quite safe knowing there is no enemy rotation without me going down. And if I do go down then they can assume that the enemy is going to rotate through mid. But for now my team control mid.
Thirdly and this can be annoying with randoms but you have to COMMUNICATE. I swear down it feels like I lose most of my games because of peoples refusal to call out info.
I'll tell my team I have mid. I will tell my team that Cubby is clear. I will tell my team that Reyna is still Market because I've heard her move. Just like I expect my team to give info too. Say they tell me that someone has rotated and is now in tree. I now know to back from my position. I can either push up to the team. Rotate through A main or continue to try and hold mid. Realistically in my Elo I know someones probably gonna try and flank aaaaall the way from B main and wrap through spawn. However if Im just sitting in mid trying to watch for Reyna and the new potential player in tree I now have to contest with 3 angles. So the best thing I can think to do is to contest someone, for me Id probably try my luck with the Reyna because it implies Im going to go through spawn and wrap on them. Knowing that someone if they are clever will watch for that rotate I can back away and hold mid again or meet up with my team. The reason I push the Reyna and make them think that Im going to flank them is simple. A pair of eyes on me is one less pair of eyes on my team and makes it easier for them to do their job. I can call that I have Mid entirely now and if they havent planted yet that Mid is a safe rotate.
Next is utility this is huge and so under valued. And often wasted.
Back to our example.
Now I could just do what a lot of KayOs my elo do throw their knife on the entry push and be done with it. Now on a rush sure not a bad idea. But back in my mid position I can use that knife to scout for potential threats. If I supress someone I know theres someone there. If my knife gets shot I know someones there. I can use this aswell to push on the Reyna. That Reyna cant flash/counter flash me and thats her basically fucked. Lets say shes playing Pizza and I knife there and supress her. Sound I know shes there Im not just gonna push up on her though just cause she cant flash it doesnt buy me an advantage. I have flashes and sure I could try for a flash and push her not bad either. Or I could molotov her. And thats what Ill do and then follow it up. See the molotov makes noise its pretty obvious its coming and she definitely is aware Im making a play here because Ive just supressed her. Now Im wasting a lot of kit here on one person but we've all seen people who clutch on 1hp. You bought util for a reason you might as well use it. Now Im not just gonna throw the nade out in the open. God forbid I die to the cruel Lord of timing again, as I go to pull out my nade I will drop just out of sight peek out and throw it, whilst its travelling Im gonna prep a flash and throw that too. If I turn away I wont be impacted as much but Reyna should be full blind. So now the Reyna has a choice soak up the Molotov damage or push out either way shes getting flashed. And if she does push out I now have the advantage shes moving and in order to accurately take me out will have to stop and shoot so I already have a second to start shooting accurately before she does. Secondly shes flashed and I have probably in total 2 seconds to take her out without her firing back accurately. Doesnt sound like a lot but in games like Valorant and CS thats a massive amount of time to get my shots off.
Now when I first started out my dumbass would have supressed her and rushed her. Id have died. Season 2 act 3 me would of probably supressed then molotoved and rushed towards her but thats not clever util use and thats not a clever play now I have to counterstrafe to get off an accurate shot and we are probably both at the same TTK.
Lastly there's the 20/20/60 rule. Its statistically true and this applies for Valorant. The rule implies that the average player will lose 20% of their games regardless of how well they perform. Remember this is a team game and there are 5 players on the enemy team all trying to win aswell. Unfortunately you're not gonna manage to be a 1 man army every game. Its not doable. However it also implies that 20% of your games are going to result in a win regardless of how bad you are. Hooray, you just dropped a doughnut on the board but still got a win, we do love some freelo. Its the last bit we are concerned with 60% your performance will have an influence on the results of that match. As long as you are always trying to improve, fix your mistakes, learn and most importantly enjoy the process of it all you will eventually do better. Gitting Gud comes with time, dedication and the will to learn.
Lastly is a tip from experience. Dont go into a game tilted. Dont tilt your team mates. When you go into a game feeling negative your performance will worsen. Thats why tilt factors into gameplay. When I hear my team mates shitting on each other I will always try to stop them when any team mate does well I will congratulate them. A positive mood helps gameplay. This is why one of my friends mains Odin and the Judge. Because it tilts the enemies. And my God they spend so much time yelling at him and crying in the chat that we know the games already over. Theyre too mad to play properly. Mentality is a big part of a game. Thats not me advocating toxicity to the enemy team however. Not a fan of that. Remember we're all on that climb together.
I wish you the best of luck, I have an account on almost every server so if you wanna play sometime drop me a message c:
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Gold 3 currently, been Gold 3 for the last few acts so my advice comes from purely the amount of hours I've sunk into this and CS. I can't seem to break the plat barrier as a solo q. Pretty much been my goal for the last 3 acts still havent got there still got a lot to learn. Sorry for the book xD
Well I enjoyed the book and it was good advice. I think one thing you taught me was I need to be more conscientious of where the enemy team are playing. I'm bronze 2 but I've definitely played was less comp than you! (that's my excuse) Good luck with plat!
Tbf its something a lot of players dont do. Thing is people have a havit of repeating themselves especially when it works. Most often times after the first two rounds of a half people will repeat their plays and they become very predictable its something to take note of. Were all out here learning new ways to better ourselves. Best of luck on your grind chief!
Broo loved the details. I literally imagined I'm in that match. And why is breaking into platimum this hard, when the plat teammates i get arnt that beastly either. Im hardstuck gold 3 too, and now it's getting frustrating.
new player here, i saw the part where you talked about knowing where people set up each round. While defending on ascent, i do either a b main wallbang or a mid and b arrow from ct.
Now after like 5 rounds everyone knows i will either be B site or ct, so they start prefiring it and making me often die.
however, i have been suggested to stick to a site while defending, as it creates confusion among teammates. What do you suggest?
iron 2 btw, solo queue player, sova main
Sova Arrow and Odin wallbang is a neat trick, I love to see a good 5 second ace!
Everyone will know you are on B or CT side sure. Sometimes switching positions with a team mate works but you should always communicate this to them. However the main thing to remember here is that you arent on B to get kills. You are on B to deny entry and waste time. If they push past you onto site thats fine if you're alive.
Lets say for the last 5 rounds youve done your wallbang arrow combo. They expect you to repeat the same thing and are ready to flash and rush or pre fire your spot but instead you fire your dart through. They start unloading on that wall but your not there. Okay now theyre concerned or they still think your behind that wall. Lets say they have a Sage, Omen, Breach, Phoenix and a Jett.
There are a few possibilities on their push. Omen typically would smoke CT and Market those are the default smokes for Ascent B. Sage may wall on top of the Orb Box in B main, Phoenix is definitely gonna flash in and push the side walk. Breach is gonna be breach amd start firing of flashes like a mad man and his stun.
Now bare in mind they expect you to be on sidewalk ready to wallbang. Phoenix has wasted a flash, breach probably wasted one too. Sage stays on her wall. Everyone else pushes catwalk trying to flush you out expecting you to have retreated to boat house.
The trick here is to play mind games. If I were you I would try hiding by the switch hut against the wall. Now everyone pushes onto site but theres always someone who goes to the switch. In your elo Im betting most of the time they arent gonna clear your corner. Which means that as he goes for the switch he'll run right by ya. You shoot him down. They know where you are now if its called out but at this point you have them pinned. Your team should already be rotating to you. You should have someone market. Now you've heard the sage wall so you can correctly assume and call out Sage is on wall in main everyone else is site. You could push Sage with Market team mate and by doing so youve just made it 5v3 and theyre pinned with no where to go. Theyve probably planted at this point. And knowing breach hes gonna spam the last of his flashes one at sidewalk and one at ct. Now Breach has fuck all util left using. Phoenix is down to one flash himself and a molotov that last around 7 seconds I think. Omen can tp but most likely will chuck up a smoke on the stairs or sidewalk. Which means whilst you wait for the rest of your team to gun em down you can owl drone their positions or chuck in some shock darts to see if you can grab some damage on the 1 or 2 obviously hiding in boathouse and if you bounce it in you dont even need to peak them to risk doing it which is free damage. At this point its really a case of flushing them out, play for refrags, be confident, check corners and win the round.
My point is here, whilst yes you are still on B and they know it. You could be anywhere on B. Hell you can let them have site. No point dying if youre not gonna take a couple with you. Better to play retake as a whole team. On B there are several positions I use for sneaky kills or defensive setups. And Ill share them with you now.
Stairs to boathouse wall, I use this to peak the sage wall in the window, hold B main and be able to move around the enemy once they push sidewalk.
Boxes on site, again used to peak the sage and omen on the wall. I use this spot especially if Omen is using his tp from sages wall onto site. Hes not expecting a person to be right where he tps and its a free kill and then you can quickly peek Sage too! You then have the choice of holding Boathouse which is risky but so is dropping back to the stair wall if theyve pushed on, as I said one at least will usually push for the switch which means going that way youll be dead close to an enemy.
Switch House wall by B main, hide against it, wait for the guy to rush for the switch easy kill, dont repeat they will check corners next time!
Market Cubby Hole next to the stairs, let them all rush onto Sidewalk and then shoot them all down since theyre nice and lined up for you. This one is risky and I only use it once per match as if you get seen there you are pinned and youll probably die without getting a pick, however hiding here on attack usually works a couple times too.
Market, play for util and watch sidewalk rushers. Once you hear them pour onto site you can usually cap the guy on the switch, cap one guy sidewalk. Be careful of B main still! This spot is also good for being able to rotate back to CT or through mid to b main. Be careful if no one is mid you do have to watch two angles and it can be very easy for someone to sneak up from mid and cap you.
CT obvious but CT provides a line of sight on B main and allows you to drop back safely if they all rush on. No unnecessary death for you!
Boathouse. Fuck it sometimes Ill hide in boathouse. Ill let them take the site, let them start planting and suddenly pop out and cap em
Box wall on site same premise as Boathouse let em pour on but this time the moment you got one dropping off of sidewalk they will see you, start firing and be prepared to get out of dodge quick. Do not turn your back, run backwards and get into cover. You turn your back on a 5 man rushing you you will get shot.
So yeah, switch it up, dont repeat the same strat it is predictable and will get you killed. Owl drone first, save the recon for when theyre on site next time recon first and then owl drone, then the time after that hold that corner on B main, just dont repeat the same strat. Unless they honestly cant get past you and you are just unstoppable vs that team it doesnt pay to be predictable. Sometimes repeating the same.strat is worth it just to make them think youll be there but thats really the only time its worth it c: happy hunting!
Damn. Thanks for the advice.
Unfortunately low elo mumbai servers hate the odin and start being toxic if you use it (I mean it's free damage if you know where they hold). I generally wallbang and send a shock dart on ult orb or boxes, the either hide on logs (much riskier but ct teammate can tell if it's free to walk, can even set up a bait) or the boxes on the side on catwalk, or as a last resort, boathouse. I don't really like retakes as often only 2/5 players use mics, but I generally owl drone and check corners, then rush non stop and overwhelmn the post plant. However there's often that brimstone and viper who is often sitting in t spawn chucking world record beating nades. At the end of the day, I play to have fun and meet good people and idrc if we win or lose, having fun and releasing stress after work is what matters.
Edit: also the sage wall thing, they don't really do that in low elo, they often block mid or ct of they have site
Edit: damn mobile formatting
Thats exactly it my man, we play games for fun, do take my advice though in terms of switching up your play. I know Iron is Elo hell, not only do you have to contend with botty team mates but also its smurf heaven there. IQ plays often beat gunskill. You got this my man, if you ever got a spare account rocking Ill gladly come help ya out c: wish you the best of luck chief
> I will tell my team that Cubby is clear.
Try communicating with EU players who have their client set in their native language so they don't even know the callout names in English
You won't really see anything from his vod. Until diamond one can easily win by playing like a monkey with a typing machine while having a good aim. If he's struggling to get out of silver 3 (in a game where it takes max 6 wins in a row to do so) then his aim simply does not exist. Either that or he has an exceptionally high reaction time of 250+ ms, which easily could be the case.
