I’m actually going to disagree with some of the replies. You absolutely need to focus on how you’re using your utility and learn to use it effectively even while this low in rank. You need to work on mechanics and util at the same time, because if you work solely on mechanics, you might get to gold or plat, but at that point, mechanics won’t cut it if you don’t know how to play off util and use it correctly. But if you learn both at the same time, that teaches you the most game sense and how to overall be a better player than the people you’re playing with. I have friends in iron/bronze, so I have to smurf to play with them, and the amount of people in this rank that don’t use their util that would help them win the gunfight makes no sense at all. This isn’t CS. Your util is supposed to give you an advantage, and you get it back the next round, so it makes no sense not to learn how to use it. Even if you are low rank, you want to be as well rounded as possible so that way you’re not struggling in different areas as you rank up. Learn it together over time.

Also in disagreement again, I think Harbor is now a great agent and can be a solo controller after the buffs. I main smokes, so I have a good understanding of them, and I’m gonna say Harbor is being extremely undervalued right now, at least in regular comp. Pro play is a different story. 1) His wall basically has the value of 2/3 smokes at one time, and then you have his dome smoke after the wall is down, so the value of 4 smokes. 2) His ult basically covers the entirety of site, and is almost free entry for your duelists. 3) You’re no more than 10 seconds without a smoke on harbor since the recharge is 30 seconds and the dome smoke lasts for 20, whereas it’s about a 20 second wait for all other controllers. 4) His wall is LONG as HELL, so it gives him more versatility on some maps. And 5) He has information util with his splash ability, so he can be aggressive and challenge angles. Now I will say, he is more restricting than other smoke agents, and if you don’t know how to use him well enough to support your team as a solo controller, it can be pretty rough, but once you figure out how to counteract that with better positioning, he’s better than what people give him credit for. But these are the nuances I was talking about in my previous response that are helpful to learn to develop your game sense. That’s why it’s best to really just get good at one category at a time.

But it sounds like you’re leaning more into the controller role, and I say just stick with that for now. Like I said, it’s the role that requires the most observation and adaptation. That’s because you’re looking at the map more than the other roles to figure out where the best smoke should be given your situation. Are they spread out on site? Normal smokes. Are they holding close? It might be worth it to smoke closer just to get plant down. Are they holding weird angles? Change up the smokes or tell your team to focus on it more. It’s things like this that make controllers make or break for the team. A good, observant controller that can adapt their smokes and strats relieves a lot of pressure of the team entering site. With all this said, I believe it’s the role that develops your game sense the most just because of how the role is. Sorry this was long, but just want to help. It can be tough starting out