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 Recently, I've been anxious more than ever. When I try to sit on it, it becomes quite apparent: -news of my boss, potentially retiring (job security) -moving into a new place (good, but also - stress of rent / money) -moving out of my current place (good, but also - a TON of moving crap) -ongoing visa situation -my school deciding to close down in the coming semester (tied to ongoing visa situation) -uncertainty about my future / what I want to do -personal add problems (you know)  All of these, when written down, help me to organize my thoughts (just a tiny bit). All that I want is this: to find stable ground , where I know, to an extent, what I have , what is to come , and what is safe.  Trying to juggle multiple thoughts in one is what's driving me up the wall of uncertainty.

 Time..does..fly.  Currently Plat 1. Whoo hoo! To think that we started in Iron 3 is quite amazing. Just goes to show, how much (A) great friends (B) great advice (C) great resources (D) continued efforts can take you.  Current Sens: Hovering anywhere between 0.155 and 0.175 @ 1600  Occasionally (dependent on day) can pay on 0.24. I think that's my "minmax".  Raw Accel: Linear Mode Acceleration: 0.095 Mode: Output X/Y Locked Output Limit: 3-3.5 Offset: 25-40  I'm starting to get a "feel" for what to do w/ my sens. As you can see, the sens range is quite high. I don't mind. I will say, however, that the "butter-y" sens is right on 0.175, dubbed "the GOAT" sens by Slime (as of writing this)  Biggest Lessons Learned (Simplified)  that I feel was the most pertinent to making it to Plat, thus far:  Less excuses / blaming the team Mechanics == always will be important. BUT, decision making => good positions and good positions => bette...

The problem with static bots is that..  your enemies are (almost) never static.  It's imperative that you get the feeling & visual recognition of a moving target, so that you are able to anticipate the movements of the target and your enemies.  Here's a way to work on that in the Range.  Range Warmup Pick DeadLock  hit F3 and turn on strafing, as well as armor = ON ult one of the bots.  Perceived Velocity Go to the farthest right hand side of the range wall.  The bots will still be strafing as if you're forward, and so the velocity (relative) to your position will be near zero.  Get used to the feeling of microadjusting, based on this position.  Start moving the angle until you're perpendicular to the bot's movements. 

Dates : 8/5/24: First Swift Match 8/31/24: My first competitive game On Sensitivity: I train on 1000 DPI, 0.54 sens (Valorant). To transfer to 800 DPI, convert Valo to 0.675 To transfer to 1200 DPI, convert Valo to 0.45 On Pre-Aiming / Priming: I find that much of my "aim success" occurs when I am mentally prepared for a particular encounter, and my focus is placed on the expected encounter/outcome. Even if it's a situation where I'm ratting out in a corner, I find much more success when the hiding is intentional, and it is backed by a particular reason.    One thing I could work on (in-game) is to actively keep my focus on these "hot spots" and/or areas of the map, where I am expecting  a fight. This will train my focus to be on/off at a moments notice, allowing me to be more passive in less-urgent situations and locked in for others. This, of course, takes time-but I think that with more time playing, I will soon have a list of places and angles that I cou...