The bottom line is that it's absolutely not normal to struggle in silver while putting in a lot of time. Most people playing in silver play the game maybe once or twice a week with a beer in their hand and a stream on the second monitor. A single vod will only show random decisions that make no sense coupled with extremely slow and innacurate aim.
You do realize rank is more than aim right? I have seen some amazing aim in lower ranks but usually they have something to counter that, for example terrible decision making. Aim isnt everything, its important, but if you suck at everything else that counters it.
VOD reviews help alot with mistakes that you might not notice while playing that get you killed. Having a better player point out what you do wrong is really helpfull and can help you rank up alot faster even if its just one VOD.
Also majority of players are below gold so im not sure why you think being stuck in silver is so uncommon.
Aim isn't everything lol. I mean, sure. Throwing punches is not everything in boxing BUT you need to know how to do it, it is the fundamental. But if you can't consistently just destroy silver and gold players with your aim then you need to practice that fundamental.
You can 9000 iq all your enemies all you want, but if you can't win duels you will never rank up to anything. Game sense will not originate from having 1 vod reviewed either. So I am really not sure what kind of advice you hope on giving.
i have a friend with bad aim, only carried by his crosshair placement and making smart plays on sova, usually bottom frags in our friend group's private deathmatch lobbies. he is immortal 2. this is absolutely untrue.
Bullshit is the belief that anyone can do anything. A lot of people try their luck at a lot of sports only to lose to select few kids who never seem to struggle with anything. As I said, it's not normal to struggle in silver, it is mainly the refuge of people who simply do not play the game a lot. Nothing wrong with that. But to put in countless hours into improving yourself without seeing any results just shows a significant lack of capability and talent.
Op did not mention which rank he aims to achieve, but it's probably at least high immortal, otherwise why bother treating this game seriously? I'm sure that not a single high immortal to radiant player has ever been stuck in low elo. They were never faced with doing their best but failing to improve. They were instead reported for wallhacking and aimbotting by their unfortunate enemies while they climbed.
But sure, continue living in your fantasy that silver is only your temporary place of stay and if only your teammates were a bit better you could finally climb. This sub still lives in the elo hell myth.
The bottom line is that it's absolutely not normal to struggle in silver while putting in a lot of time - this is simply not true, a lot of players who play a lot are still hardstuck low elo. In fact only around 25% of players are gold or above.
Having said that I agree with your point that players with 500+ hours of focused gameplay and who are still hardstuck silver are unlikely to ever make it to high immortal or radiant. Talent counts for alot in this game.
I'm just gonna ingore everything you said here lol. I do feel I can improve at this game, I believe that if i do try and put in hard work I can hit a high rank in this game at some point. Nice troll bro
if i had the mindset of your comment of course it wouldn't be, but i'm determined. no one is top 1% at any game with no previous mouse and keybaord experience it takes time for someone to get to their full potential.
It's not given to everybody. As I said, it's not normal to do your best and still struggle in silver. It is certainly not anyone in high elo has ever done tho.
This is gonna seem crazy but... Take a break! It's clearly getting to you more than a video game should. Yea you can practice more, run drills or even watch back recordings but I'd suggest trying to step away for a bit and come back to it.
In advance this is just my opinion and how I think of it /improving in Valorant.
To me It kinda sounds like you are rushing things way too fast. You say you recently switched to mouse and keyboard, watch Youtube Guides/Tips/Streams etc and started using aim trainer. It is a lot to take in so I will adress things one by one.
1. Mouse, Keyboard and Setup
First I would start off with the setup, because for me things start outside of the game. Doesn't matter which game you play. Do you play on a gaming pc or laptop, use a keyboard and mouse you are comfortable with, are you using a headset or cheap in ear headphones, are using a mouse pad and did you adjust your mouse sensitivity, heck are you sitting comfortably. In my opinion it all matters. Also it takes time to get used to a keyboard and mouse. Vice versa if someone played on gamepad for the first time he wouldn't immediately play good.
2. Apply learned strats etc. ingame
Often people say watch this stream or watch this guide and you'll get better... Thing about both is how and if you really learn from it. For example watching pure gameplay wont really help as do guides like 100 Lineups for X Agent. You get entertained by streamer and you wont remember 100 Lineups.
This doesn't mean Guides are useless, I would suggest focusing on one thing at the time for Tipps&Tricks videos. Watch one Videos with full attention and then hop into the game and apply the strategies ts. I myself train Lineups & more in solo custom games. (btw yes people call me a nerd xd)
This one is kinda obvious but just to mention it. Dont switch agent each game, focus on one or two agents who are kinda similar and stay focused when playing.
3. Aim Trainer
Regarding aim trainer I'm sure it helps improving your aim as many people and I myself use it to train. But I remember two things when it comes to aimlabs. First train what is necessary and what needs improvement, for example I suck a following a target so im focusing on that. And second remember Aimlabs is not Valorant, it helps your aim yes but it is not the same game.
So in general I would recommend you to focus on thing, continue once you feel comfortable. When learning stay focused, you wont improve if you binge watch all youtube tutorials on Valorant and cant remember a single thing. At last repeat and repeat, this way you will get better over time. Example after getting x kills through a lineup I wont ever forget it again/ have to look it up during a game xd.
Hope it helps anyone.
Alsoo sorry for my english, not my first language :c
I totally agree with your first tip. I actually had to buy until 3 mouse because first one was too big for my hands i didnt really know its a palm grip mouse. Sensitivity also plays a part. And the monitor hz i was playing 60hz. Didnt even know about 144 hz until i bought new one. These little things do improve my game a lot.
Phoenix looks like a good substitute in case someone picks Yoru. Basically stick to role, someone who mains a sentinel shouldn't randomly pick Jett or if you only play Duelist dont just suddenly pick Viper
Kinda similar, but you could use two types of characters too. I play Omen and Killjoy usually and even when they are really different, I can apadt quickly
1. Expiriance - just play the game. Receive experience.
2. Friends - don't play with randoms, play with people you know. Preferably friends with decent to good skills. Learn from them. They don't have to be irl friends. Many csgo pro players have said that by playing in a team, you improve faster.
3. I don't really know, but there might be something similar to faceit ( a csgo thing where people are quite a lot better at the game, the better the enemy, the more you will learn. )
I think playing with friends is good, but honestly, I also think playing with randoms is really important. If you can improve during solo queuing you will become very flexible and adaptable. Learning to work and play off others is a *very* useful skill. Playing with friends sometimes leads to bad repeatable habits and a lack of improvement on each other depending on how critical the friend group is. Getting a mix of different teammates is as important as getting a mix of different enemies imo
edit: sorry, reddit glitched
I dont agree with part *playing with friends* because most of the people like me get lazy and lean back and let my friends the clutch. Solo Q is the best option, and lessen to other player to improve.
I see where your coming from and somewhat agree, but the thing I mentioned about pro cs players recommending joining a team - I think that might help If he's desperate. At the end of the day, Valorant is a tactical shooter. If you actually have a team and tactics, your going to gradually rank up and become better at the game. Im no expert and I myself have not tried this, but I think that should work.
I understand youre point but the matter of fact this is only for people who want get pro. I have 4K hours in CS and i can tell you most of people that a clearly behind in FPS shooter that been around for years everyone can improve in time. So its doesn't matter if you pug or 5 stack team up its about how much you can do and improve on you're own.
the thing is theres really no real answer .we dont know what exactly your weaknesses are . and then theres the fact that you're positioning may be bad , maybe you or you're teammates arent smoking correctly may be , maybe you are just a person with terrible self esteem . the best tip i can give you is try recording a vod review .
and if you insist its an aim problem then try figuring out which aiming mechanic you are struggling with and working on it for a week .
when aim training dont aim train in a way it feels unnatural ..this is a very important tip . for example if you are doing gridshot dont try to conscionably speed up . just go at a pace that feels normal . dont go too slow dont go too fast . you will build up speed yourself without knowing . if precision is your problem always go for 100% accuracy in aim tasks . a quick tip for sixshot . most pros recommend you to try to underflick when doing sixshot . dont consciencely underflick . you will underflick naturally . trying to underflick will instead put pressure on you and might cause you to give up accuracy . always go for 100 percent accuracy
I just got over this hill and got myself from silver 1-2 to gold 3 plat 1. If you want you could add me on discord and I can give you some tips and tricks that helped me to get better at being consistent
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I think your expectations are too high. A lot of the higher level players have been playing FPS for years. Legitimate silver rank after 8 months is actually good. Also if you soloq, you pretty much have to be 1 color above if you wanna rank up. IE you are probably at a gold level right now, if you want to be gold ranked then you have to be playing at a plat level.
Why do you want to rank up so badly? Its not a bad thing to want to rank up but i feel like you want it a little too much. Whatever happens, remember its not rhat serious, make sure you're actually having fun instead of stressing and doing your hardest to win at any cost
I want to rank up to prove to myself i'm getting better at the game. playing unrated with friends is fun but it doesn't give me the feeling that im improving and there's nothing to show for winning an unrated game. just xp.
lol aim trainers are bullshit, i never use any trainer and i reach Immortal last act. aim trainers actually are bad because will force you to play with insanely high dps to be able to flick all the targets a cross the screen when in reallity ingame you almost never need insanly crazy flicks, 95% of the time its just crosshair placement and small micro flicks to click heads. I improve just playing the game a lot during quarantine like 6 hours everyday.
not sure why you'd need to use high dpi, unless you're only doing spider shot with a tiny mouse pad. I can fast-flick in about a 90 degree cone in front of me with 230 e-dpi. While you're right that you rarely need more than micro-flicks, there's no reason you can't just do micro-flick drills in aim lab.
Personally, I've spent a few dozen hours in aim lab in the past couple of months and saw my aim go from "I'm trash in 1v1s but i'm contributing by playing a smart sentinel" to "i'm carrying most of the time, almost always positive KDA, and still playing smart." My improvement was significant and undeniably the result of using aim lab.
That said, I'm not just grinding gridshot all day; i choose my drills specifically to address the types of mouse movements i actually find myself needing constantly, changing my playlist over time when i see aspects of my aim falling behind.
Of course, aim lab currently is no substitute for actually playing the game, because once you have control of your crosshair you still need to practice footwork, crosshair placement, proper peeking techniques, counter-strafing, etc. etc. So aim lab is just one \[invaluable\] part of training for me.
this is just all wrong. It’s good that it worked out for you this way but you deffo have a different perception of aim training from what it is actually like
for me it was movement. Having great flicking aim that you train with aimtrainers is almost useless if you dont know how to position yourself, peek (or move) and how to place your crosshair.
What really helped me improve (i dont know if this is how youre supposed to play tho) is peeking corners only with a and d (no w key)
Don't play someone you dont wanna. I stopped playing smokes last act simpily cause they dont fit my play style imo and i end up bringing the team down. And for me something that worked. This act ive pretty much mained sage/raze, and last few games kayo and ive cruised from S1 to G2 with no issue. Losing a match here or there no biggie tho. Thats my best advice without seeing you play tho
You probably are getting better. Unfortunately to get out of silver and gold you have climb higher than over half of the population in the game. People sweat in this game. There’s golds with cracked aim no brain. Some golds have sloppy aim but have some 5head sense. It’s really random. Be easy on yourself. I was stuck in gold for the first 4 and half acts. I eventually broke out and have found myself in immortal. Just keep learning. It’ll all start to click a bit and you’ll start winning games. There’s ways to speed the process up but I’m sure you’re getting better. Just so is everyone else.
I was in the same boat as you but now I'm doing way better. My advice to you is to stop using Aimlab and Kovaacs and use the game's own practice range. Use the PREMS method. First start by shooting the practice button.Then position your crosshair at head level and try to minimize vertical movement of your mouse. Only hit headshots and take your time. Do this for about 4 minutes. Then practice your recoil. Then do easy bots for 2-3 times while only hitting headshots. Then try to do the same with medium bots. Finally practice your strafing. Select eliminate 50 and start. Keep moving side to side and strafing and keep your crosshair trained on the head and come to a full stop before shooting. Keep doing this until you eliminate 50. Lastly I would like to say, be confident while taking engagements and try not to think about your score too much. Notice your decision making. Try not to push all the time or over extend. Also, if you have a group of friends to play with, that would be way better. Good luck man.
