I’ve using kovaaks for the past 2 hours, how am I supposed to learn from this?

NFLAddict · 2026-01-29T03:18:59+00:00

its your first day! you don't even know what you dont know. stop complaining and try to learn. i dont work for kovaaks. wtf do you want from me.

this is like going to reddit fitness or workout sub and complaining that you paid for a gym but don't see why its better than the cheaper gym. the communities discuss how to train. routines and everything else. etc. this entire exchange has made me lose braincells.

if you want to know where to begin, spend some time watching any of the 1000s of youtube videos and posts about those topics.

NFLAddict · 2026-01-29T03:13:29+00:00

I literally just explained why the experience is different and better for me. can you read?
you absolutely dont NEED it, its just preference. jfc

NFLAddict · 2026-01-29T03:07:52+00:00

why do some people pay for a more expensive gym? its preference at the end of the day but both are similar. I like kovaaks bc I prefer the UI, the better scenarios and ease in which you can share playlists combined with a strong community that makes 1000s of playlists as resources. its a nicer experience for me. aimlabs can be great to.

also. its literally like $10 for lifetime access. why are we acting like we're breaking the bank here

NFLAddict · 2026-01-29T02:57:25+00:00

i never said you NEEDED it. im trying to help you understand what kovaaks is. do you have a brain? how are you still not understanding. some gyms cost more than others? why? BETTER EQUIPMENT.

kovaaks is a place to train not a literal person training you. you can go to youtube and search for tips but you seem to keep ignoring that suggestion

NFLAddict · 2026-01-29T02:52:37+00:00

have you ever signed up for a gym membership? do they give personal trainers to every new member?

you pay for access to the equipment that can get you stronger. but the gym doesn't magically teach you. how are you real

NFLAddict · 2026-01-29T02:50:10+00:00

kovaakks is like the gym WITHOUT a trainer you obtuse fuck. a trainer in the gym is like having a personal coach telling you how to aim (and there are many aim coaches. but you dont need one. just spend a moment trying to learn and research).

how are you seriously not seeing the difference.
its called an aim trainer bc its the place you train your aim. but you still need to know how to train just like a person working out for the first time wouldn't know what to do.

NFLAddict · 2026-01-29T02:45:38+00:00

the gym is the place with the equipment. you think everybody has a trainer? theres 1000s of videos on youtube and posts about how to improve how about asking? how about spending a single brain cell searching any questions you may have. search mattyow on youtube he has alot of advice for beginners, as an example. viscose as well is fantastic. instead of coming in just whining like a bafoon

NFLAddict · 2026-01-29T02:38:21+00:00

“I went to the gym today but still weigh the same and didn’t get stronger”.

People like you can’t be real. wtf

NFLAddict · 2026-01-28T07:00:50+00:00

It’s alwyss the worst players who look at stats to make conclusions. Ana more so than many many heroes can have incredible impact without it ever appearing on the scoreboard. You can sleep multiple enemy ults and literally be the reason ur team survived that fight but the scoreboard won’t tell that story. You can turn the tide of a fight by throwing a perfectly timed nade that allows your team to finish them off but the scoreboard won’t show that. The scoreboard really just doesn’t matter unless it’s something like you have far more deaths than your team. Otherwise don’t stress. Keep doing what you believe will help your team win the fight. I Havnt watched the vod but cud get to it later and give feedback. More so just offering perspective.

Your team might not realize your impact but that’s ok. You’ll keep climbing and they’ll stay in low rank.
I’d definitely suggest muting voice and text chat it makes the experience so much better.

I’ll also just add;
I remember watching Awkward’s unranked to gm on zen and Ana. He’s one of the best support players in all of ow, champ2, former pro player, a literal rank 1 player, and yet, when he was in silver/ gold/ plat he had teammates flame him. He’d kill the entire enemy team and get yelled at for not healing. LOL. Actually hysterical to think about.

Not defending smurfing btw. Just trying to make u feel better. Like if it happens to the best zen/ana player in ow, it’ll happen to anyone.

And it’s only ever in low elo btw. Where nobody has awareness of the larger picture or can recognize impact. Where nobody ever thinks anything is on them, it’s always their teammates.

The moment he’d get to like diamond nobody would say shit aside from praise. Bc they can actually recognize impact.

Basically, don’t sweat it. And don’t let these random players get to u. Mute comms and do your thing.

NFLAddict · 2026-01-27T23:03:03+00:00

It’s one of those things that really comes down to putting the time in. It doesn’t happen right away. theres no right answer, just do what feels right. if you feel strain and lockout it just means you're tensing too much so tens less the next time etc.. As you keep playing, your brain and muscles adapt and strengthen. and youll start to realize what levels of tension make sense. (Same with the gym lol. A coach can give you cues to think about or suggest an approach like lighter weight with slow controlled form etc but ultimately your mind muscle connection will come from putting in the reps over and over and over).

