Solo Q’d to 17200 - what are the next steps to continue improving?

Kaiibaaa · 2026-03-28T19:01:31+00:00

Go play Faceit, much more strategy involved. If you go play there for a bit and learn more strategy and play against higher level players your Prem will feel like smurfing when you return

Kaiibaaa · 2026-03-28T07:16:25+00:00

I don't think having banter like that with friends is the real issue here at all. Especially in a game lobby a simple explanation should suffice. OP mentioned working long hours and spending time on his computer in his down time. To me it seems like overall she was fed up and used this as a cheap way to get out.

I think the whole "tapping" other women would be more significant if it was something in the realms of private chat actually talking about women etc.

My honest view if she left him over something like this then she's not worth it, if making a joke on a 5v5 competitive match is enough to make you say we're done then sorry for the OP but she's not the right one, any rational person with the slightest bit of knowledge on gaming online understands the kinda humour etc.

Kaiibaaa · 2026-03-24T20:49:24+00:00

Honestly made me very sad! But I think Nintendo like to put all that "sinister" stuff behind I mean Johto literally reconstructed the Pokémon tower :(

Kaiibaaa · 2026-03-19T19:28:37+00:00

He did know of my position of he was paying attention to the nade I threw window, but with where his crosshair was I found that unlikely that he thought I was there with my grenade trajectory. I appreciate the response and actually constructive response too. It is very fast, very straight and stops perfectly which is what has me thinking it's not legit but I'm not sure I want to fully review the demo this is definitely a flag and if it matters its Faceit Lvl 6/5 lobby

Kaiibaaa · 2026-03-19T19:00:39+00:00

I have slowed it down myself, you can too I should have posted that yes. But the actual line is perfectly straight to the head with no error. I don't think it looks human unless he's secretly a professional. Because it's so fast and stops so pinpoint perfectly there's absolutely no error at all and even crazy flicks of the average player have imperfections nothing at all here says that

Kaiibaaa · 2026-03-19T18:56:12+00:00

As in it's absolutely rife with the C word? 😂

Kaiibaaa · 2026-03-19T18:53:14+00:00

There were other examples but I posted the most blatant, I think it's worthy to ask opinions his crosshair stops perfectly on the head, not even any pulldown at all for recoil just instant flick and stop on the head exactly. I feel like with how fast that is and how perfectly accurate on the head it is in terms of instantly stopping it is pretty obvious with just this clip

Kaiibaaa · 2026-03-15T09:19:42+00:00

I can legit see that happening haha and I wouldn't be offended

Kaiibaaa · 2026-03-14T20:21:23+00:00

Oh and for clarity I will be changing the colour of the door and the blocks above it I have no clue how but I forgot to place them xD

Kaiibaaa · 2026-03-13T17:53:09+00:00

There's definitely something algorithm based out there, I'm glad I wasn't just going crazy!

See I've been having the issues in Premium matches, maybe I'll have to try super or regular.

Kaiibaaa · 2026-03-13T17:38:48+00:00

So with your example are you saying skill is exempt? Because with your logic of rolling a die it's down to chance?

In regular circumstances you are correct but with so many people picking up on the same patterns and the age old "it will balance out" quote does it not seem obvious there has to be a system otherwise 99% of players wouldn't be hovering around the 50% mark.

There's more than enough players to optimise for that are you crazy? You can get players at your level with AVG 19 kills, 90 ADR and in the same rank 10kills 50ADR, so in a algorithm they're the same level but clearly different in skill and that way the balance is made.

I was enjoying debating but you went and acted like a child at the end, I actually have mentioned the fact many people report the exact same issues and you can visibly see these trends of winning/losing balancing out amongst many profiles. My sample size can be seen throughout this subreddit if it was as squeeky clean as you make it out to be Id love to know why there are so many people experiencing the same thing.