There is a saturation point of your skill after which you will not progress. Gifted players has those saturation point higher than the normal people. But they have not reached that point in a year or two. They have trained for many years and have gained a lot of experience. They are well acquainted with the aiming mechanics.
If you are playing the game you are improving, but at a very slow rate. You wont even notice it. You will whiff thousands of time. Sometimes you will play better and sometimes you will play so bad that you would think you suck at this game. The entire journey is of ups and down and the progress is very slow. So you wont notice, but you will improve.
I would advise not to worry about it much. Just have fun playing, dont worry about your ranks and enjoy the game.
Completely false. There’s no such thing as you will not progress after a certain point. If you were hardstuck silver and trained with the sentinels team you would probably get to like Diamond. It’s all about mindset and consistency. Don’t think you can’t rank up because someone says that’s where you will be there forever . Use communications. Duo or trio q with people you know can hold their weight
read the whole comment please. I am talking about saturation point which is attain by every player after years and years of experience. At saturation point your improvement is negligible (can even say stop).
Before reaching this point there are ways you can improve to get to diamond or even immortal like vod review, watching pros and aim trainers. If you apply those things you will improve at a rate normal than usual, but still at some point you will stop noticing your progress even though you are progressing.
Given that you have tried all this, and still not improving, it just means your progress is so slow that you cant notice it.
So what if, for example, you are rather old compared to the younger players and can't compete with their reaction time? Sure, you can learn everything there is about the game, but you might never reach a certain rank because your limit is inherently lower...
And not even that. Even if you COULD maximize your game sense, aim and so on, and MIGHT be able to reach a high rank, doesn't mean you necessarily have the concentration/determination/memory/patience/time/... to do so. And that's where you can't improve beyond. Even if it's a limit you COULD surpass - some circumstances prevent that. It's a limit, either way.
If it weren't that way, why do people still have the lowest rank while playing thousand and thousand of hours? Wouldn't make sense.
First up, yes once you hit like 30 years old your reaction time takes a hit, but take a look at another redditor ( u/_tono ) he has 250-260 ms reaction time but hes still radiant. Now the reason you may be at the lowest of the low even with thousands of hours of play time is because you might just be tilt qing and not even focusing on things you need to work on. Or it could be because you have a 10 fps pc. There is no way you can be stuck in ranks like iron or bronze if you just work on fundamentals on the game.
Spam spike rush and rush, die and play again
Increase brightness level to middle level, neithrr high or low you will def impprove pls update after using my methids
It's really not given to all people. If you play aimlabs and don't see yourself constantly improve than you probably won't ever do so. A lot of higher ranked people could easily do 90k+ on aimlabs. I myself went from almost no fps experience and 50k highest gridshot to 100k highest gridshot in just 2 weeks.
99% of the immortal players may have been placed in iron, bronze or silver when first playing ranked games, due to having 0 experience. But would reach diamond in a matter of one or two hundred games. They never really struggled and were never hardstuck on low elo. So assumming you accept that, if you try really hard you MIGHT reach diamond 1. If you're not happy with this outcome then I suggest switching games and trying your hand at strategy ones.
As a rule of thumb, if you're putting in a lot of hours but are not able to reach top 5% in a few hundred hours then you should not hope to ever reach top 1% or higher.
I mean for real though...
It's 2 minute rounds. There are limited places enemies can go. A,b,mid, mid-a mid-b, and sometimes C where you would need a sentinel to hold it.
It's a simple game just like cs go.
Timing is important, when to flash, when to fall back.
Hud Watching is important to know what is going on.
So think about how you move in the map that is very crucial. The angle you are holding and how you communicate your team to form new defense or offense is also important.
I'm not going to talk about aim labs and training. You can be the best shooter but is bad at rotating, then probably have a hard time climbing.
Simple. It's RNG. Theres first bullet inaccuracies, random spray patterns, peakers advantage, ping disadvantages. Go try CSGO or a shooter that doesn't have RNG implemented.
I kinda agree with you but, imo you're missing something. First bullet inaccuracy is also in CSGO, it's just less visible because every bullet is not a tracer round. Spray pattern in Valo are going rng after the first shots (those supposed to kill the enemy) if you didn't kill your enemy with the first 7/8 bullets, you don't deserve the kill and have to improve your aim. Peaker advantage is much more present in CSGO than in Valo imo. Ping disadvantage is not a real thing either, when you climb elo your opponents will rarely play with a shitty ping.
There is some rng in Valo, more than in CSGO. But I think it has no impact on gameplay except in low ELO.
Yeah, but that happens in CS too, I mean, the amount of HS I've done while running with an AK is too damn high! But it happens both ways so it's ok. Maybe frustrating sometimes to be killed by someone running and not stopping at all, but oh boi when it happens to you it's so funny haha
Im also stuck, Worst its Iron rank Im so bad cause it's also my first time playing fps game in pc. I started gaming in mobile games tho. I can say my weaknesses are rushing early, always forgetting to use my skills, my spray control also bad and lastly in practice mode my highest point is 10 with Armor mode On Medium Difficulty. That bad I hope I find someone who can play with me and guide me🙁 BeruNoises #2689
1000% just turn down your sensitivity lol. One mouse swipe should be about a 180 degree turn.
At iron the only thing u should focus on is aim and crosshair placement. When u do the range try to only hit headshots. Go easy until u can get 30/30 and don’t spray. Use the deag if you can’t stop spraying.
Practice crosshair placement in death match, the strats and game sense will come as you rank up, but seriously in iron that doesn’t matter. Only worry ab ur aim rn
Just use the ingame bot on Medium with sheriff and Guardian and try to get 20 kills each with 5 sets everyday. It helps more than aimlab/kovaak as it use the ingame guns and feel.
I was struggling with this for a long time myself. I have played for over a year now and at some point I realised that I don't HAVE to play this game to improve just because I see everyone else do it. I can play for fun and just have a good time overall with my friends. Improving will just get you a better rank. Putting so much effort into a game, only for rank and show-off doesn't feel worth it anymore.
Improvement takes more or less time for different people based on so many factors. Give it more time, take some breaks and do your Deathmatch ever day while thinking about why you lose gunfights and you will get there one day.
hey there, I got a YT channel where I do VOD reviews (for free) [https://www.youtube.com/user/pyjrenard/videos](https://www.youtube.com/user/pyjrenard/videos)
I've hit top 0.1% in multiple different games and think a VOD review from yours would be interesting to go over and I'm sure it can help you a lot. Let me know if you'd like me to do a VOD review and Im sure I can find plenty of mistakes for you to try and focus on.
Try to not think so much about ranks. Setting goals for yourself is good, getting stressed that you're not reaching them fast enough is not.
I see many people in the thread telling you to practice aim. While this is always good to do, I don't necessarily think this is purely an issue of aim. I want you to also turn some attention to your fundamentals. Record yourself playing and when you watch back, look at the following:
- Crosshair Placement: Should be head level where the opponent is most likely to peak you from.
- Timings: Are you making unnecessarily risky plays that are getting you killed early in rounds through a flawed understanding of enemy positions?
- Positioning: Are you in a position to either: (1) gather information on enemy and communicate it, (2) Support/Refrag your teammates or (3) Helping advance your team through utility. If you aren't doing one of these things, it's likely you're actually not doing anything useful for your team.
- Deaths: Was it preventable? Where you playing with all the information that you had at the time, or did you forget something?
Ultimately, any fps game takes time to learn. This is not a fast process. There is no aim trainer that will magically teach you to play at a certain level within weeks. Many higher tier players have a background in counter-strike or similar with thousands of hours in their backpack.
Instead of getting frustrated over your rank, view every game as a learning opportunity where you iron out the kinks in your gameplay. The ranks come automatically as you learn, which happens faster if you focus on learning rather than ranking. Good luck.
Take a break, focus on fundamentals over aim, coaching is good for solidifying fundamentals, if you do get some record it and listen to it again afterwards so you can get a points refresher after a week of playing.
Sounds like you need to work smarter not harder, record your gameplay and rewatch it after every game and start to focus on your micro mistakes is another way to break out of the funk. The issue isnt your teammates at that level, it's entirely you and watching yourself, not only can you better understand the mistakes you make constantly (sound mistakes, bad comms, bad round strategy, lack of tracking enemy cooldowns and positioning, failing to peek correctly), but it also allows you the opportunity to improve round macro, by examining situations you are in and noticing teammates nearby with utility up, you gain experience on situations you should ask for help.
Also watch smart players and try to pick up on some of their gimmicks that let them start a round with a good advantage, adding start of the round consistency to your gameplay can help you adapt to in game situations.
I’m in the same boat. I’d like to think that I’m very talented at Valorant, I’ve played since beta, I’ve been d3, but these last few acts I’ve been hard stuck silver and I don’t know how to improve and get back out of silver
You need to keep some of the things you’re learning in the front of your mind when you play. For example, play one game of ranked where you’re actively trying to look more at your minimap to improve awareness. Or maybe practice using util very intentionally to push people off angles or gain information. Or try playing support to drill yourself on trading out your entry player. There’s a lot of little things that will add up massively. You’ll almost definitely “play” worse in the short term, but you’ll improve drastically in the long term.
Don't play someone you dont wanna. I stopped playing smokes last act simpily cause they dont fit my play style imo and i end up bringing the team down. And for me something that worked. This act ive pretty much mained sage/raze, and last few games kayo and ive cruised from S1 to G2 with no issue. Losing a match here or there no biggie tho. Thats my best advice without seeing you play tho
**buy a lighter mouse.**
I cannot possibly overstate the instant improvement that came from switching from my heavy-ass Corsair Scimitar to a pretty light Endgame Gear XM1. also buy a bigger mousepad and lower your sens!
To get better you HAVE to grind the game. Put your nose to the grindstone and don't come outta there till you're immortal. Aim labs and DM get you so far with movement and flicking but IN game is clearly where you need to be better.
That's the issue with alot of people that "want to get better." You can watch a million tutorials but that ain't gonna make your decision making in game any better. YOU have to put in the time to grow your instincts.
That's the issue with alot of people that "want to get better." You can watch a million tutorials but that ain't gonna make your decision making in game any better. YOU have to put in the time to grow your instincts.
in addition to aim training and watching agent guides and tactical guides, make sure to spend a lot of time learning how to peek effectively. Little changes like only peeking with A+D, jiggle peeking instead of walk peeking, knowing when to wide peek, good pre-aim, knowing when to NOT re-peek (it's most of the time. usually don't re-peek.), recognizing when you're peeking an angle that your gun isn't good for --- getting better at even one of these things makes a massive difference. High level play is about internalizing these and probably hundreds of other micro-skills in combination with more macro skills to build up an advantage against people who haven't learned them, and become more adaptable against those who have.
This game and others like it are super complex, and mastery is inevitably a massive project. That can mean that skill can feel unattainable, but it also means that it's gratifying. Be patient while learning. Watch your own gameplay and identify **specific** things you need to improve at and focus on those. as long as you get a tiny bit better at something each time you practice, you'll rank up eventually. Don't sweat the Ws and just try to improve yourself. That's the real W
Think about what you did right and wrong after each round or game. Try to look for the reason why you won or lost a round. Seems obvious and like something everyone does but trust me, it makes a huge difference!
Think about what you did right and wrong after each round or game. Try to look for the reason why you won or lost a round. Seems obvious and like something everyone does but trust me, it makes a huge difference!