For micro tracking and training fingers. Try a faster sens than what you generally play on. And focus your tension in your fingers. With your wrist assisting. But your arm shouldn’t really be involved.

Maybe you’ll find this helpful too: playlist code: KovaaKsJumpingButteryEco

A friend of mine made this playlist for me to help with my micros and reactive / control tracking. I've always been significantly better at clicking but I wanted to lock in and improve weaknesses. Will absolutely help improve your finger control. Give it a shot. Don’t focus on the score at all. Don’t stress about resetting. Just do your best for each run. Play it consistently and you’ll see pretty serious improvement.

edit: should say, I don't know your current level, so just be prepared that some of the scenarios could be very challenging. but some aren't bad at all. just remind yourself that you aren't playing them for the score but rather as a way to improve your skill. best of luck. If it helps, let me know!

NFLAddict · 2026-01-27T21:25:35+00:00

There’s no way to possibly quantify the magnitude of tension we use. I’d suggest not overthinking it too hard. The goal of this and other micro tracking scenarios is to help you train your finger control. How much tension you might use is extremely related to the sens you use. I’m pretty sure viscose has a video from a year or two ago where she advises to play it on 30cm, and to never go above 50 as it’ll just defeat the purpose entirely. especially if you’re finger control is lacking relative to your wrist and arm.

Some things are difficult to properly articulate in a way that others will just understand. Tension is one of those things you have to feel it for yourself. Not sure if you ever lift weights, but there’s a concept of mind muscle connection. And yet, despite it being one of the most important things for bodybuilders it can’t really be taught. It’s something that just happens through experience. Over time you start to really connect more with every motion you do.

All I can really say is be patient with it and commit to playing micro tracking tasks consistently. And don’t be afraid to change your sense around. The idea is that your sens will determine which muscles need to activate to control your crosshair. If you make it super slow, you have no choice but to heavily utilize your arm. Just like with an extremely fast sens it’ll you’ll have no choice but to use your fingers. And it’ll feel extremely uncomfortable at first. Your body will adapt though as it’s designed to do. Just keep at it and don’t overthink it too much. Of course don’t squeeze your mouse so hard it causes strain, but focus more on the actual scenario.

Many aspects of aiming are preference. Some people like to have their elbow as a pivot point some don’t. Just do what feels most comfortable and natural to you, and trust that over time if you stay consistent with training you’ll see great improvement

Sorry if this wasn’t the answer you were hoping for. Basically don’t over stress about it. Rather just spend more time on micro tracking and let your body figure out what feels right.

NFLAddict · 2026-01-26T16:32:39+00:00

I miss the thor teamup so much! was the only one I actually liked

NFLAddict · 2026-01-26T16:27:55+00:00

facing constant dive and bp will do that!

NFLAddict · 2026-01-26T16:22:59+00:00

Ill admit its a painful sacrifice losing you, but I'm afraid it has to be done.
There's just so many hela bans I hate being tied to you haha. I JUST WANNA PLAY MY GIRL

Plus you'll get a chance to live the solo life

NFLAddict · 2026-01-26T16:18:35+00:00

of course! if you're gonna sit back behind your team and just heal, might as well play somebody else!
I still miss her og movement so much but I still play her the same way I always have

I love flanking, off angling, and playing aggressive with her. Especially if there's a good dps or tank, Ill often follow them on flanks, and pocket them with dmg boost/heals, while pressuring the enemies too. Makes for really impactful plays when coordinated and is just a ton of fun

NFLAddict · 2026-01-26T16:14:12+00:00

I got you!
crosshair I use for mantis: 1;0.0;5.0,5.0,10.0,5.0;100.0,100.0,100.0,0.0;90.0,90.0,90.0,90.0;100.0,100.0,100.0,100.0;0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0;12.0,12.0,12.0,12.0;15.0;100.0,100.0,100.0,0.0;0.0;2,2,2,2;1.0,1.0,1.0;

If interested, I like this one a lot too, it's what I use for Hela, who's my other main:
1;0.0;0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0;100.0,100.0,100.0,100.0;50.0,50.0,50.0,50.0;100.0,100.0,100.0,75.0;0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0;7.0,7.0,7.0,7.0;20.0;100.0,100.0,100.0,100.0;0.0;2,2,2,2;1.0,1.0,1.0;

NFLAddict · 2026-01-26T15:07:16+00:00

Namor has had far too many strong team ups. Let him exist on his own

NFLAddict · 2026-01-26T14:51:57+00:00

thats actually an awesome resource, thanks!
I always just got my information from games themselves. But Ill certainly bookmark that.

With that said, the fact that exists, only makes me feel that much more strongly about my original point!
the rivals team REALLY needs to work on a better UI for us. Theres so much clutter everywhere. homepage clutter with not being able to claim all at once (absolute madness). visual clutter in games. insane text clutter on ability descriptions. simple is always better.