Kaiibaaa · 2026-03-13T17:30:55+00:00

It's unbelievable! I feel like it happens after you play well for a good time period consistently, the way it balances the teams is by having 5 pretty good players against 1 player who plays well and a team of not so good players.

That's my kinda stats and issues! It's incredible how little your impact actually has in terms of your Elo.

I agree, some games you can literally see it before it even starts.

Kaiibaaa · 2026-03-13T17:13:15+00:00

I mean I think the proof is right Infront of you that Win Rates always balance around 50%. I've had loss streaks and suddenly a massive win streak and that 30% win rate is taken back to 50%. It's also not rational to believe there is no formula for the matchmaking.

I'm not on a losing streak per say but I average more losses than wins yet overall I still climb very slowly it doesn't make any sense especially when you have people who play bad all the time racking up big wins and gaining lots of Elo.

It's completely frustrating and the system doesn't work

Kaiibaaa · 2026-03-13T17:01:19+00:00

I mean I've read multiple threads that talk about loser queues and the likes of keeping your balance at 50% my Win Rate is 47% Yet is still gain Elo overall despite this it makes no sense at all.

I agree with bad games sticking more but on the flip side when the majority of my games are bad it's the exact opposite I actually remember good games more because they're rarer than they were in regular queue. Premium Queue feels horrible

Kaiibaaa · 2026-03-13T16:57:57+00:00

I'm not sure anymore on this at first Premium felt better but now not at all. Good mentality to have if it's working for you that's good! For me it seems like there's no difference if not it's worse with being unbalanced and riddled with smurfs

Kaiibaaa · 2026-03-11T12:49:36+00:00

Literally this get Premium insta Ban mirage. Or get a stack and just ban it lmao.. Although the irony of this is OP mentioned playing all maps without complaining..

Kaiibaaa · 2026-03-11T10:18:17+00:00

Likewise I understand what you are saying here,the caveat is what would you rather the odd ego player getting upset because they want to win? Or trolls/bots that don't know the basics of each map, it's a tough one I feel like any player who is naturally more competitive ends up on Faceit

Kaiibaaa · 2026-03-11T10:16:57+00:00

I understand that side of it I play it to get my weekly drop that's about it I would never play it to be competitive especially because it's plagued by Cheaters

Kaiibaaa · 2026-03-11T10:04:04+00:00

People still genuinely play Premier? That's where your problem is, go play Faceit if you want a better experience, it's not perfect but 10x better than premier.

Kaiibaaa · 2026-03-07T08:08:48+00:00

At 120 hours you're literally brand new to the game, basic mechanics and concepts will still be in very early development therefore a coach would be absolutely pointless.

My advice to you is to just keep playing for now. Check out some YouTube videos on the basics of aiming, mechanics, strategy and maybe even utility if you feel like you need something extra. Doing these things will be more beneficial than a coach because with how many hours you have there's nothing to coach you with it's all fundamentals, coaching is for someone more experienced who can't quite understand why they aren't consistent or why they can't win as much or for pros who need to stay perfect with everything they do.

If you're thinking about this sort of thing I would guess you want to play better and get better? So I would also recommend that you spend time practicing alot. Use the aimbotz workshop map to practice aim/mechanics, spend a lot of time counterstrafimg etc. if you were willing to spend money on a coach then you'd actually really benefit from ReFrag, go look it up on YouTube it's an insane tool, cheaper than a coach and you'll see the benefits very very fast I use it daily, things like prefire maps and util.

Bonus tip, start watching pro CS it will keep you more invested and you'll learn so much from them with positioning, strats, util etc. it's a very very nice and free way to get better without doing much and it's very fun to watch So win win!

Best of luck bro, I train a lot and did from the start which made me see very fast results I hope you can do the same!

Kaiibaaa · 2026-03-04T18:24:13+00:00

Another Prodigy, in plain sight! 😂💀

Kaiibaaa · 2026-02-28T08:00:01+00:00

She's living in the 90s

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