Raw aim skill not translating to actual ingame aim skill. Skill is being bottlenecked by something.

Posted by Steve

Friday, January 1, 2021 2:40 AM

In deathmatch I get queued with players who are gold and sometimes plat rank, maybe the occasional high silver. I'm only bronze 2. (I know their ranks by asking)

And I do pretty well actually. Sometimes winning actually. I hit heads and 1 tap/burst fire with the vandal, quite easily actually.

In comp it's a different story. Usually I top frag when I play a duelist, but I just die and fuck up extremely easy and winnable duels that would greatly benefit my team my rank. (Another factor why I'm bronze 2 due to game sense/decision m which I'm working on, please read this sentence again before making a comment, this isn't what this post is about) The reason is that unlike deathmatch where I hit heads - I panic and spray in competitive/unrated

I could have the same situation as in deathmatch, and win there against better players, but lose to much worse players as in comp.

My actual raw skill is being bottlenecked. It's not being put to its maximum potential in competitive and even unrated.

I have actively tried for over a month to fix it, mentally forcing myself to not spray but every single time by brain forces me to hold mouse 1 in panic. Is there any other problem I missed? Is this a problem for anybody else? Is there a possible "fix" or any tips? Could my ADHD be a factor (in my opinion I think it is a major factor) ? Could me maining Reyna be a factor in that I would heal if I just get that kill somehow someway.? For me it's just in general 1. See person. 2. Make goal- get that fukin kill. 3. Get kill somehow without thinking about the best possible way and least mental effort just get dat fukin kill

If any of those questions apply to you I would like some feedback and/or tips. Thank you for reading and have a happy new year.

Tl;dr - I have above average aim for my rank and do really good against higher ranked people in deathmatch. In competitive/unrated I panic and spray, not utilizing my actual decent aim. (Still top frag when playing duelists) Although I am working on game sense and decision making, my aim is being bottlenecked which is severely decreasing my effectiveness as a duelist. I do decent in games, but I have the capacity to do much better, but panic/spraying is bottlenecking it.

References

  • https://www.reddit.com/r/VALORANT/comments/knumyj/raw_aim_skill_not_translating_to_actual_ingame/
  • https://reddit.com/knumyj

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