Any Experienced Counter-Strike Players? (1000+ hours) I need advice

[Meestagibbon]

Hi, my name is Dylan and I have been playing CS:GO (First Counter-Strike) for about a year and 3 months now, approx. 2000 hours. I have achieved Global Elite, and I am about 12 RWS if you know what that is. After all this time, I have realized that all of my achievements have been due to my ability to learn the game, because I am not much of an "aimer". This is where I need help, I have tested out a ton of sensitivities and resolutions, mice and mousepads. I have found myself most comfortable with a mid range sensitivity (Around 2.5 @ 400 dpi) and a Zowie FK1 and a Steelseries QCK heavy, but I feel with this sensitivity that I have control of, I can not make small adjustments, I do not make small flicks accurately, I am a very "odd" player, in the sense that I could go home today and turn my sensitivity up to 3.8 (my old sensitivity) and still get around 25-40 kills in matchmaking, but I can also do this with nearly any sensitivity if I practice for 10-30 minutes. Most of you are going to say "Don't change it, learn muscle memory" but after my first three months I went down to 2.1 @ 400 dpi from 3.8 @ 400 dpi. I played with 2.1 for almost 10 months, but I felt like I couldn't move comfortably and I would die because of it, I also felt like I had no muscle memory, it didn't feel natural, it still doesn't. 3.8 is the perfect speed, I feel comfortable flicking and moving around, but when it comes to control, it is very hard for me to slow down and do what I want with it. What I'm asking is, what the hell do I do?! I feel like no matter my settings, I hit a skill barrier, my aim just doesn't improve past a certain point, and I know I can perform at a much higher level. Anyone have this issue previously and can help me? Thank you if you can!

[PlayStation 2]

Find a comfortable middle.

That's what I did in Team Fortress 2 when 3 felt way too slow but 4.5 was way too fast.

[DarkBlade2117]

Sorry but if someone has over 1,000 hours into a game, he/she has an addiction. The most I have into a game is lile 170 hours.

[Kobathor]

Sorry but if someone has over 1,000 hours into a game, he/she has an addiction. The most I have into a game is lile 170 hours.

I don't get people that can play that often.. I've played since March and I still only have 377 hours.

[RyanMacRocks]

Sorry but if someone has over 1,000 hours into a game, he/she has an addiction. The most I have into a game is lile 170 hours.

OP didn't create a new post to get hate. It's the same thing as playing 10 games for 100 hours.

[Meestagibbon]

Find a comfortable middle.

That's what I did in Team Fortress 2 when 3 felt way too slow but 4.5 was way too fast.

I'll try my best, it's kind of in a sense that I'm more of a fingertip/wrist player, but I cant control high sensitivities the way I'd like.

[FaZe Booce]

Sorry but if someone has over 1,000 hours into a game, he/she has an addiction. The most I have into a game is lile 170 hours.

48 days on black ops 2 for xbox and I still play that game to this day

 

 

i mentioned call of duty on a csgo thread dont crucify me please

[DarkBlade2117]

I don't get people that can play that often.. I've played since March and I still only have 377 hours.

I played Farming Simulator for 7 months and got 170 hours into it lol. About 30 of itmis AFK

[Aytex]

I'll try my best, it's kind of in a sense that I'm more of a fingertip/wrist player, but I cant control high sensitivities the way I'd like.

I use 1.76 in game and 400 it seems like a good middle, coming from playing at high dpi's

[Meestagibbon]

I don't get people that can play that often.. I've played since March and I still only have 377 hours.

Well in the beginning, it was the drive to be the best, get to the highest rank, and I was having fun, more lately I only put in like 1 hour a day just to keep my skill level at a consistent point, and I play with friends for fun, it's my style of game, what I enjoy. Same thing as someone who plays WoW everyday for years, doing the same things. Only replying to you because the other comment about it was plain ignorance, yours was more of curiosity.

[Kobathor]

Well in the beginning, it was the drive to be the best, get to the highest rank, and I was having fun, more lately I only put in like 1 hour a day just to keep my skill level at a consistent point, and I play with friends for fun, it's my style of game, what I enjoy. Same thing as someone who plays WoW everyday for years, doing the same things. Only replying to you because the other comment about it was plain ignorance, yours was more of curiosity.

Yeah. I play MM like every other day, so I get a lot of hours in. Just not every day. I don't play any games every day actually.

[Meestagibbon]

I played Farming Simulator for 7 months and got 170 hours into it lol. About 30 of itmis AFK

So being a professional football player and practicing all the time, and playing all the time is an addiction, not a passion?

[Meestagibbon]

Yeah. I play MM like every other day, so I get a lot of hours in. Just not every day. I don't play any games every day actually.

I'm in a situation where I'm stuck at home nearly every single day, I play now just to pass the free time.

[xQubeZx]

Sorry but if someone has over 1,000 hours into a game, he/she has an addiction. The most I have into a game is lile 170 hours.

Dude I have several games I have played past 500 hours and I wouldn't say I have an addiction since it doesn't affect my real life or any of my "social skills". I just have quite amunt of free time that I like to spend on games. I also workout quite abit so neither you can say I only play games in my free time. 

