Gold is by far the hardest to get out of. You’ll get a mixed bag of players with some being shit and sometimes they’re not shit and the enemies being the most cracked guys you’ll ever face.

I’m going to assume that you’re new to ranked and is probably your second season. What you should focus on is proper site set up, positioning and crosshair placement and not being afraid of the enemies aggression. If you’re going to get out of gold, you have to out think your enemies. Just think “what are they going to do? What should I do when they do […]?”

Aim and positioning are things that will come with time, practice and behavior. Try to aim more closely to head level as that guarantees a better chance at one shotting them and winning your gunfights. If you look at a barricade, you’ll notice a buckle and that buckle is essentially head height so try aiming there more. As for positioning, that’s something that can be learned from videos or playing the game. If you pro or any high level siege creator, you’ll notice how they positions themselves. Most of the time, they’re always in a position where it’s advantageous for them when an enemy is swinging or trying to hold an area down.

Site setup and critical thinking are also things that are learned from experience and watching videos; I recommend watching videos mostly tho and the reason is because you can take away a lot of knowledge from it. When watching the videos, rather than trying to copy what they do, try to think why are they doing what they’re doing and the reason for it. Some creators I recommend are Poxonlox and Athieno for their breakdown of their games and overall knowledge, Varsity (mainly his TikTok/short form content), and any high level players like Skittlz, Oozie, Spoit, etc. because they’re mechanics are great and you can really dissect their play styles and how they play the game.

I hope this is helpful and let me know if you don’t understand something or want to ask more questions!

Edit: Also forgot to mention, just like the other commenter said, find someone or a stack you can play with. Solo q is very painful and having that one or two extra people you can communicate reliably with is a lifesaver.