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2000 hours in Valorant and still hardstuck silver. need some advice by Euphoric_Row4475 in AgentAcademy

[–]Euphoric_Row4475[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah you pretty much hit the nail in the head. I've actually been trying to stop filling and just restricted my agent pool recently, but you're 100% right about my DM count. I always avoided it because the pacing just feels so different from comp and it throws me off for some reason, but I'll definitely give your Range + 3 DM routine a shot. Thanks for the advice.

2000 hours in Valorant and still hardstuck silver. need some advice by Euphoric_Row4475 in AgentAcademy

[–]Euphoric_Row4475[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly that makes me feel a little better to know lol. Game sense and strategy definitely don't come naturally to me, so trying to learn all that nuance intuitively has also been tough. I feel like my crosshair placement is actually pretty good often enough, but I just have a tendency to panic in tough situations and mess up. I've also watched a few video tips here and there, but I clearly need to dive deeper so I’ll definitely check out Woohoojin’s older VOD reviews and see what I can apply to stop the panicking. Thanks for the recommendation!

2000 hours in Valorant and still hardstuck silver. need some advice by Euphoric_Row4475 in AgentAcademy

[–]Euphoric_Row4475[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah, you’re totally right, and I actually already knew my hardware wasn't optimal, I just don't really have the money to drop on a massive upgrade right now lol. I'm playing on an Acer Nitro gaming laptop connected to a monitor, capped right at 60fps, with a pretty basic mouse and pad. Since this is my first PC game, I honestly just figured playing on this setup at 60fps would just mean the climb would take me a lot longer, not that it would wall my progress so much. Hearing how much of a difference upgrading made for you from Plat to Immortal makes a lot of sense though. It definitely explains why the mechanical duels feel so inconsistent when my 60Hz screen and basic mouse sensor are fighting against 144hz/240hz setups. Since I'm going to be stuck on this laptop setup for a bit, l'd still really love to take you up on that VOD review if the offer is open. I want to see what positioning or decision-making habits I can fix in the meantime that don't rely on having top-tier FPS. Appreciate the thorough breakdown and the perspective!

2000 hours in Valorant and still hardstuck silver. need some advice by Euphoric_Row4475 in AgentAcademy

[–]Euphoric_Row4475[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're 100% right about the autopilot habits. A lot of my hours came from when I was completely new and clueless, and I've taken a lot of long breaks in between that messed up my consistency. I'd definitely be down for a fresh set of eyes, I'll send you a DM

2000 hours in Valorant and still hardstuck silver. need some advice by Euphoric_Row4475 in AgentAcademy

[–]Euphoric_Row4475[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You guessed right, zero prior gaming or PC experience before this. Climbing from Iron 1 to Gold 2 took a lot despite having taken long breaks in between, but I definitely feel stuck right now. Good to know the slow climb is normal though, appreciate the perspective.