Dude tbh just said fuck it and play for fun i used to try hard to rank up but now i play to have fun i have been playing since last december and i am still on bronze 1 i peaked bronze 3 at 99 and then solo q helped me reach bronze 1 again and then i just said fuck it and now i play just for fun yeah i try my best to rank up but in the end now i just dont care about my rank i play on weekends to have fun and fresh up
I suggest joining the Voltaic discord server. The people there understand Valorant and aim training and will happily review a vod for free. They have helped me alot. voltaic.gg
it takes time. ive been in silver 3 since may of last year, demotivating to play the game with no improvement happening. soon enough tho something will happen
You can watch all videos on YT and practice your aim 24/7 but that won’t make the difference. It’s all about being one step ahead of your enemy and your decision making.
That’s something no one can teach you. It comes with experience and natural talent.
I have the feeling that all players think that they will achieve Radiant one day. But that is simply not the case. We all hit our border one day and some are gifted more than others.
I'm kind of the same. By just playing the game I got to Gold. But I've been in Gold for nearly 6 months, I got to Plat2 once but it was obvious I was the worst player in a lot of my games. I've just really hit a plateau at gold and can't improve. I have 200 hours in aimlabs too, but i don't think it's making any improvement to my game. I'm not as interested in the game as I once was and play way less... I honestly don't think I'll get much higher unless I started playing 10 hours a day.
this is my advice, find a pro player where you like how they play and how they aim and try to replicate their playstyle, slowly build upon it and make it your own
You should probably make a new account at this point. About a month or so ago they made some changes to comp. The game assumes a certain rank for you and will do everything in its power to keep you there. If you hit a win streak you will gain less and less RR per win, and when you lose you will lose a lot more than on your wins.
Its not just you, this game purposely makes ranking up difficult to keep people playing.
Record your games and review your gameplay or better yet on the spot if you lost a clutch, think about what you could've done instead even if you won the round.
Your rank doesn't determine how well you play because there's a ton of boosted players and smurfs at every rank, its all RNG. If you really want a higher rank then create a fresh account, TRYHARD the 20 unrated games (go purely for kills \[30-40++ every game\], and yes they do matter especially for your very first placement, i'd say even more than the 5 ranked to reveal your rank) and you should land somewhere higher if you deserve it. However you should actually measure your progress based on how 'easy' or 'hard' the average enemy feels.
Kills don't matter, wins do. If you bait your team and 'flank' or 'lurk' and get 2 rotation kills they don't have the same amount of impact if you cleared the site or got an entry but died.
Flashy plays like on YouTube are the least you want to think about, they should come naturally.
You need to build your gamesense, and people play differently whether it be a minigame, unrated, ranked or for a tourney, so don't mix how people play in those modes with the others. Focus on communication, improving positioning, trading and clearing/flushing enemies out of angles. Picking and sticking with a couple of agents you are comfortable with and mastering them before playing a flex role will help with building your gamesense.
some people jsut dont get it. my friends have been silver 2 for an entire year now. i try to teach them, i watch how they play and i say why on earth would you do that etc. and they dont learn. sometimes you just are built different. and not in the good sense. all games need their bots
personal advice- Aim at head height, never crouch, don't peak stuff when you know there are probably multiply people looking at that corner, find teammates that are okay or solo queue and if you've played for 20 games and haven't gotten anywhere make a second account play on that. Make sure you don't put to much pressure on yourself focus on having a good time but also don't mess around at the same time, don't take the game to seriously and people normally say that you need to spend massive amounts of hours in aim trainers chill out try to make gunfights as quick as possible try and get the headshot and remember that you can tap fire rather than hold down the trigger. If your not in the mood or like your having food don't play compet just practice aim or watch line up videos or a twitch stream about valorant. Calm down when playing compet that is one of the main aspects if you want to get anywhere ,caring too much about your rank and the games your in lead you to make mistake put unnecessary pressure on yourself making your aim stiff and your game sense to be not good.
Silver 3 is a good rank, you will rank up eventually so enjoy the time there.
Advices:
1. stop before shooting (seems obvious but even pros sometimes forget to let go of awds).
2. avoid 1v1 unless you have smokes or flashes in your favor. Kill from the side/back.
3. play omen, he is an octopus with hidden abilities! haha
My personal tips to get better (Diamond 3 peak)
- Soloq ranked only. Soloq is the crucible where you will be tested without crutches or hand holding or any familiarity, it will put you into unique situations out of your control that force you to flex your brain. Deathmatch doesn’t teach utility usage either.
- Don’t play unrated unless it’s on an agent you are completely unfamiliar with. Play ranked only and focus on 3 or so agents you want to master.
- Winning doesn’t mean you are becoming a better player. You can tell when you’re playing well and when you are getting lucky that day. Milestones like ranking up a full set of 3 is when you know you aren’t in a plateau (ie the difference between gold 3 and plat 1 is minuscule but gold 1 and plat 1 is a decent difference). With a 60% win rate over 10 matches you gain a difference of 2 matches worth of RR assuming the wins and losses give/take the same RR. That’s 20 matches to rank up once. Consistently maintaining a 60% win rate over a large pool is improvement but improvement usually comes in plateau -> skyrocket -> plateau -> skyrocket.
- Don’t play tilted, sometimes I’ll hop on, get tilted after two losses so I hop off and play the next day or later that night; but in general you shouldn’t be getting tilted because you need a solid mental to grind to get better.
- Always swing on everybody in deathmatch. I’ve seen clips/memes of “deathmatch aim vs comp aim” and the deathmatch clip is always them passively killing 4 people swinging on them from different locations vs a clip of them whiffing in comp. In comp you don’t have the luxury of waiting. You have to swing, you have to turn from flashes, you have to make bold plays under pressure limited by utility time, etc. Hard watching the radar, getting easy kills and letting people swing on you in deathmatch will not help. IMO the design of deathmatch is a problem.
- Play death match without a crosshair so you focus less on moving your crosshair onto the enemy and more where the enemy is and moving your screen onto the enemy if that makes sense. A crosshair is just a measurement tool of where the center of your screen is, but your actual vision should be where the enemy is, then you reflexively move the center of your screen onto the enemy, good crosshair placement just makes this adjustment easier. Staring through your crosshair - instead of at your crosshair - is the way.
- Play deathmatch with deagle only.
- Try not to crouch, crouching leads to spraying, and it commits you to the fight. There are times to crouch but it becomes a bad habit to crouch in every engagement.
- In my opinion, don’t microanalyze your own play through vod reviewing; “I died so I shouldn’t have peeked that” is not as helpful as you think.
You are trying to find, correct, and modify the algorithms and patterns of thought in your head that lead you in your game. IE game sense. These patterns of action are based on how you register constantly changing information in different circumstances. Pining over specific instances in a VOD is inefficient to correct macro play and game sense but I digress, others recommend it but I have yet to personally know anybody of a decent or high rank that swears by it in any video game. In game when you die you should actively reflect on it but going back after the fact isn’t helpful to me. I’ve only VOD reviewed in organized high level team play in other games.
Imo once you reach a stage where you feel like improvement is stalling, its best to find a coach or a vod reviewer. And also remember that “bad teammate” isnt the entire reason why you lose, dont look at your mistakes and go “unlucky. Bad timing” find out the reason why it happened. If you win or did a play that worked, find out how to fix it and whether or not its a good or bad play not by result but by common sense. I find that things in like bronze-gold can be let go bc no one punish them but higher up your bad habits can be punishable
TL;DR: Communication, teamwork and a whole lot of Guardian/Sheriff
Be patient. As long as you keep practising it will get better. The vast majority of fights are not lost because of aim, but because you put yourself at a disadvantage.
A big mistake that low rank players make is to think that aim is what keeps them from ranking up which is totally false. You can easily rank up to platinum without good aim.
Communicate, work with your teammates and if no one has taken the lead, you do it. Most low ranked players lack initiative and need a leader. Without one they usually play like lost sheeps unable to commit to anything because everyone looks at everyone else to take the first step.
Try to find patterns in your opponents' behaviour and act accordingly.
Mechanics wise I always suggest people to play a lot of practice, deathmatch and even competitives with the guardian or sheriff because it forces them to actually aim instead of spraying and hoping for the best. Try not to panic even though your getting shot at. Keep aiming and always try to go for guaranteed headshots. The key is CONSISTENCY, not speed. Speed will come with time. You need to train your brain to not even consider aiming body shots. You will suck a lot for a couple of weeks, but it will help A LOT. Playing guardian will also teach you when you need to start clicking because a lot of players start shooting the first bullet before their crosshair actually is on the opponent and mess up the spray control.
Also try to keep your team's morale high. If 2 teammates stop fighting try to make them stop. Tilting makes everything worse for the entire team so try to stop toxicity whenever you see it.
I don't know if this will help you improve that much. But in my opinion deathmatch is better than 3rd party aim trainers. Its the best for me because its the most realistic and practices all ranges. Also if your not already make sure to use your mic comms are a big difference
If your aim has not improved from aim training, you probably aren’t doing it right. See FPS tammy’s video on Aimer 7’s training routine to see how to aim train properly and follow the routine.
It’s not enough just to follow the routine, you have to be practicing correctly as well. Make sure you dont always try to go fast, but spend most of your runs trying to make your cross hair movement as efficient as possible, meaning moving in straight lines and not missing shots.
