Gold 2 player here. Obviously everyone knows of the problem where teammates insist on force-buying every round right? I feel like I see the opposite more often.

Sometimes in my elo, I will see players who purchase light shields and a stinger with 3000 remaining creds, while the rest of the team has committed to full buying. Then the next round, when most of us are broke and buying sheriffs, that player will now choose to buy a rifle.

I mean I know I'm not qualified to give tips to people, but if your team is full buying then just buy with them, unless you're saving for an op or something.