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What are your weaknesses in ranked?

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#1
avepalto

What weaknesses do you identify of yourself that prevent you to rank up? I'll start: I'm usually hesitant to rotate, i like to dominate one site, but that is not the way to play some matches.
(Hopefully weaknesses besides aim, since we all strugle with that on different degrees)

#2
BAYONET19
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mah aim and no faith in winning

#3
iswish
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my aim

#4
RedHood14
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bad spray and shit aim

#5
Onliner
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bad timing

#7
avepalto
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how do you think you can improve that?

#12
Onliner
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idk

#108
Knightsofdoom
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Maybe game sense? Idk timing is just rough sometimes

#6
Justanormalguy
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I literally use $3 mouse and my university books as mousepad.

#8
avepalto
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unlucky :(

#9
Justanormalguy
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The verticality that my thick books provide is quite nice tho

#11
avepalto
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what rank are you? interested because of your circumstances

#15
Justanormalguy
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Gold, so not the worst i guess

#16
avepalto
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Pretty good for playing with a $3 mouse and books

#27
Cazin
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same, i use office mouse, and books as mousepad
my laptop gives me solid 40 fps lol

#10
JustEnjoying
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I dont have a mousepad. I play on the worst resolution possible to get stable fps. My ISP is a pain in the ass. Kinda budget gaming :/. But I always have fun no matter what. W friends really

#13
avepalto
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username checks out :)

#14
JustEnjoying
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Indeed :)

#17
hekzy
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Macro igling. Not hitting the DMs a lot and whiffing every first game of the day.

#18
avepalto
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i always whiff the first half of the first game of the day :(

#19
Rainyy
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how many downfrags do i get if i say teammates

#20
avepalto
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try to focus on your weaknesses and not on others, on blaming others there is not improvement

#21
Rainyy
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👍

#22
Carthage_Er_Pola
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Women

#23
avepalto
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unironically valid answer

#24
Rainyy
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welcome to austria

#25
avepalto
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;)

#53
wannadieASAP
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come back to austria Rainyy

#59
Rainyy
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i am still there in spirit <3 <3 <3

#26
ciro
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DMing my gf mid game and losing concentration

#28
avepalto
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Girlfriends are temporary, Act Rank is forever

#70
Terefied
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w

#29
Sem1-
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Unstable internet kinda, I get packet loss, usually I lose like 5k packets per match, sucks that I live in the historical part of the city, so I probably won't be getting optical connection anytime soon, I usually get like 20-30ms on Frankfurt. Apart from that when I sense that I'm getting shit on by a smurf I lose confidence in my duels. Like when I peek it's not the usual let's get this kill and dip out, but it's "oh shit it's Jett" and then I hit her for like 40 and die lol

#38
avepalto
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i react the same to better players that are popping off in the match, it's just a mindset thing fs

#30
sussybaka
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Overpeeking & Decision Making.

#31
hotpotatoman
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too greedy for kills when im playing a support role and i end up dying first + bad at trading teammates

#32
titanwithpp
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Honestly when I'm 1 match away from ranking up I start a losing streak till I lose like 2 ranks and then I win only for the same thing to happen again.

#33
Fr1ts
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Anyone wanna duo q in SEA servers? Wanna climb out of iron/bronze

#34
yaiima0
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Shaky aim, I tend to wait too long to rotate

#35
kowacic
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I'm very inconsistent

#36
justboy
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cant play solo, literally

#60
Rainyy
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same, duo me xoxo

#37
piccaso18
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  1. hesitating to queue solo ranked in fear of losing
  2. not thinking clearly in clutch situations
  3. sometimes being too cocky and overcommitting duels and ending up dying without a possible trade
  4. tilting and giving up when things aren't going my way
#40
avepalto
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i've had such a bad experience solo queuing that i'm also afraid for the same reasons as you, kinda sad

#39
Andreyoliveira77
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Lack of confidence in gunfights and hesitating to solo queue

#65
Abdul
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just listen to some music it tends to help if you play with music

#41
andreziN
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poison and steel im a little fairy

#43
Andreyoliveira77
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Killing dragons at night

#42
goldy
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my team mates not rotating or overrotating while i play anchor.