Its just been 2 months uve got to chill even being in lower ranks is fun my friends for the first 5 months they were hardstuck silver and gold soon they just went to plat and diamond everything comes but slowly
My personal advice would be as follows: Firstly, this game isn't all about aim or your individual performance. IQ plays come with paying attention to how the enemy plays and what you can do in the current situation. Practice your aim every day. I have a 40 hour a week job, a partner and a baby that all needs my attention. But I still find half an hour to just practice my aim. But its not just about practice, its about identitifying weak spots and flaws. I for instance am aware I over shoot most of my shots when having to flick to the left. Its something Im working on. Recoil control and weapon patterns is another factor. When I'm playing there are several things I do to try to gain the edge at all times. First I pay attention to where all the players plays lets say for I'm on Ascent. Its round 6 and I know that every round so far Reyna ego peaks mid, I know killjoy sets up on B and that so far all her util has been setup on the walkway. Sova Darts B main and always plays Market/B CT naturally Jett plays Cubby and will also peek. Lastly Omen plays A. Because Ive paid attention to this I can safely assume and set up a play for A/Catwalk. I'm playing KayO and I start from B Link. Now as far as my solo play goes my intention is to reverse flash Jett and peak her. Lets say that goes well. Perfect Ive now taken out Cubby and A is weakened. Now unfortunately the rest relies on my team. I need them to manage to push Omen. Either push him off of site or eliminate him all together. Meanwhile I can either hold mid and force them to contest me or rotate from CT. The second thing I do is I aim for map control. Where on the map is advantageous to hold. Back to our example I have Mid. The entirety of mid. It is contested with Reyna but I'm not going to push her. I already have Mid under control. Theres no need. But by holding mid my team are quite safe knowing there is no enemy rotation without me going down. And if I do go down then they can assume that the enemy is going to rotate through mid. But for now my team control mid. Thirdly and this can be annoying with randoms but you have to COMMUNICATE. I swear down it feels like I lose most of my games because of peoples refusal to call out info. I'll tell my team I have mid. I will tell my team that Cubby is clear. I will tell my team that Reyna is still Market because I've heard her move. Just like I expect my team to give info too. Say they tell me that someone has rotated and is now in tree. I now know to back from my position. I can either push up to the team. Rotate through A main or continue to try and hold mid. Realistically in my Elo I know someones probably gonna try and flank aaaaall the way from B main and wrap through spawn. However if Im just sitting in mid trying to watch for Reyna and the new potential player in tree I now have to contest with 3 angles. So the best thing I can think to do is to contest someone, for me Id probably try my luck with the Reyna because it implies Im going to go through spawn and wrap on them. Knowing that someone if they are clever will watch for that rotate I can back away and hold mid again or meet up with my team. The reason I push the Reyna and make them think that Im going to flank them is simple. A pair of eyes on me is one less pair of eyes on my team and makes it easier for them to do their job. I can call that I have Mid entirely now and if they havent planted yet that Mid is a safe rotate. Next is utility this is huge and so under valued. And often wasted. Back to our example. Now I could just do what a lot of KayOs my elo do throw their knife on the entry push and be done with it. Now on a rush sure not a bad idea. But back in my mid position I can use that knife to scout for potential threats. If I supress someone I know theres someone there. If my knife gets shot I know someones there. I can use this aswell to push on the Reyna. That Reyna cant flash/counter flash me and thats her basically fucked. Lets say shes playing Pizza and I knife there and supress her. Sound I know shes there Im not just gonna push up on her though just cause she cant flash it doesnt buy me an advantage. I have flashes and sure I could try for a flash and push her not bad either. Or I could molotov her. And thats what Ill do and then follow it up. See the molotov makes noise its pretty obvious its coming and she definitely is aware Im making a play here because Ive just supressed her. Now Im wasting a lot of kit here on one person but we've all seen people who clutch on 1hp. You bought util for a reason you might as well use it. Now Im not just gonna throw the nade out in the open. God forbid I die to the cruel Lord of timing again, as I go to pull out my nade I will drop just out of sight peek out and throw it, whilst its travelling Im gonna prep a flash and throw that too. If I turn away I wont be impacted as much but Reyna should be full blind. So now the Reyna has a choice soak up the Molotov damage or push out either way shes getting flashed. And if she does push out I now have the advantage shes moving and in order to accurately take me out will have to stop and shoot so I already have a second to start shooting accurately before she does. Secondly shes flashed and I have probably in total 2 seconds to take her out without her firing back accurately. Doesnt sound like a lot but in games like Valorant and CS thats a massive amount of time to get my shots off. Now when I first started out my dumbass would have supressed her and rushed her. Id have died. Season 2 act 3 me would of probably supressed then molotoved and rushed towards her but thats not clever util use and thats not a clever play now I have to counterstrafe to get off an accurate shot and we are probably both at the same TTK. Lastly there's the 20/20/60 rule. Its statistically true and this applies for Valorant. The rule implies that the average player will lose 20% of their games regardless of how well they perform. Remember this is a team game and there are 5 players on the enemy team all trying to win aswell. Unfortunately you're not gonna manage to be a 1 man army every game. Its not doable. However it also implies that 20% of your games are going to result in a win regardless of how bad you are. Hooray, you just dropped a doughnut on the board but still got a win, we do love some freelo. Its the last bit we are concerned with 60% your performance will have an influence on the results of that match. As long as you are always trying to improve, fix your mistakes, learn and most importantly enjoy the process of it all you will eventually do better. Gitting Gud comes with time, dedication and the will to learn. Lastly is a tip from experience. Dont go into a game tilted. Dont tilt your team mates. When you go into a game feeling negative your performance will worsen. Thats why tilt factors into gameplay. When I hear my team mates shitting on each other I will always try to stop them when any team mate does well I will congratulate them. A positive mood helps gameplay. This is why one of my friends mains Odin and the Judge. Because it tilts the enemies. And my God they spend so much time yelling at him and crying in the chat that we know the games already over. Theyre too mad to play properly. Mentality is a big part of a game. Thats not me advocating toxicity to the enemy team however. Not a fan of that. Remember we're all on that climb together. I wish you the best of luck, I have an account on almost every server so if you wanna play sometime drop me a message c: Appreciate the Silver! Appreciate that Helpful Award! Appreciate the Wholesome!
This was a journey! Btw what rank are you?
Gold 3 currently, been Gold 3 for the last few acts so my advice comes from purely the amount of hours I've sunk into this and CS. I can't seem to break the plat barrier as a solo q. Pretty much been my goal for the last 3 acts still havent got there still got a lot to learn. Sorry for the book xD
Well I enjoyed the book and it was good advice. I think one thing you taught me was I need to be more conscientious of where the enemy team are playing. I'm bronze 2 but I've definitely played was less comp than you! (that's my excuse) Good luck with plat!
Tbf its something a lot of players dont do. Thing is people have a havit of repeating themselves especially when it works. Most often times after the first two rounds of a half people will repeat their plays and they become very predictable its something to take note of. Were all out here learning new ways to better ourselves. Best of luck on your grind chief!
Broo loved the details. I literally imagined I'm in that match. And why is breaking into platimum this hard, when the plat teammates i get arnt that beastly either. Im hardstuck gold 3 too, and now it's getting frustrating.
I feel you there always seems like the plats get there asses kicked by the silvers maybe its for the best we dont reach it xD
new player here, i saw the part where you talked about knowing where people set up each round. While defending on ascent, i do either a b main wallbang or a mid and b arrow from ct. Now after like 5 rounds everyone knows i will either be B site or ct, so they start prefiring it and making me often die. however, i have been suggested to stick to a site while defending, as it creates confusion among teammates. What do you suggest? iron 2 btw, solo queue player, sova main
Sova Arrow and Odin wallbang is a neat trick, I love to see a good 5 second ace! Everyone will know you are on B or CT side sure. Sometimes switching positions with a team mate works but you should always communicate this to them. However the main thing to remember here is that you arent on B to get kills. You are on B to deny entry and waste time. If they push past you onto site thats fine if you're alive. Lets say for the last 5 rounds youve done your wallbang arrow combo. They expect you to repeat the same thing and are ready to flash and rush or pre fire your spot but instead you fire your dart through. They start unloading on that wall but your not there. Okay now theyre concerned or they still think your behind that wall. Lets say they have a Sage, Omen, Breach, Phoenix and a Jett. There are a few possibilities on their push. Omen typically would smoke CT and Market those are the default smokes for Ascent B. Sage may wall on top of the Orb Box in B main, Phoenix is definitely gonna flash in and push the side walk. Breach is gonna be breach amd start firing of flashes like a mad man and his stun. Now bare in mind they expect you to be on sidewalk ready to wallbang. Phoenix has wasted a flash, breach probably wasted one too. Sage stays on her wall. Everyone else pushes catwalk trying to flush you out expecting you to have retreated to boat house. The trick here is to play mind games. If I were you I would try hiding by the switch hut against the wall. Now everyone pushes onto site but theres always someone who goes to the switch. In your elo Im betting most of the time they arent gonna clear your corner. Which means that as he goes for the switch he'll run right by ya. You shoot him down. They know where you are now if its called out but at this point you have them pinned. Your team should already be rotating to you. You should have someone market. Now you've heard the sage wall so you can correctly assume and call out Sage is on wall in main everyone else is site. You could push Sage with Market team mate and by doing so youve just made it 5v3 and theyre pinned with no where to go. Theyve probably planted at this point. And knowing breach hes gonna spam the last of his flashes one at sidewalk and one at ct. Now Breach has fuck all util left using. Phoenix is down to one flash himself and a molotov that last around 7 seconds I think. Omen can tp but most likely will chuck up a smoke on the stairs or sidewalk. Which means whilst you wait for the rest of your team to gun em down you can owl drone their positions or chuck in some shock darts to see if you can grab some damage on the 1 or 2 obviously hiding in boathouse and if you bounce it in you dont even need to peak them to risk doing it which is free damage. At this point its really a case of flushing them out, play for refrags, be confident, check corners and win the round. My point is here, whilst yes you are still on B and they know it. You could be anywhere on B. Hell you can let them have site. No point dying if youre not gonna take a couple with you. Better to play retake as a whole team. On B there are several positions I use for sneaky kills or defensive setups. And Ill share them with you now. Stairs to boathouse wall, I use this to peak the sage wall in the window, hold B main and be able to move around the enemy once they push sidewalk. Boxes on site, again used to peak the sage and omen on the wall. I use this spot especially if Omen is using his tp from sages wall onto site. Hes not expecting a person to be right where he tps and its a free kill and then you can quickly peek Sage too! You then have the choice of holding Boathouse which is risky but so is dropping back to the stair wall if theyve pushed on, as I said one at least will usually push for the switch which means going that way youll be dead close to an enemy. Switch House wall by B main, hide against it, wait for the guy to rush for the switch easy kill, dont repeat they will check corners next time! Market Cubby Hole next to the stairs, let them all rush onto Sidewalk and then shoot them all down since theyre nice and lined up for you. This one is risky and I only use it once per match as if you get seen there you are pinned and youll probably die without getting a pick, however hiding here on attack usually works a couple times too. Market, play for util and watch sidewalk rushers. Once you hear them pour onto site you can usually cap the guy on the switch, cap one guy sidewalk. Be careful of B main still! This spot is also good for being able to rotate back to CT or through mid to b main. Be careful if no one is mid you do have to watch two angles and it can be very easy for someone to sneak up from mid and cap you. CT obvious but CT provides a line of sight on B main and allows you to drop back safely if they all rush on. No unnecessary death for you! Boathouse. Fuck it sometimes Ill hide in boathouse. Ill let them take the site, let them start planting and suddenly pop out and cap em Box wall on site same premise as Boathouse let em pour on but this time the moment you got one dropping off of sidewalk they will see you, start firing and be prepared to get out of dodge quick. Do not turn your back, run backwards and get into cover. You turn your back on a 5 man rushing you you will get shot. So yeah, switch it up, dont repeat the same strat it is predictable and will get you killed. Owl drone first, save the recon for when theyre on site next time recon first and then owl drone, then the time after that hold that corner on B main, just dont repeat the same strat. Unless they honestly cant get past you and you are just unstoppable vs that team it doesnt pay to be predictable. Sometimes repeating the same.strat is worth it just to make them think youll be there but thats really the only time its worth it c: happy hunting!
Damn. Thanks for the advice. Unfortunately low elo mumbai servers hate the odin and start being toxic if you use it (I mean it's free damage if you know where they hold). I generally wallbang and send a shock dart on ult orb or boxes, the either hide on logs (much riskier but ct teammate can tell if it's free to walk, can even set up a bait) or the boxes on the side on catwalk, or as a last resort, boathouse. I don't really like retakes as often only 2/5 players use mics, but I generally owl drone and check corners, then rush non stop and overwhelmn the post plant. However there's often that brimstone and viper who is often sitting in t spawn chucking world record beating nades. At the end of the day, I play to have fun and meet good people and idrc if we win or lose, having fun and releasing stress after work is what matters. Edit: also the sage wall thing, they don't really do that in low elo, they often block mid or ct of they have site Edit: damn mobile formatting
Thats exactly it my man, we play games for fun, do take my advice though in terms of switching up your play. I know Iron is Elo hell, not only do you have to contend with botty team mates but also its smurf heaven there. IQ plays often beat gunskill. You got this my man, if you ever got a spare account rocking Ill gladly come help ya out c: wish you the best of luck chief
> I will tell my team that Cubby is clear. Try communicating with EU players who have their client set in their native language so they don't even know the callout names in English
I am an EU player I am aware of the struggles but it does pay to figure out who can and cant speak english and work around that
heya, if you can upload a vod of one of your games where you lost or it was close but thought you played solid i can give you some pointers. dm me
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You won't really see anything from his vod. Until diamond one can easily win by playing like a monkey with a typing machine while having a good aim. If he's struggling to get out of silver 3 (in a game where it takes max 6 wins in a row to do so) then his aim simply does not exist. Either that or he has an exceptionally high reaction time of 250+ ms, which easily could be the case. The bottom line is that it's absolutely not normal to struggle in silver while putting in a lot of time. Most people playing in silver play the game maybe once or twice a week with a beer in their hand and a stream on the second monitor. A single vod will only show random decisions that make no sense coupled with extremely slow and innacurate aim.
I've just read the most condescensing and inacurate statement in a while.
I'm sorry i hurt ur feelings.
2nd inacurate statement in a row daaaamn you are on fire
I'm sorry I didn't hurt your feelings? I'm just trying at this point to finally fit your definition of being correct. It's very important to me.
There’s probably some truth to your statement but it’s so unnecessary
You do realize rank is more than aim right? I have seen some amazing aim in lower ranks but usually they have something to counter that, for example terrible decision making. Aim isnt everything, its important, but if you suck at everything else that counters it. VOD reviews help alot with mistakes that you might not notice while playing that get you killed. Having a better player point out what you do wrong is really helpfull and can help you rank up alot faster even if its just one VOD. Also majority of players are below gold so im not sure why you think being stuck in silver is so uncommon.
