skins influence gameplay

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smthlikeyou11

idk how to explain this so im going to try my best
humans have an innate desire to maximize like a so-called "happiness level" if given two choices they will choose the one that makes them happier
different skins and different vfx and different sounds and some vandals feel better while tapping and some vandals feel better while spraying
not sure if this applies to all people but sometimes when i change my skins it influences my playstyle and my shooting style
like ex. if a vandal sounds cripsy while tapping, at a subcounsious level i would find myself tapping more
if a gun sounds bad while spraying like certain guns when u spray the vfx overlap and it gives a sluggish sound u would be tapping more
the kill sound is what makes or breaks the gun. take recon for example
the better the sound -> more motivated you are to kill someone because u innately want to hear the (satisfying?) sound after you kill someone
and inversely if a gun sounds like shit u would be therefore less motivated to kill someone because either the sound is annoying or whatever
same with knifes at a certain level different knives have different pullouts and inspects and that influences when u pull out ur knives and stuff but thats not important

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Bhrubby

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Didn’t read but prelude hits different that’s all imma say

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nobody___100

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how much riot paying you?

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Nef0r0

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which is way ak 47 from cs go is the best rifle in all of FPS. Like the noises it made when you one tap someone are goated. I fully expected a bait thread but that sounds like a reasonable claim

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smthlikeyou11

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thats the reason i feel like vandal is preferred over phantom too tbh if u consider the statistics of both the phantom is objectively better, even before the buff
but the psychological effect of the vandal just overpowers the statistical effects of the phantom
people underestimate how big of a factor mental is in esports

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Harapan845

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its also the fact that guaranteed one shot headshots are fun

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Nef0r0

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I would argue that mental is the most important factor out there, being confident in yourself just ensures you win a majority of your duels, that you are prone to make you more clutch and get more multikills as a result of feeling better.

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smthlikeyou11

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i would say def top 2 if u literally just give yourself even "fake confidence" even you would find yourself winning a lot more duels
ask any top radiant and they would 100% say the same, confidence is a big factor fs
if you think you are better than you are better

tilted mental also throws ur decision making out the roof

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Nef0r0

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if you are a mid player with a great mental, you will be able to grind more and get better. if you are a great player with a bad mental, you will have a high ceiling but a low bottom, if you are a great player with a great mental, you will likely be top 0.1% of the game

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aquaa018

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you buy the skins so you can use them

dont need allat