#44
avepalto
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this post it's about your personal weaknesses, not the mistakes others make

#115
goldy
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this is my personal weakness. other ppl makin me tilt.

#45
Acro_
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im very indecisive sometimes

#46
yourfather
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egirls

#47
ukitlol
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For me its not overpeaking and being too overconfident. I take a lot of dangerous angles that lead either to a 1-2k which I can sometimes get away from or I just die and give them free site. Also my util usage is mediocre and despite being a sova main I dont use my shock darts and drone as much as I should. So far I have rapidly improved recently going from s1 to g2 last act. This act I plan to grind harder and hit plat by the end of this act.

#48
avepalto
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good insight!

#49
rodx3
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my brain and my hand

#50
lordooohyeaa
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braindead

#51
CalypsoGHC
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nothing, I'm the perfect player

#52
wannadieASAP
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BRAIN

#54
DELUSIONAL_LAKIA_FAN
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waiting for teammates in retake scenarios

#55
wewZ
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clip farming

#56
werZy
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Play sentinels but don't communicate enough

#57
werZy
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Ops

#58
andrewdamf
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I dont sleep enough

#61
fatpoipoiiii
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Aim and tbh im not comfy with how i am. Like sometimes feel my sens too high and too low. I use vandal but i spray then tapping when its phantom. Idk why i like tapping more with phamtom. Also my reaction time are shit and my brain laggy af. Guess gold 1 are my limit, dont have talent in this game haha

#62
fatpoipoiiii
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I knew and can read enemy position. Usually predict enemy strat too. Can make strat like asking teammate to recon here, or stun here then flash so i could kill. But yeah, aim. My level 105 now

#66
ethanos
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my aim is trash for a d3 i feel you. You have to play around util if u wanna win if thats the case. My T side is trash because i cant swing into ppl well

#63
swaglord69
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i have no weakness i am god

#64
fatpoipoiiii
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So swag

#67
Canuling16
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Aim, Map awareness, Maximizing util usage and using a laptop

#68
sh1nj1
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spray control

#69
DELUSIONAL_JCSTANI_FAN
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i play when i’m high

#71
Terefied
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Lack of confidence

#72
number1_ScreaM_fan
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Whifff way too much and I can topfrag on attack only to go down to botfrag on defense

#73
patuj
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I think I'm too passive and lack confidence to go into sites for example. And because of this I struggle little on attack and I have problems entering sites.

And I lack confidence of playing ranked. I'm afraid to disappoint my team and myself if I don't perform well, and I have pretty much had this "I will grind unrated to a point where I feel really confident" since the release of Valorant, and I have only played 2 ranked games ever. I mean I don't even have that much problems with my performances. Unrated constantly getting placed against Immortals and in my placements I was playing against Diamonds/Immortals and I performed well, but I don't know I still doubt my skills. I have had same problem in every game. I just feel too much pressure playing against "high" rated players. In Overwatch I quit when I hit my main and alt to high Masters rank for example.

#74
DELUSIONAL_JCSTANI_FAN
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i kinda had the same problem but nowhere near as bad, just gotta play a lot and if u don’t do well just go next and learn from ur mistakes. a lot easier said than done but it worked out for me. good luck

#75
patuj
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Sometimes I have this "ok fuck it I will just play" mentality, but it always goes back to lack on confidence after a while. All it needs is just 1 bad game or something like that. And I usually really go through the games in my mind after winning or losing sometimes even overthinking. I just put too much value on ranked game in my head. Some people just wake up and instantly queue to ranked, but I have to warmup, play couple unrated games, eat etc before I play ranked when I rarely play ranked. Its like going to pro game or some shit. But thanks anyway!

#76
avepalto
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bro, just find a duo and you will succeed, you are probably super good with all that practice, trust your skills

#79
CoffeeAndCannabis
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You care too much about winning. The focus should be on improving. Also, playing unrated does nothing for you to improve, it'd be much better if you spent time (like 1hr everyday) on aim training with AimLabs or KovaaKs.

Last but not least, you're overrating yourself. If you play ranked and do bad, that's your level, play there.

