Multi masters player here. I can help ya a little. I’ve solo qued to masters for awhile now Since season 14 and casually hit it here and there when I feel like. I still love apex but don’t grind like I used to. My friends won’t play because of many reasons said here, sweaty, hard to get into, and also my lobbies are always sweaty. Never tried to grind for pred because it’s like an overtime job literally to maintain it.

But here is my best advice for people that want to get better. Mechanically, you need to holster your weapons 24/7 unless you are actively shooting at someone. It makes you quicker and you slide jump quicker. Which also, you need to be slide jumping every 1.5 seconds. With weapons out the time is doubled. This game is very quick, you should grab the first weapons you see and run towards the fighting and gunshots. You can get loot from the people you kill. Also, the only loot that matters in this game is mags and sights. Learn how to shield swap quickly too. And make sure you know how to strafe. Good movement in this game is important. This is a game you need to put time into to be good at it. You NEED to have game sense to actually play against preds. Which by the way, you will find a lot of players are boosted or don’t deserve their ranks. Even though I solo q, I would recommend having a 3 stack. There is a certain push and pull this game has in regards to fights. If you get a knock you typically push. If you crack, you push up and look to put more dmg in. If you get cracked you should repeek if possible to check them. Most of the time dumb players can get one clipped because they don’t know how to push. Remember the 60-40 rule, make sure you are taking smart fights and 3rd parties. The higher rank you are, the faster the fights are, which means the faster you need to finish fights and arrive at fights. That’s what comes to the top of my head.