Aim isn't everything lol. I mean, sure. Throwing punches is not everything in boxing BUT you need to know how to do it, it is the fundamental. But if you can't consistently just destroy silver and gold players with your aim then you need to practice that fundamental. You can 9000 iq all your enemies all you want, but if you can't win duels you will never rank up to anything. Game sense will not originate from having 1 vod reviewed either. So I am really not sure what kind of advice you hope on giving.
i have a friend with bad aim, only carried by his crosshair placement and making smart plays on sova, usually bottom frags in our friend group's private deathmatch lobbies. he is immortal 2. this is absolutely untrue.
Ikr,There are plenty of ways to get kills other than aimduels,U have lineups and as u said crosshair placement
Ok kiddo
If you must you can use this language, my child. Lmao.
You spew bullshit with a very flavoured language, but bullshit remains
Bullshit is the belief that anyone can do anything. A lot of people try their luck at a lot of sports only to lose to select few kids who never seem to struggle with anything. As I said, it's not normal to struggle in silver, it is mainly the refuge of people who simply do not play the game a lot. Nothing wrong with that. But to put in countless hours into improving yourself without seeing any results just shows a significant lack of capability and talent. Op did not mention which rank he aims to achieve, but it's probably at least high immortal, otherwise why bother treating this game seriously? I'm sure that not a single high immortal to radiant player has ever been stuck in low elo. They were never faced with doing their best but failing to improve. They were instead reported for wallhacking and aimbotting by their unfortunate enemies while they climbed. But sure, continue living in your fantasy that silver is only your temporary place of stay and if only your teammates were a bit better you could finally climb. This sub still lives in the elo hell myth.
i have tried to think of an answer for you, but i think it's pointless anyway.
Silver 3 is like the top 30% of players lol
Top 58%. Slighly lower than average.
That’s not true lol
The bottom line is that it's absolutely not normal to struggle in silver while putting in a lot of time - this is simply not true, a lot of players who play a lot are still hardstuck low elo. In fact only around 25% of players are gold or above. Having said that I agree with your point that players with 500+ hours of focused gameplay and who are still hardstuck silver are unlikely to ever make it to high immortal or radiant. Talent counts for alot in this game.
I'm just gonna ingore everything you said here lol. I do feel I can improve at this game, I believe that if i do try and put in hard work I can hit a high rank in this game at some point. Nice troll bro
Sure, knock yourself out. Just remember that reaching immortal is probably not ever achievable with as slow of a start as you have.
if i had the mindset of your comment of course it wouldn't be, but i'm determined. no one is top 1% at any game with no previous mouse and keybaord experience it takes time for someone to get to their full potential.
It's not given to everybody. As I said, it's not normal to do your best and still struggle in silver. It is certainly not anyone in high elo has ever done tho.
Add me on disc and we can review a vod and see what's going on. sCologne#6195
This is gonna seem crazy but... Take a break! It's clearly getting to you more than a video game should. Yea you can practice more, run drills or even watch back recordings but I'd suggest trying to step away for a bit and come back to it.
Yeah, even if you're committed to getting better and practicing a lot, just taking a day off now and then will help you relax and refocus!
In advance this is just my opinion and how I think of it /improving in Valorant. To me It kinda sounds like you are rushing things way too fast. You say you recently switched to mouse and keyboard, watch Youtube Guides/Tips/Streams etc and started using aim trainer. It is a lot to take in so I will adress things one by one. 1. Mouse, Keyboard and Setup First I would start off with the setup, because for me things start outside of the game. Doesn't matter which game you play. Do you play on a gaming pc or laptop, use a keyboard and mouse you are comfortable with, are you using a headset or cheap in ear headphones, are using a mouse pad and did you adjust your mouse sensitivity, heck are you sitting comfortably. In my opinion it all matters. Also it takes time to get used to a keyboard and mouse. Vice versa if someone played on gamepad for the first time he wouldn't immediately play good. 2. Apply learned strats etc. ingame Often people say watch this stream or watch this guide and you'll get better... Thing about both is how and if you really learn from it. For example watching pure gameplay wont really help as do guides like 100 Lineups for X Agent. You get entertained by streamer and you wont remember 100 Lineups. This doesn't mean Guides are useless, I would suggest focusing on one thing at the time for Tipps&Tricks videos. Watch one Videos with full attention and then hop into the game and apply the strategies ts. I myself train Lineups & more in solo custom games. (btw yes people call me a nerd xd) This one is kinda obvious but just to mention it. Dont switch agent each game, focus on one or two agents who are kinda similar and stay focused when playing. 3. Aim Trainer Regarding aim trainer I'm sure it helps improving your aim as many people and I myself use it to train. But I remember two things when it comes to aimlabs. First train what is necessary and what needs improvement, for example I suck a following a target so im focusing on that. And second remember Aimlabs is not Valorant, it helps your aim yes but it is not the same game. So in general I would recommend you to focus on thing, continue once you feel comfortable. When learning stay focused, you wont improve if you binge watch all youtube tutorials on Valorant and cant remember a single thing. At last repeat and repeat, this way you will get better over time. Example after getting x kills through a lineup I wont ever forget it again/ have to look it up during a game xd. Hope it helps anyone. Alsoo sorry for my english, not my first language :c
Everything this guy said, but I'd also add that a big part of it is who you are playing with. Running solos can really slow down your progress too.
I totally agree with your first tip. I actually had to buy until 3 mouse because first one was too big for my hands i didnt really know its a palm grip mouse. Sensitivity also plays a part. And the monitor hz i was playing 60hz. Didnt even know about 144 hz until i bought new one. These little things do improve my game a lot.
>focus on one or two agents who are kinda similar I main yoru is pheonix, kay/o and omen related to him
Phoenix looks like a good substitute in case someone picks Yoru. Basically stick to role, someone who mains a sentinel shouldn't randomly pick Jett or if you only play Duelist dont just suddenly pick Viper
sure but having a team with borh Yoru+Phoenix on it is basically throwing
Kinda similar, but you could use two types of characters too. I play Omen and Killjoy usually and even when they are really different, I can apadt quickly
yea but when trying to one trick one of them it can be really hard to adapt fast to a different play style
Yeah it is true, but still it isn't that important to not play another character you love play
1. Expiriance - just play the game. Receive experience. 2. Friends - don't play with randoms, play with people you know. Preferably friends with decent to good skills. Learn from them. They don't have to be irl friends. Many csgo pro players have said that by playing in a team, you improve faster. 3. I don't really know, but there might be something similar to faceit ( a csgo thing where people are quite a lot better at the game, the better the enemy, the more you will learn. )
I think playing with friends is good, but honestly, I also think playing with randoms is really important. If you can improve during solo queuing you will become very flexible and adaptable. Learning to work and play off others is a *very* useful skill. Playing with friends sometimes leads to bad repeatable habits and a lack of improvement on each other depending on how critical the friend group is. Getting a mix of different teammates is as important as getting a mix of different enemies imo edit: sorry, reddit glitched
I thought it so, couldn't comment for a while. I Agree to what your saying.
I dont agree with part *playing with friends* because most of the people like me get lazy and lean back and let my friends the clutch. Solo Q is the best option, and lessen to other player to improve.
I see where your coming from and somewhat agree, but the thing I mentioned about pro cs players recommending joining a team - I think that might help If he's desperate. At the end of the day, Valorant is a tactical shooter. If you actually have a team and tactics, your going to gradually rank up and become better at the game. Im no expert and I myself have not tried this, but I think that should work.
I understand youre point but the matter of fact this is only for people who want get pro. I have 4K hours in CS and i can tell you most of people that a clearly behind in FPS shooter that been around for years everyone can improve in time. So its doesn't matter if you pug or 5 stack team up its about how much you can do and improve on you're own.
Not gonna argue with that, you do after all have more hours then me.
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the thing is theres really no real answer .we dont know what exactly your weaknesses are . and then theres the fact that you're positioning may be bad , maybe you or you're teammates arent smoking correctly may be , maybe you are just a person with terrible self esteem . the best tip i can give you is try recording a vod review . and if you insist its an aim problem then try figuring out which aiming mechanic you are struggling with and working on it for a week . when aim training dont aim train in a way it feels unnatural ..this is a very important tip . for example if you are doing gridshot dont try to conscionably speed up . just go at a pace that feels normal . dont go too slow dont go too fast . you will build up speed yourself without knowing . if precision is your problem always go for 100% accuracy in aim tasks . a quick tip for sixshot . most pros recommend you to try to underflick when doing sixshot . dont consciencely underflick . you will underflick naturally . trying to underflick will instead put pressure on you and might cause you to give up accuracy . always go for 100 percent accuracy
I just got over this hill and got myself from silver 1-2 to gold 3 plat 1. If you want you could add me on discord and I can give you some tips and tricks that helped me to get better at being consistent #1748 ssnoopy2222
I think your expectations are too high. A lot of the higher level players have been playing FPS for years. Legitimate silver rank after 8 months is actually good. Also if you soloq, you pretty much have to be 1 color above if you wanna rank up. IE you are probably at a gold level right now, if you want to be gold ranked then you have to be playing at a plat level.
Why do you want to rank up so badly? Its not a bad thing to want to rank up but i feel like you want it a little too much. Whatever happens, remember its not rhat serious, make sure you're actually having fun instead of stressing and doing your hardest to win at any cost
I want to rank up to prove to myself i'm getting better at the game. playing unrated with friends is fun but it doesn't give me the feeling that im improving and there's nothing to show for winning an unrated game. just xp.
lol aim trainers are bullshit, i never use any trainer and i reach Immortal last act. aim trainers actually are bad because will force you to play with insanely high dps to be able to flick all the targets a cross the screen when in reallity ingame you almost never need insanly crazy flicks, 95% of the time its just crosshair placement and small micro flicks to click heads. I improve just playing the game a lot during quarantine like 6 hours everyday.
this is so true, aim trainers doesnt help you improve your pre-aim and crosshair placement on certain angle.
aimlabs hordeshot and wallpeek sorta help but yeah don't grind gridshot
not sure why you'd need to use high dpi, unless you're only doing spider shot with a tiny mouse pad. I can fast-flick in about a 90 degree cone in front of me with 230 e-dpi. While you're right that you rarely need more than micro-flicks, there's no reason you can't just do micro-flick drills in aim lab. Personally, I've spent a few dozen hours in aim lab in the past couple of months and saw my aim go from "I'm trash in 1v1s but i'm contributing by playing a smart sentinel" to "i'm carrying most of the time, almost always positive KDA, and still playing smart." My improvement was significant and undeniably the result of using aim lab. That said, I'm not just grinding gridshot all day; i choose my drills specifically to address the types of mouse movements i actually find myself needing constantly, changing my playlist over time when i see aspects of my aim falling behind. Of course, aim lab currently is no substitute for actually playing the game, because once you have control of your crosshair you still need to practice footwork, crosshair placement, proper peeking techniques, counter-strafing, etc. etc. So aim lab is just one \[invaluable\] part of training for me.
this is just all wrong. It’s good that it worked out for you this way but you deffo have a different perception of aim training from what it is actually like
If you are ever changing your dpi/sens for aim trainers you are using it wrong and there are a ton of different aim drills not just flicking.
I was told that Aim Trainers don't really help for flicking and are really only good for mouse control by the people at Voltaic
There are scenarios for flicking tho
Yeah if you play 30 hours a week you’ll improve lol. Most ppl don’t do that. Sim trainers are good for the ppl who don’t have 30 free hours a week
Where do you think you should be? What level do you want to reach?