#91
patuj
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Thanks for comment, but I think its the opposite in a lot of those points. I don't really care do I win or not that much, but I care more about my own performance and how much I had effect on the outcome. And play unrated mainly because I want to improve my game sense and ability usage. My aim is decent even though it could be better. Also I'm definitely not overrating myself more like the opposite. As I said I have no problems playing in that level. I just have this mindset that I'm not good enough to play in that rank where I am. I feel like all the other players are better than me and it gives me stress and pressure. Even if that isn't the case in reality as I said. Its just some sort of lock in my head and its really hard to get over it even as stupid as it might sound. Just wanted share if there's people with similar problems.

Good example was in Overwatch where I pretty much grinded my alt account to Masters (in Valorant it would be like Immortal) with like 80% winrate, but the moment I hit that rank I just couldn't continue due to pressure feeling.

#94
CoffeeAndCannabis
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Ohhh I see, I guess your problem is being a perfectionist. You want to be good enough to play "perfect" at the level you're at. You probably get more mad at yourself than at your teammates. But listen man, if you've ever watched pro matches, you know even pro players make mistakes (egregious mistakes sometimes), and that's ok, no one will ever play this game perfect.

So accept that mistakes will happen and that they're a NORMAL thing. You will make mistakes, I'll make mistakes and so will TenZ. Allow yourself to make bad plays and forgive yourself when you do. You'll only learn from them.

Lastly, the game is supposed to be fun, and I think you're kinda like me: you only have fun when you're playing well, doesn't matter if you're winning or losing. So create a smurf and when you're not feeling it, just play there lmao

#101
patuj
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Damn man thinking about it that might be my exact problem. Your comment describes me pretty well. Being somewhat perfectionist and being afraid of making mistakes. That kind of applies to outside of games as well. I have never even thought about it or seen myself that way.

Thanks for constructive and supportive comment! I never knew I would realize stuff like this through vlr lol, but truly thank you for you time!

#109
CoffeeAndCannabis
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.

#77
BBL_Wtcn
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Hwid banned (:

#78
BBL_Wtcn
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Jk but I got good aim but no gamesense rn I am dia 2

#80
SIRZONE
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Weakness ??

  1. I play on 60HZ
  2. I cry alot in game which makes me more worse
  3. I cant control my anger but yoo i m not toxic
#81
DELUSIONAL_FANS_DESTROYER
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I play with joystick,

#82
valorantCANbeWAYbetter
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aim. super inconsistent for me on rifle, thats why i play operator usually :( . but im fine with it, since i dont do any trainings and im okay with playing on immortals, i know if i want to go for radiant i need to train aim, but im old and lazy so..

#83
ragegrexo
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aim and my game is crashing sometimes

#84
JettEnjoyer
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Here some self analysis:

  1. Consistency
    One day I'm one tap machine, the other day I can whiff some of the easy shots.

  2. Concentration and focus
    Ranked for me is all about enjoying and playing with close irl friend after the job. So in some situations I don't have full focus while on discord. I need to be full focused.

  3. Ping
    I'm playing on 90 rn, in the past year it was 100-110. In some situations, especially in close range I can loose coz of ping diff. Also high ping give me disadvantage while counter strafing. My opponents die like after 0.5 sec on my screen. Hard to hold angles. I have 240 hz monitor and 152-160 reaction time but ping sometimes is devastating.

  4. Awping. Since I lowered my sens to be tapper like El Diablo, I lost my preferable marksman sensitivity so i need some trainings in DM for flicks. But even my oping skill is OK for this elo I guess. And I'm lazy for this shit. But could definitely be better by flicking on operator.

  5. Overestimating
    When I get two + frags in a round sometimes I feel overconfident and die stupidly. Plus I'm a Diamond level in Kovaaks so I feel full confident in aiming, sometimes I do stupid things. That's why I like jett to dash away. Need to work on this.

  6. I don't grind the game.
    I have irl responsibilities: full time job, wife and 6 month daughter. Playing Valorant by 5 competitive games in a row 3 times a weeks I guess it's my maximum.

