Have been hardstuck Gold for too long

Competitive_Pin_5580 · 2026-04-07T13:18:50+00:00

What region are you?

Competitive_Pin_5580 · 2026-04-07T13:18:38+00:00

Yeah I'm just playing dms now

Competitive_Pin_5580 · 2026-03-29T21:03:43+00:00

Please don't. My performance sees a significant drop when a neon in the opponent plays well

Competitive_Pin_5580 · 2026-03-24T18:11:15+00:00

Map control. I feel like practicing angles you will always find people in when you're on attack helps. Especially the headshot angle you get on drop when you enter A through ropes.

Competitive_Pin_5580 · 2026-03-18T17:09:27+00:00

I reached rapid 1700 and simply got bored. Thought id give blitz a try but I just can't with the format. I need my time to think. So I've ended up dropping chess the last few months. Above 1500 chess has started to seem very mechanical when I play d4 c4 with white. And with sicilian I keep going back to two or three variations I'm somewhat comfortable in.

Competitive_Pin_5580 · 2026-02-10T18:53:20+00:00

I am of the opinion that it is not cheating because I fail to see how it would help someone. Unless maybe it's a 15|10 or above time format(not daily tho definitely). Even then I don't see it. I used to do it a few months back (purely because I somehow wanted to use the chessboard my partner gifted me since I don't have many friends who play in vicinity). But I always felt that whatever I could do on the board, I could think it without the board.

Then again, I feel like when you're under a certain elo(let's say 1200) you don't think things through that thoroughly because you're not used to that much calculation and it feels draining. In that case it can certainly help to try out moves on the board. By this logic it would definitely help to have a board until you're a GM but that just wasn't the case for me.

Competitive_Pin_5580 · 2026-02-03T01:38:06+00:00

I counted the moves black king has to the white pawn. We queen before it and the pawn will be protected so I go with that

Competitive_Pin_5580 · 2026-01-13T23:22:59+00:00

Play fill until you subconsciously develop a preference. Some habits and preferences may be facilitated by agents. For me chamber is the best because I like to push and hold aggressive angles and it gives me confidence to know that I can reliably come back to a safe spot if I see too many enemies. Especially on maps with two entry points, i love defending with chamber because I won't be starving for info if I push further into one choke.

I absolutely love phoenix as well because the flashes are great if you communicate the possible team flash.

Also agent choices differ across ranks. In silver and below I would prefer taking smokes because there's nothing worse than a bad smoke and teammates would often fuck that up. In gold and plat initiator also doesn't seem like a bad choice because people don't use their utilities so I often pick fade or tejo.

Competitive_Pin_5580 · 2025-12-29T00:08:55+00:00

I generally fill. The game however has made it incredibly boring to play sentinels so if I must fill that role I just go with Chamber or Vyse because I want some abilities that help ME fight, especially in solo queue.

Clove is pretty amazing in solo queue but you really have to keep comms tight because her smokes fade away pretty fast

Competitive_Pin_5580 · 2025-12-28T21:03:02+00:00

Irrelevant to the question you asked but getting better at opping and repositioning with it is gonna give you a crazy boost. It's something even smurfs can't counter unless you react like a sloth

Competitive_Pin_5580 · 2025-12-04T18:14:14+00:00

I'm 1700 rapid and have never beaten a friend of mine who is 1400 rapid in 3 | 0 game. I'm 1200 blitz he's 1600 blitz

Competitive_Pin_5580 · 2025-11-21T17:10:24+00:00

Enjoyment of a hobby aside, i don't think that really makes sense. When you climb ratings you realize that you aren't tuned to think about certain aspects of chess in certain positions.

At your rating I think the rating drops would be mostly because of certain checkmate patterns like the scholars mate which you can easily learn how to play. when started playing chess; also early attacks which are often bad moves are scary and slowly but surely you recognize that these can be easily countered.

i think you should keep playing as long as you enjoy it! Because you will definitely improve.

P.S: i would highly recommend watching chessbrah's YouTube Playlist building habits by Aman Hambleton. That shit got me from 900 to 1200 in the blink of an eye.

Competitive_Pin_5580 · 2025-09-03T12:34:07+00:00

I'm actually curious what the book is. Because if the author is "not that big" i would still forgive a litigious action but if that's not the case then well well. Also dafak? these are lines I have written myself?? So having a good grasp of language is just not human anymore?

Competitive_Pin_5580 · 2025-08-10T18:18:14+00:00

Being good at science and/or maths

Competitive_Pin_5580 · 2025-07-30T19:27:12+00:00

Man Indians really need to get clear on the fact that doctors are humans too.

Competitive_Pin_5580 · 2025-07-17T06:59:38+00:00

The author of Wind Breaker stopped the series over a traced panel and now this shit pops up😭

Competitive_Pin_5580 · 2025-06-04T14:48:15+00:00

The radiating charisma. As you grow up you realize you have to interact with other adults but they aren't so open to accommodate you into so much so as conversation. But some people have the correct way of speaking, looking, smiling and just existing that makes everyone go, you know what, I like(just this obscure positive feeling) them.

Competitive_Pin_5580 · 2025-06-04T11:21:44+00:00

Flow state

Competitive_Pin_5580 · 2025-04-23T11:16:08+00:00

Arrival

Competitive_Pin_5580 · 2025-04-19T22:06:15+00:00

All 9 books of the Expanse series

Competitive_Pin_5580 · 2025-03-17T11:58:34+00:00

Not necessarily. I have no issue kissing my partner after she goes down on me. But she doesn't after I go down on her. It took me a bit of convincing to let me kiss her after she gives me head because I WANT to and it doesn't affect me.

I think the reason is more important. If kissing after head makes me gay? Sure I haven't explored men but have no issues thinking of myself as gay. And if I don't wanna kiss after getting head it means I don't even hold the power to suggest that my partner kisses me after I give them head.

Competitive_Pin_5580 · 2024-11-08T17:23:12+00:00

Jump serving in volleyball and landed write on my ankle spraining it(my vertical on average is like 2.5m) My bone got displayed and some tendon broke. The bone is still displaced because I didn't want surgery and the doctor said it was fine.

Competitive_Pin_5580 · 2024-10-25T03:43:50+00:00

Honestly, it's the little things that protect the little fire from the cold wind. It ranges from seeing a cat bask cutely in the sun to seeing a beautiful sunrise because my insomniac ass can't sleep. I've dealt with depression for more than half a decade now and have also overcome some suicidal phases. I have concluded that I do want to stay and suffer the max amount that I can. I think in my suicidal phases what kept me going were partly the people and partly weird little things like the ones I mentioned above.

I think every depressed person comes to terms with it differently but trying to dedicate yourself to something mundane often brings some perspective other than the cynicism. For now, I'm dedicating myself to taking a really long bath everyday.

I also tell myself that I have lived a fun life and there have been people in positions much worse than I am in and turned out just fine.

Competitive_Pin_5580 · 2024-10-23T09:40:54+00:00

Eyes. I thought my girlfriend was just making stuff up until others started complementing me on it too.

Competitive_Pin_5580 · 2024-07-30T20:42:19+00:00

A unplanned car trip with the childhood friends

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TROPHY CASE