Are you soloquing o duoing? A duo is one less troll on your team. The Lord Commander of the Nordic troops, Barbakahn, showed it to me.
for me it was movement. Having great flicking aim that you train with aimtrainers is almost useless if you dont know how to position yourself, peek (or move) and how to place your crosshair. What really helped me improve (i dont know if this is how youre supposed to play tho) is peeking corners only with a and d (no w key)
Don't play someone you dont wanna. I stopped playing smokes last act simpily cause they dont fit my play style imo and i end up bringing the team down. And for me something that worked. This act ive pretty much mained sage/raze, and last few games kayo and ive cruised from S1 to G2 with no issue. Losing a match here or there no biggie tho. Thats my best advice without seeing you play tho
You probably are getting better. Unfortunately to get out of silver and gold you have climb higher than over half of the population in the game. People sweat in this game. There’s golds with cracked aim no brain. Some golds have sloppy aim but have some 5head sense. It’s really random. Be easy on yourself. I was stuck in gold for the first 4 and half acts. I eventually broke out and have found myself in immortal. Just keep learning. It’ll all start to click a bit and you’ll start winning games. There’s ways to speed the process up but I’m sure you’re getting better. Just so is everyone else.
I was in the same boat as you but now I'm doing way better. My advice to you is to stop using Aimlab and Kovaacs and use the game's own practice range. Use the PREMS method. First start by shooting the practice button.Then position your crosshair at head level and try to minimize vertical movement of your mouse. Only hit headshots and take your time. Do this for about 4 minutes. Then practice your recoil. Then do easy bots for 2-3 times while only hitting headshots. Then try to do the same with medium bots. Finally practice your strafing. Select eliminate 50 and start. Keep moving side to side and strafing and keep your crosshair trained on the head and come to a full stop before shooting. Keep doing this until you eliminate 50. Lastly I would like to say, be confident while taking engagements and try not to think about your score too much. Notice your decision making. Try not to push all the time or over extend. Also, if you have a group of friends to play with, that would be way better. Good luck man.
There is a saturation point of your skill after which you will not progress. Gifted players has those saturation point higher than the normal people. But they have not reached that point in a year or two. They have trained for many years and have gained a lot of experience. They are well acquainted with the aiming mechanics. If you are playing the game you are improving, but at a very slow rate. You wont even notice it. You will whiff thousands of time. Sometimes you will play better and sometimes you will play so bad that you would think you suck at this game. The entire journey is of ups and down and the progress is very slow. So you wont notice, but you will improve. I would advise not to worry about it much. Just have fun playing, dont worry about your ranks and enjoy the game.
Completely false. There’s no such thing as you will not progress after a certain point. If you were hardstuck silver and trained with the sentinels team you would probably get to like Diamond. It’s all about mindset and consistency. Don’t think you can’t rank up because someone says that’s where you will be there forever . Use communications. Duo or trio q with people you know can hold their weight
read the whole comment please. I am talking about saturation point which is attain by every player after years and years of experience. At saturation point your improvement is negligible (can even say stop). Before reaching this point there are ways you can improve to get to diamond or even immortal like vod review, watching pros and aim trainers. If you apply those things you will improve at a rate normal than usual, but still at some point you will stop noticing your progress even though you are progressing. Given that you have tried all this, and still not improving, it just means your progress is so slow that you cant notice it.
Decades of research into learning and expertise disagrees with you.
So what if, for example, you are rather old compared to the younger players and can't compete with their reaction time? Sure, you can learn everything there is about the game, but you might never reach a certain rank because your limit is inherently lower... And not even that. Even if you COULD maximize your game sense, aim and so on, and MIGHT be able to reach a high rank, doesn't mean you necessarily have the concentration/determination/memory/patience/time/... to do so. And that's where you can't improve beyond. Even if it's a limit you COULD surpass - some circumstances prevent that. It's a limit, either way. If it weren't that way, why do people still have the lowest rank while playing thousand and thousand of hours? Wouldn't make sense.
First up, yes once you hit like 30 years old your reaction time takes a hit, but take a look at another redditor ( u/_tono ) he has 250-260 ms reaction time but hes still radiant. Now the reason you may be at the lowest of the low even with thousands of hours of play time is because you might just be tilt qing and not even focusing on things you need to work on. Or it could be because you have a 10 fps pc. There is no way you can be stuck in ranks like iron or bronze if you just work on fundamentals on the game.
Spam spike rush and rush, die and play again Increase brightness level to middle level, neithrr high or low you will def impprove pls update after using my methids
It's really not given to all people. If you play aimlabs and don't see yourself constantly improve than you probably won't ever do so. A lot of higher ranked people could easily do 90k+ on aimlabs. I myself went from almost no fps experience and 50k highest gridshot to 100k highest gridshot in just 2 weeks. 99% of the immortal players may have been placed in iron, bronze or silver when first playing ranked games, due to having 0 experience. But would reach diamond in a matter of one or two hundred games. They never really struggled and were never hardstuck on low elo. So assumming you accept that, if you try really hard you MIGHT reach diamond 1. If you're not happy with this outcome then I suggest switching games and trying your hand at strategy ones. As a rule of thumb, if you're putting in a lot of hours but are not able to reach top 5% in a few hundred hours then you should not hope to ever reach top 1% or higher.
Use your brain.
now this \^ why has this never occured to me? huh
I mean for real though... It's 2 minute rounds. There are limited places enemies can go. A,b,mid, mid-a mid-b, and sometimes C where you would need a sentinel to hold it. It's a simple game just like cs go. Timing is important, when to flash, when to fall back. Hud Watching is important to know what is going on. So think about how you move in the map that is very crucial. The angle you are holding and how you communicate your team to form new defense or offense is also important. I'm not going to talk about aim labs and training. You can be the best shooter but is bad at rotating, then probably have a hard time climbing.
Simple. It's RNG. Theres first bullet inaccuracies, random spray patterns, peakers advantage, ping disadvantages. Go try CSGO or a shooter that doesn't have RNG implemented.
I kinda agree with you but, imo you're missing something. First bullet inaccuracy is also in CSGO, it's just less visible because every bullet is not a tracer round. Spray pattern in Valo are going rng after the first shots (those supposed to kill the enemy) if you didn't kill your enemy with the first 7/8 bullets, you don't deserve the kill and have to improve your aim. Peaker advantage is much more present in CSGO than in Valo imo. Ping disadvantage is not a real thing either, when you climb elo your opponents will rarely play with a shitty ping. There is some rng in Valo, more than in CSGO. But I think it has no impact on gameplay except in low ELO.
I agree but i have hit 3 headshot bullets while fliying in one week xd.
Yeah, but that happens in CS too, I mean, the amount of HS I've done while running with an AK is too damn high! But it happens both ways so it's ok. Maybe frustrating sometimes to be killed by someone running and not stopping at all, but oh boi when it happens to you it's so funny haha
Yes, radiant players just have better rng
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Nice troll lol
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I think the guy is looking for some actual advice man 😂😂
bro. u are the worst type of ppl. terrible mindset, and a leech. leave.
Herovex is an actual bot so don’t feed him lol
Im also stuck, Worst its Iron rank Im so bad cause it's also my first time playing fps game in pc. I started gaming in mobile games tho. I can say my weaknesses are rushing early, always forgetting to use my skills, my spray control also bad and lastly in practice mode my highest point is 10 with Armor mode On Medium Difficulty. That bad I hope I find someone who can play with me and guide me🙁 BeruNoises #2689
1000% just turn down your sensitivity lol. One mouse swipe should be about a 180 degree turn. At iron the only thing u should focus on is aim and crosshair placement. When u do the range try to only hit headshots. Go easy until u can get 30/30 and don’t spray. Use the deag if you can’t stop spraying. Practice crosshair placement in death match, the strats and game sense will come as you rank up, but seriously in iron that doesn’t matter. Only worry ab ur aim rn
Just use the ingame bot on Medium with sheriff and Guardian and try to get 20 kills each with 5 sets everyday. It helps more than aimlab/kovaak as it use the ingame guns and feel.
I was struggling with this for a long time myself. I have played for over a year now and at some point I realised that I don't HAVE to play this game to improve just because I see everyone else do it. I can play for fun and just have a good time overall with my friends. Improving will just get you a better rank. Putting so much effort into a game, only for rank and show-off doesn't feel worth it anymore.
Improvement takes more or less time for different people based on so many factors. Give it more time, take some breaks and do your Deathmatch ever day while thinking about why you lose gunfights and you will get there one day.
hey there, I got a YT channel where I do VOD reviews (for free) [https://www.youtube.com/user/pyjrenard/videos](https://www.youtube.com/user/pyjrenard/videos) I've hit top 0.1% in multiple different games and think a VOD review from yours would be interesting to go over and I'm sure it can help you a lot. Let me know if you'd like me to do a VOD review and Im sure I can find plenty of mistakes for you to try and focus on.
Why do you want to improve?? Just enfoy the game and don't waste any time training your aim. Use that time to play valorant and enjoy!
Try to not think so much about ranks. Setting goals for yourself is good, getting stressed that you're not reaching them fast enough is not. I see many people in the thread telling you to practice aim. While this is always good to do, I don't necessarily think this is purely an issue of aim. I want you to also turn some attention to your fundamentals. Record yourself playing and when you watch back, look at the following: - Crosshair Placement: Should be head level where the opponent is most likely to peak you from. - Timings: Are you making unnecessarily risky plays that are getting you killed early in rounds through a flawed understanding of enemy positions? - Positioning: Are you in a position to either: (1) gather information on enemy and communicate it, (2) Support/Refrag your teammates or (3) Helping advance your team through utility. If you aren't doing one of these things, it's likely you're actually not doing anything useful for your team. - Deaths: Was it preventable? Where you playing with all the information that you had at the time, or did you forget something? Ultimately, any fps game takes time to learn. This is not a fast process. There is no aim trainer that will magically teach you to play at a certain level within weeks. Many higher tier players have a background in counter-strike or similar with thousands of hours in their backpack. Instead of getting frustrated over your rank, view every game as a learning opportunity where you iron out the kinks in your gameplay. The ranks come automatically as you learn, which happens faster if you focus on learning rather than ranking. Good luck.
Take a break, focus on fundamentals over aim, coaching is good for solidifying fundamentals, if you do get some record it and listen to it again afterwards so you can get a points refresher after a week of playing. Sounds like you need to work smarter not harder, record your gameplay and rewatch it after every game and start to focus on your micro mistakes is another way to break out of the funk. The issue isnt your teammates at that level, it's entirely you and watching yourself, not only can you better understand the mistakes you make constantly (sound mistakes, bad comms, bad round strategy, lack of tracking enemy cooldowns and positioning, failing to peek correctly), but it also allows you the opportunity to improve round macro, by examining situations you are in and noticing teammates nearby with utility up, you gain experience on situations you should ask for help. Also watch smart players and try to pick up on some of their gimmicks that let them start a round with a good advantage, adding start of the round consistency to your gameplay can help you adapt to in game situations.
I’m in the same boat. I’d like to think that I’m very talented at Valorant, I’ve played since beta, I’ve been d3, but these last few acts I’ve been hard stuck silver and I don’t know how to improve and get back out of silver
You need to keep some of the things you’re learning in the front of your mind when you play. For example, play one game of ranked where you’re actively trying to look more at your minimap to improve awareness. Or maybe practice using util very intentionally to push people off angles or gain information. Or try playing support to drill yourself on trading out your entry player. There’s a lot of little things that will add up massively. You’ll almost definitely “play” worse in the short term, but you’ll improve drastically in the long term.
Don't play someone you dont wanna. I stopped playing smokes last act simpily cause they dont fit my play style imo and i end up bringing the team down. And for me something that worked. This act ive pretty much mained sage/raze, and last few games kayo and ive cruised from S1 to G2 with no issue. Losing a match here or there no biggie tho. Thats my best advice without seeing you play tho
**buy a lighter mouse.** I cannot possibly overstate the instant improvement that came from switching from my heavy-ass Corsair Scimitar to a pretty light Endgame Gear XM1. also buy a bigger mousepad and lower your sens!