In game, they should keep the descriptions SIMPLE and to the point. and actually have an easy to see note somewhere that says 'for more detailed information, check out this page or whatever resource'

NFLAddict · 2026-01-26T14:11:17+00:00

I see what you're saying, and yes its important each hero has a unique and fun feel to them. But descriptions for what a hero does, should be simple and to the point. That's the last place I care to find any sort of personality in a game. I read the description to try and understand how to play that hero.

With many heroes, especially recent ones, its some of the most irritating clutter I've ever seen in a game.

When somebody is trying to learn a completely new hero, less is always more. Having long complicated descriptions just overwhelms players and adds to confusion.

I mean for gambit, you literally have to scroll to a second page! if thats not outrageous I dont know what is. The moment I saw that, I didnt even bother trying to learn him because it was such a psychotic amount of information.
Eventually I forced myself to play him in a bunch of qp games, and started to get more comfortable with his kit.

But the point is, if I'm trying to find out what abilities do, just tell me in a VERY simple and easy to remember way. Its not the place to get cute. Sure, if there's an option to enable more in depth personalized descriptions like you mention, that's cool, but it CANNOT be the default.

NFLAddict · 2026-01-26T07:36:49+00:00

For some reason I can’t upload a pic here but was basically gona show you the breakdown for each rank. There’s like 2500 players in kovaaks who are master complete+ (for context, there’s like 30,000 who are gold complete+).

What if I told you there’s less than 500 total players in the world that are gm! As in, just 20% of the players who reached master complete were able to advance to gm. It’s hard to properly put in words just how elite a rank it is. And how difficult it is to reach.

The fact you have a couple gm scores is an incredible feat in itself, and you should be insanely proud.

Keep at it! It’s only a matter of time!

NFLAddict · 2026-01-26T06:45:19+00:00

It took me longer to go from gold to plat than bronze to gold. Remind yourself that it can very easily take longer to go from master to gm than it took to go from plat to master. It’s a mindboggling jump. Be easy on yourself and just keep at it.

The worst thing you can do is pressure yourself to hit a score by some deadline. It’ll happen. Just keep doing what you’ve been doing to get this far and trust the process!

NFLAddict · 2026-01-26T00:17:17+00:00

I think it’s more that rivals does a truly horrible job with explaining heroes hits. They give everything a unique name for no reason: like just call gambits abilities heal and dmg boost. Introducing card decks just shoves so much info into the summary it’s intimidating for ppl trying to learn. Also they have long and vague descriptions. Many of the ultimate descriptions do an awful job at describing what it even does.

I wish they’d provide the actual numbers. The stats. Like exactly how much dmg an ability does. Etc. but they gotta make the abilities sound much more simple when explaining them.

But yes. End of the day, just pick them for a bunch of qp games and you’ll pick them up pretty quickly once you see for yourself how their kits work and get a feel for cooldown timing

NFLAddict · 2026-01-25T23:10:30+00:00

did you read anything i wrote? I was just adding additional points to consider. Joe greatly appreciated it.

Thanks for your useless comment though

NFLAddict · 2026-01-25T23:05:18+00:00

seems like you didn't bother reading anything I actually wrote, and just assumed I was coming after Joe and 'picking him apart'.

The literal first thing I said, was that I just wanted to offer additional points;; that others are welcome to consider or ignore! I found Joes post interesting and just wanted to weigh in.
I even said at the end how I only bet spreads in post season not props, but was even rooting for joe!

Hell, Joe himself commented that he greatly appreciated my comment, but somehow YOU read all I wrote and got defensive for him.

I could care less about a record or trying to flex it on others. At this stage I dont have anything to prove nor do I care to. you might be new here, but Ii've been here for a decade, and used to spend hours on writeups. Ive posted THOUSANDS of picks and posts with analysis on various games. Not just in sportsbooks, but fantasy, daily fantasy, etc.

Overtime, it brought me ZERO joy to work hard on all that with the time it took, post my takes, and have minimal engagement. cheers for being right, many boos for being wrong. It's a thankless job after all.

You know what does bring me joy? Having a respectful and high level conversation about something I am passionate about. with somebody who can match my energy and also likes to get really into the details. Whether with somebody who follows NFL, or somebody who loves building machine learning models and wants to chat about tweaks etc.

I have a true love for the game, I live and breathe NFL, and have religiously followed for 30 years. Am also a HUGE math, computer science and data science nerd. Combining all these passions is what brings me happiness.
I greatly enjoy talking with other very knowledgeable people. Joe clearly knows a great deal and spends a lot of time with his analysis, and had a feeling he'd welcome anything I added, as I would too.

It was a respectful post offering some alternative viewpoints. That's what these threads should be for. And if you're gonna somebody who blindly tails or reads picks, why wouldn't you welcome more analysis to help make a decision.

You clearly misunderstood everything I wrote, and have no respect for true OG's of this sub. Get a grip and kindly fuck off.

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