The Grind is Real

 So I have placed as Iron 3 in my ranking on Valorant. Although I really wanted to push into Bronze 1 or 2, I think that this placement is pretty spot-on in terms of my playing style at this time. 

This doesn't take anything away from the fact that I only started playing FPS games at the start of August-which means that it's only been one month since playing! 

To be even more specific, I only started taking my games seriously when I was introduced to my current Discord pals-and that was a mere 14 days ago. So... maybe I should give myself a pat on the back? 

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As far as my aim training / improvement in the game goes, I can finally say with confidence that things are beginning to move. I find myself placing higher in DM, as well as in becoming more fluent and coordinated when moving around. My focus is most definitely becoming more fine-tuned, with much more emphasis on crosshair placement and pre aiming. 

I've taken a break from the SensRandomizer for now, since I want to start developing a comfortable flick control given my current sens at 0.4 (I decided to bump up from 0.33 for now). There's a really, really good KoovaK's routine that is designed for CS Go players, but is 1:1 translatable to the Valorant world. This playlist focuses highly on flick aiming and simply putting your brain on autopilot. 

Some of the things I look forward to, now, is the following:

Valorant

-Getting more comfortable in the sentinel / initiator positions (so far, my main has been Harbor) 

so that I am more flexible in comp matches

-Better comms with more clear callouts

-Really making an effort to go headshot only

Aim Training

-Strong emphasis on click-aiming (flick accuracy)

-Smooth tracking

-Targeting moving targets (both predictable and reflex)

I feel that it's important to document the journey, since it keeps you grounded. So I will update this blog more and more in the future!