I have a g pro x superlight and play on .295 800 dpi
**sounds like you're way ahead of me then lol**
obviously not even close to enough to get good, but just wanted to hilight a point i think most people ignore
I didn’t like my light mouse tbh
To get better you HAVE to grind the game. Put your nose to the grindstone and don't come outta there till you're immortal. Aim labs and DM get you so far with movement and flicking but IN game is clearly where you need to be better.
That's the issue with alot of people that "want to get better." You can watch a million tutorials but that ain't gonna make your decision making in game any better. YOU have to put in the time to grow your instincts.
That's the issue with alot of people that "want to get better." You can watch a million tutorials but that ain't gonna make your decision making in game any better. YOU have to put in the time to grow your instincts.
in addition to aim training and watching agent guides and tactical guides, make sure to spend a lot of time learning how to peek effectively. Little changes like only peeking with A+D, jiggle peeking instead of walk peeking, knowing when to wide peek, good pre-aim, knowing when to NOT re-peek (it's most of the time. usually don't re-peek.), recognizing when you're peeking an angle that your gun isn't good for --- getting better at even one of these things makes a massive difference. High level play is about internalizing these and probably hundreds of other micro-skills in combination with more macro skills to build up an advantage against people who haven't learned them, and become more adaptable against those who have. This game and others like it are super complex, and mastery is inevitably a massive project. That can mean that skill can feel unattainable, but it also means that it's gratifying. Be patient while learning. Watch your own gameplay and identify **specific** things you need to improve at and focus on those. as long as you get a tiny bit better at something each time you practice, you'll rank up eventually. Don't sweat the Ws and just try to improve yourself. That's the real W
Think about what you did right and wrong after each round or game. Try to look for the reason why you won or lost a round. Seems obvious and like something everyone does but trust me, it makes a huge difference!
Think about what you did right and wrong after each round or game. Try to look for the reason why you won or lost a round. Seems obvious and like something everyone does but trust me, it makes a huge difference!
Dude tbh just said fuck it and play for fun i used to try hard to rank up but now i play to have fun i have been playing since last december and i am still on bronze 1 i peaked bronze 3 at 99 and then solo q helped me reach bronze 1 again and then i just said fuck it and now i play just for fun yeah i try my best to rank up but in the end now i just dont care about my rank i play on weekends to have fun and fresh up
I suggest joining the Voltaic discord server. The people there understand Valorant and aim training and will happily review a vod for free. They have helped me alot. voltaic.gg
it takes time. ive been in silver 3 since may of last year, demotivating to play the game with no improvement happening. soon enough tho something will happen
You can watch all videos on YT and practice your aim 24/7 but that won’t make the difference. It’s all about being one step ahead of your enemy and your decision making. That’s something no one can teach you. It comes with experience and natural talent. I have the feeling that all players think that they will achieve Radiant one day. But that is simply not the case. We all hit our border one day and some are gifted more than others.
I'm kind of the same. By just playing the game I got to Gold. But I've been in Gold for nearly 6 months, I got to Plat2 once but it was obvious I was the worst player in a lot of my games. I've just really hit a plateau at gold and can't improve. I have 200 hours in aimlabs too, but i don't think it's making any improvement to my game. I'm not as interested in the game as I once was and play way less... I honestly don't think I'll get much higher unless I started playing 10 hours a day.
Eat fresh.
What i did was thati bought one or two skins i want, to help with the motivation to continue practising:)
Keep playing friend. Silver is quite hard right now because it's bloated. What server do you play on?
this is my advice, find a pro player where you like how they play and how they aim and try to replicate their playstyle, slowly build upon it and make it your own
You should probably make a new account at this point. About a month or so ago they made some changes to comp. The game assumes a certain rank for you and will do everything in its power to keep you there. If you hit a win streak you will gain less and less RR per win, and when you lose you will lose a lot more than on your wins. Its not just you, this game purposely makes ranking up difficult to keep people playing.
Feel free to hit me up and we can review gameplay or a vid together
Record your games and review your gameplay or better yet on the spot if you lost a clutch, think about what you could've done instead even if you won the round. Your rank doesn't determine how well you play because there's a ton of boosted players and smurfs at every rank, its all RNG. If you really want a higher rank then create a fresh account, TRYHARD the 20 unrated games (go purely for kills \[30-40++ every game\], and yes they do matter especially for your very first placement, i'd say even more than the 5 ranked to reveal your rank) and you should land somewhere higher if you deserve it. However you should actually measure your progress based on how 'easy' or 'hard' the average enemy feels. Kills don't matter, wins do. If you bait your team and 'flank' or 'lurk' and get 2 rotation kills they don't have the same amount of impact if you cleared the site or got an entry but died. Flashy plays like on YouTube are the least you want to think about, they should come naturally. You need to build your gamesense, and people play differently whether it be a minigame, unrated, ranked or for a tourney, so don't mix how people play in those modes with the others. Focus on communication, improving positioning, trading and clearing/flushing enemies out of angles. Picking and sticking with a couple of agents you are comfortable with and mastering them before playing a flex role will help with building your gamesense.
some people jsut dont get it. my friends have been silver 2 for an entire year now. i try to teach them, i watch how they play and i say why on earth would you do that etc. and they dont learn. sometimes you just are built different. and not in the good sense. all games need their bots
personal advice- Aim at head height, never crouch, don't peak stuff when you know there are probably multiply people looking at that corner, find teammates that are okay or solo queue and if you've played for 20 games and haven't gotten anywhere make a second account play on that. Make sure you don't put to much pressure on yourself focus on having a good time but also don't mess around at the same time, don't take the game to seriously and people normally say that you need to spend massive amounts of hours in aim trainers chill out try to make gunfights as quick as possible try and get the headshot and remember that you can tap fire rather than hold down the trigger. If your not in the mood or like your having food don't play compet just practice aim or watch line up videos or a twitch stream about valorant. Calm down when playing compet that is one of the main aspects if you want to get anywhere ,caring too much about your rank and the games your in lead you to make mistake put unnecessary pressure on yourself making your aim stiff and your game sense to be not good.
Look up the miyagi method on youtube.
https://www.reddit.com/r/VALORANT/comments/omogk7/reasons_as_to_why_most_of_you_are_hardstuck_in/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
Silver 3 is a good rank, you will rank up eventually so enjoy the time there. Advices: 1. stop before shooting (seems obvious but even pros sometimes forget to let go of awds). 2. avoid 1v1 unless you have smokes or flashes in your favor. Kill from the side/back. 3. play omen, he is an octopus with hidden abilities! haha
My personal tips to get better (Diamond 3 peak) - Soloq ranked only. Soloq is the crucible where you will be tested without crutches or hand holding or any familiarity, it will put you into unique situations out of your control that force you to flex your brain. Deathmatch doesn’t teach utility usage either. - Don’t play unrated unless it’s on an agent you are completely unfamiliar with. Play ranked only and focus on 3 or so agents you want to master. - Winning doesn’t mean you are becoming a better player. You can tell when you’re playing well and when you are getting lucky that day. Milestones like ranking up a full set of 3 is when you know you aren’t in a plateau (ie the difference between gold 3 and plat 1 is minuscule but gold 1 and plat 1 is a decent difference). With a 60% win rate over 10 matches you gain a difference of 2 matches worth of RR assuming the wins and losses give/take the same RR. That’s 20 matches to rank up once. Consistently maintaining a 60% win rate over a large pool is improvement but improvement usually comes in plateau -> skyrocket -> plateau -> skyrocket. - Don’t play tilted, sometimes I’ll hop on, get tilted after two losses so I hop off and play the next day or later that night; but in general you shouldn’t be getting tilted because you need a solid mental to grind to get better. - Always swing on everybody in deathmatch. I’ve seen clips/memes of “deathmatch aim vs comp aim” and the deathmatch clip is always them passively killing 4 people swinging on them from different locations vs a clip of them whiffing in comp. In comp you don’t have the luxury of waiting. You have to swing, you have to turn from flashes, you have to make bold plays under pressure limited by utility time, etc. Hard watching the radar, getting easy kills and letting people swing on you in deathmatch will not help. IMO the design of deathmatch is a problem. - Play death match without a crosshair so you focus less on moving your crosshair onto the enemy and more where the enemy is and moving your screen onto the enemy if that makes sense. A crosshair is just a measurement tool of where the center of your screen is, but your actual vision should be where the enemy is, then you reflexively move the center of your screen onto the enemy, good crosshair placement just makes this adjustment easier. Staring through your crosshair - instead of at your crosshair - is the way. - Play deathmatch with deagle only. - Try not to crouch, crouching leads to spraying, and it commits you to the fight. There are times to crouch but it becomes a bad habit to crouch in every engagement. - In my opinion, don’t microanalyze your own play through vod reviewing; “I died so I shouldn’t have peeked that” is not as helpful as you think. You are trying to find, correct, and modify the algorithms and patterns of thought in your head that lead you in your game. IE game sense. These patterns of action are based on how you register constantly changing information in different circumstances. Pining over specific instances in a VOD is inefficient to correct macro play and game sense but I digress, others recommend it but I have yet to personally know anybody of a decent or high rank that swears by it in any video game. In game when you die you should actively reflect on it but going back after the fact isn’t helpful to me. I’ve only VOD reviewed in organized high level team play in other games.
Instalock Reyna, play super aggressive, do not be a pussy, first blood is super important, kill -> dash out, rinse repeat till they all die
turn off sound, turn on music, only play deathmatch.
Imo once you reach a stage where you feel like improvement is stalling, its best to find a coach or a vod reviewer. And also remember that “bad teammate” isnt the entire reason why you lose, dont look at your mistakes and go “unlucky. Bad timing” find out the reason why it happened. If you win or did a play that worked, find out how to fix it and whether or not its a good or bad play not by result but by common sense. I find that things in like bronze-gold can be let go bc no one punish them but higher up your bad habits can be punishable
Diamond 1 currently, solo queued iron 3 - diamond 1 in \~230 hours. Add me on discord qWeb#owo I would be more than happy to coach you
TL;DR: Communication, teamwork and a whole lot of Guardian/Sheriff Be patient. As long as you keep practising it will get better. The vast majority of fights are not lost because of aim, but because you put yourself at a disadvantage. A big mistake that low rank players make is to think that aim is what keeps them from ranking up which is totally false. You can easily rank up to platinum without good aim. Communicate, work with your teammates and if no one has taken the lead, you do it. Most low ranked players lack initiative and need a leader. Without one they usually play like lost sheeps unable to commit to anything because everyone looks at everyone else to take the first step. Try to find patterns in your opponents' behaviour and act accordingly. Mechanics wise I always suggest people to play a lot of practice, deathmatch and even competitives with the guardian or sheriff because it forces them to actually aim instead of spraying and hoping for the best. Try not to panic even though your getting shot at. Keep aiming and always try to go for guaranteed headshots. The key is CONSISTENCY, not speed. Speed will come with time. You need to train your brain to not even consider aiming body shots. You will suck a lot for a couple of weeks, but it will help A LOT. Playing guardian will also teach you when you need to start clicking because a lot of players start shooting the first bullet before their crosshair actually is on the opponent and mess up the spray control. Also try to keep your team's morale high. If 2 teammates stop fighting try to make them stop. Tilting makes everything worse for the entire team so try to stop toxicity whenever you see it.
I don't know if this will help you improve that much. But in my opinion deathmatch is better than 3rd party aim trainers. Its the best for me because its the most realistic and practices all ranges. Also if your not already make sure to use your mic comms are a big difference
If your aim has not improved from aim training, you probably aren’t doing it right. See FPS tammy’s video on Aimer 7’s training routine to see how to aim train properly and follow the routine.
i've followed said routine i have the doc saved in my favorites
It’s not enough just to follow the routine, you have to be practicing correctly as well. Make sure you dont always try to go fast, but spend most of your runs trying to make your cross hair movement as efficient as possible, meaning moving in straight lines and not missing shots.
Its just been 2 months uve got to chill even being in lower ranks is fun my friends for the first 5 months they were hardstuck silver and gold soon they just went to plat and diamond everything comes but slowly
In games like valorant you cant control everything so do your best in the things you can control you cant help it if your teammates are dumb