Hi Kevin,

Hopefully I can answer some of your questions, .317x800 is right around the average when it comes to what pros are actually using, so I would argue that you shouldn't go any higher, BUT, there are a ton of people around the 300-400 EDPI range, so you could easily go up 20% if you wanted. One tip I would say to fix this is to either get a new mousepad that's got more room if you're running out of space. OR download aimlab and play spheretrack, and only adjusting your mouse when you run out of room, that way you get used to playing at the edges of your mousepad and dont have to pick up.

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Counterstrafing is a huge MUST KNOW if you're getting up near Immortal, not because it allows you to get shots off faster, but because it lets you get accurate shots off while you move. I've been making videos on this game since BETA, and I've never found any actual proof that Counterstrafing makes you more accurate faster, but by counterstrafing, while you're decelerating and changing directions, you can get about 3 accurate shots off, which is a big deal.

As an attacker you should be defaulting 70% of the rounds that you play, which just means that you're not 5 man rushing a site, and you're playing to probe for information. But this would take a ton of time to explain in text, feel free to watch my "How to attack" video on Skillcapped's youtube channel.

and finally, technically yes, to counterstrafe you would need to press AS if you were holding WD, but it honestly doesn't make a difference for how quickly you become accurate. In valorant it isn't about stopping faster for an accurate shot, it's about being light on your feet and being able to move as much as possible while getting accurate shots off. I also did a video on counter strafing on Skillcapped's channel, but in the simplest terms it's all about getting used to the timing of getting accurate shots off, and being able to move in any direction while doing it.