 

But now to the topic. To get your aim good you really need something you are comfortable with and to find that I think you should try several sensitivitys. Then you have found something that feels good try to improve that sensitivity with aim maps or joining custom pistol only servers (since these are really raw aim practice and no spray control so you only focus on aim) Then spend a lot of time there untill it feels good. Or well it should feel good first and then after the pistol practice it should feel perfect. 

 

This is what I have done and found my sens I'm comfortable with but if you have reached Global you must be quite a good aimer, maybe not perfect but still very good. 

I myself are LEM so just a few ranks below but my game sens is whats troubling me I think. (Got about 500 hours, it is also my first CS)

[Kobathor]

I'm in a situation where I'm stuck at home nearly every single day, I play now just to pass the free time.

Well, to answer your initial question, I think the only way to get better is to practice. That's it. Find a sensitivity that's good for you, and win! I did that and I went from S4 to MGE, where I am today. I keep getting better.

[Whorax]

So being a professional football player and practicing all the time, and playing all the time is an addiction, not a passion?

Are you playing video games for a living? Doubtful.

 

You're comparing apples to oranges.

[2FA]

Sorry but if someone has over 1,000 hours into a game, he/she has an addiction. The most I have into a game is lile 170 hours.

They say it takes 10,000 hours to master something. I actually have a friend that played on the national competitive LAN level for the original CS or CS:Source, before the days of esports (I can't remember which, but I'm almost certain the original). He had over 10,000 hours into the game.

[Meestagibbon]

Are you playing video games for a living? Doubtful.

 

You're comparing apples to oranges.

So you're saying everyone who plays a professional sport, got there from just practicing every once in a while.

[yannickverc]

Weird that you only want advice from people with 1000+ hours.. But here comes some advice from someone with only 300 hours.

 

If you have reached your cap and you can't find any way to improve, that means you can't go past it. It's a good thing that you always want more, it's admirable. But be happy with what you have achieved so far instead of being sad, wondering why you can't keep improving.

 

I hope you'll read the comment of an MG2 pleb.

 

Thanks

[xQubeZx]

I don't get people that can play that often.. I've played since March and I still only have 377 hours.

I don't really know I myself just have lots of free time when I dont workout or are with friends and then I enjoy to play games. Its kind of a hobby and well its easy for me to just chill an evening and play games with friends for maybe 2-5 hours. You like just talk with eachother listn to music and plays.

[Meestagibbon]

Dude I have several games I have played past 500 hours and I wouldn't say I have an addiction since it doesn't affect my real life or any of my "social skills". I just have quite amunt of free time that I like to spend on games. I also workout quite abit so neither you can say I only play games in my free time. 

 

But now to the topic. To get your aim good you really need something you are comfortable with and to find that I think you should try several sensitivitys. Then you have found something that feels good try to improve that sensitivity with aim maps or joining custom pistol only servers (since these are really raw aim practice and no spray control so you only focus on aim) Then spend a lot of time there untill it feels good. Or well it should feel good first and then after the pistol practice it should feel perfect. 

 

This is what I have done and found my sens I'm comfortable with but if you have reached Global you must be quite a good aimer, maybe not perfect but still very good. 

I myself are LEM so just a few ranks below but my game sens is whats troubling me I think. (Got about 500 hours, it is also my first CS)

It just kind of hit me when a long time friend with 450 hours at LE started playing with me, and fragging well, but watching him it was in all of the wrong ways, and I just felt like I needed to figure out my settings and aim, once and for all, I've tried all forms of practice, doing them for hours, but still felt like I wasn't improving. Thank you though.

[demrxz]

I was GN2 about a month ago. I started playing constantly when I had free time, I would play about three match making games a day and aim/ffa for about an hour. I am now LEM. The only tip I have is just keep playing and discovering the game. When you feel comfortable just take a break and when you do play which should be rarely. Play very seriously on a ESEA/CEVO server.

[Meestagibbon]

Weird that you only want advice from people with 1000+ hours.. But here comes some advice from someone with only 300 hours.

 

If you have reached your cap and you can't find any way to improve, that means you can't go past it. It's a good thing that you always want more, it's admirable. But be happy with what you have achieved so far instead of being sad, wondering why you can't keep improving.

 

I hope you'll read the comment of an MG2 pleb.

 

Thanks

I just said 1000 hours because I wanted people serious about the game, 500+ is more than enough to have good aim, my issue is this. I haven't reached my cap, I know it, but I feel like I have, my aim was better as an MGE than it is now, I got to where I am now, from movement, and game sense, with my old aim, I could be so much better, I have missed so many easy shots because of my aim, while I'm positioned perfectly. It's frustrating.

[DildorTheDecent]

Sorry but if someone has over 1,000 hours into a game, he/she has an addiction. The most I have into a game is lile 170 hours.

Could be worse. Could be addicted to shooting horse tranquilizer and heroin... 

[Thony]

Sorry but if someone has over 1,000 hours into a game, he/she has an addiction. The most I have into a game is lile 170 hours.

No, it just means thats their most favorite game. Playing with friends especially. CS:GO, Dota, LoL, HS are the most played games. 

People who go to school and have no other hobbies spend their time playing games and not everyone plays 10 different games.