#90
CoffeeAndCannabis
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Just trio with your wife and daughter and stream. Now you can quit you job and just play all day 5Head

#93
JettEnjoyer
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I can't do trio on immortal lobby but the idea is nice, ty mens))

#95
CoffeeAndCannabis
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ohh that's true :<

#85
ufc
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Playing ranked at the end of the day when I am tired

#88
ufc
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also bad leadership, sometimes in soloque no-one comms, I follow the plan well, but initiating and trying to IGL fks my own game

#96
CoffeeAndCannabis
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honestly better to have a bad IGL than no IGL

#112
avepalto
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this happens a lot to me, i try to IGL, but i just focus so much on the macro that my micro play starts to get weak in orden to lead my team

#86
Daniveus
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I mald really fast and end up leaving basically every game.
Last game I played, I got headshot first round by a jumping ghost and in the next round I got one tapped by a guardian randomly through a smoke, then I left.

#87
ufc
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good choice, mental health 1st

#92
CoffeeAndCannabis
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Pretty weak/spoiled kid mindset. Work on mental toughness, if you get this worked up over an online game, your mental strength is definitely lacking in real life too.

#97
Daniveus
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I just mald in valorant. I played CS, OW, RL and almost never got mad.
In deathmatch, I basically never lose like 90+% win rate, and I am literally winning against pro players. Then I play against some random plats/diamonds/immo players and they just kill me in the dumbest ways possible and I get pissed, makes me feel like the game is 90% luck and 10% skill.
if I am with friends I don't get mad, it's just when I solo queue because the game becomes completely unfun.

#107
CoffeeAndCannabis
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wait a second... you don't mald in OVERWATCH?? must be a god

#110
Daniveus
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overwatch is pretty chill, especially with friends. but is dead

#98
JettEnjoyer
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Bad player spotted
In 80% you die coz of ur mistakes, 10% miscomms and 10% luck
U don't focus on yourself
Instead ur blaming ranked randoms who are braindead by default.

#103
Daniveus
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If someone jumps and headshots you or shoots one random bullet that headshots you then that's luck, not my mistake I couldn't have done anything to prevent it.
I blame myself when it's myself to blame, and I never blame the other players for that, at best I blame the bad game mechanics.

#89
ENT_Shisui
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overthinking the play and assuming that my opponents will play smart and not ego peak everything

#113
avepalto
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relatable

#99
justron40
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don't have gf to fondle with during buy time

#100
xaboff
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communication, aim, map awareness, crosshair placement, economy management, pistol aim, awp flicks, grenade spots, smoke spots, pop flashes, positioning, bomb plant positions, retake ability, bunny hopping, spray control and getting kills

#102
elayaCL
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Not being so flex, because sometimes i think i could play with other agents like duelists, but i'm stuck playing sova or smokes, which in silver-gold sucks because nobody waits for the info (arrow, drone) or the smokes before taking sites.

#104
kristof
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trying way too hard

#105
freaky
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as a diamond sova one trick

aim:

my crosshair placement is average and my aim is 80% fine, the 20% is missing very small micro-adjustments. (example is if im holding a wide swing and they dont swing as wide, my wrist/aim has a hard time adjusting)

util:

my darts/drones are average/above average, i think my shocks are terrible (comparing myself to pros)

game sense (my weakest link):

i think im below average game sense compared to other diamond sova players. i need to watch vods/understand the game more as i get lost in post plant quiet a lot

teamwork/comms:

i make sure to comm everything i do and make sure not to ghost comm/comm my fustration/praises as they can be distracting. i dont mald/tilt as much as most valorant players, the only person i get mad at is myself.

tl;dr: i think i am above average for diamond in everything but game sense

#106
Alexliutv
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My teammates or myself

#111
MoonshineRB
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faith in myself (mental)

say for example i whiff the easiest shot of my life my game is basically over or at least for the half. Every duel I enter i enter with the thought 'im dogshit, im losing this fight'

#114
TSMWARD
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I don't have money to buy Reaver vandal

#117
klaus_god_top1
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1v1 situations
im trash attacking in bind and ascent

#119
avepalto
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AGUANTE KLAUS PA

#118
andrewdamf
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Comms, im kinda shy lol

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