**1. There is a misconception between doing well in DM and doing poorly in ranked.** DM is more or less a thoughtless aim duel battleground. So certain players are going to thrive, and others are going to be gasping for breath as they die...

I know a lot of people who are hardstuck in low elo (iron, bronze, silver) seek advice at times and what they get from research is the usual "work to improve yourself." I ain't even gonna cap, that helps. I've played valorant since episod...