Eika/Michelle specialist - Mansek

[burnt socket]

Hello, I'm Mansek one of the top players in EU and peaked rank 1 EU. I main Eika/Michelle and im known for my Eika in the community. I played the CN version between beta and launch and peaked at masters 1. I have a good understanding of how you should play with and around your team in both a ranked and competitive environment. Besides my main agents i have decent knowledge about other riflers as well, especially Flavia, Ming, Yvette.

If you have any questions or want to book 1-on-1 session drop a comment on this thread

[fast hornet]

How do I queue challenge mode?

[velvet prairie]

Please carry me, Strinova Pro Coach!

Yo I have been playing Aika, and what is better Awakening 2 or 3? @burnt socket

[burnt socket]

Overall awaken 2 is easier to get value, but if u get used to awakening 3 you can control space for your team and regen yourself after fights so both are viable. TLDR awakening 2 is free dmg, awakening 3 is sustain+area control

[fast hornet]

TL;DR

[velvet prairie]

Wow! Thanks Strinova Pro!

https://tenor.com/view/thumbs-up-that's-rad-so-rad-rad-rad-tv-gif-11628456418057131763

[dark spade]

Hello Mansek I would also like to schedule a coaching session with you, the time can be discussed in dms. I can wait for however long you want .

I'm an APAC Neutron player in global and was pushing to Quark in CN before right before global dropped. I main Ming on attack and Michele on defense with Celestia and Lawine as back-ups if they got yoinked faster than me.

I've been getting taught by Iyu, Waffles and Chengcheng so I have been learning from other high ranking players but I want to keep expanding and learning more to improve my rank .

I do have an EU account I used to troll in ranked with my friends which somehow still netted me proton while I was hard trolling

[junior marsh]

hello I want to book a 1-on-1 session for VOD review. Recently got placed into a high Neutron match, playing Michele and the first time felt so clueless.
I rarely play Michele, was forced to pick Michele since no one was picking her, so I want this session to focus mainly on decision making, pathing and not too deep about Michele mechanics, however I'm willing to learn Michele mechanics as well if we have more time for that session.
I already have the VOD recorded so we can set a schedule when you're up @burnt socket

[nocturne flower]

Hello mansek, i have a simple question about when i should retreat and reposition as michelle. When i get hit with ming q? Aika q? Lawine knife? I find myself sticking to corners alot to try and killtrap someone and often die because i don't know when to get out

[burnt socket]

When doing trap plays with Michelle you need to be hidden. so usually you want to fall back after your position is revealed.

This depends on if your team can help you or not also sometimes you can try it anyways because your team can help you

[lyric wing]

Heya I already think I am at a good level in terms of Michelle setups and playing around them but I still would like to have a session with you to polish them and pick up somethings which I might have missed

AND I am clueless on defending some sites on maps since I usually play 1 site only, so I dont really have setups if I need to change sites

[nocturne flower]

okay so i need to trap unsuspecting people, but what about hard pushes? for example, people usually hard push from cauchy mid to A, and as a michelle i usually either stop the push right there or die. i feel like i can consistently pick off the ming will my turrets, but after that i get mogged while reloading in the little corner

[burnt socket]

Holding cauchy mid to a is rough if you want to play in that corner you need your a link player and c heaven player to help you.If your teammates are not playing close to you its better to just fall back a link and just hold mid to a push. And wait your b players to Sandwich them if possible

[analog bone]

Hello, I set up well with Michele on some sides, but sometimes the entire team of 4 decides to come to the side I'm on, and I struggle to set up properly when I switch to the other side. What are the ideal setups for each map and each side?

[burnt socket]

I suggest to take a look at HeirAir's Michelle map guides if you watch them you can understand the fundamentals of turrets and can work from there. You usually want to mix your setup most of the time to be unpredictable

[nocturne flower]

Sorry but, what's an A link player?

[burnt socket]

The person between A site and Mid

[analog bone]

thanks

[burnt socket]

You need a lot of help to hold that corner its hard

[nocturne flower]

I always thought that the standard for Cauchy A site and B was one watching A long, one is chubby for a killtrap (usually a duelists or mich) and just one in mid

Should I be sitting on link instead?

[burnt socket]

The person on the killtrap should rotate to link if you see them playing heavy mid so he can help you

[nocturne flower]

Okay got it

[burnt socket]

But i often end up going back a link and giving them b site then play with my team

[nocturne flower]

I think I phrased my question pretty poorly

I meant what if I couldn't hold A link

My bad

[burnt socket]

Ohh i thought the corner on the left side

[nocturne flower]

I think of that tunnel more as a killtrap than something I have to hold

[burnt socket]

yeye u can do killtraps there to surprise them for couple rounds

For link you guys should be 3 people holding that if you have proper nades you guys need to hold it

But if you are missing people you can go back base and regroup

[nocturne flower]

Wouldn't base give them a ton of right hand angles tho?

[burnt socket]

Yeah it does but if you are holding it 2 vs 5 you cant really hold it

Often you will have 3 people and will hold it

You should never give them that push

[nocturne flower]

It becomes 2v5 pretty often in my lobbies because the mid player sometimes gets caught by something like ming q+ fuschia a3 unfortunately

[burnt socket]

But if you like stack C for some reason you should retake and go back base or u can try to go A main and play from there

[nocturne flower]

Ic ic

[burnt socket]

Yeah if that players die quickly its kinda strinover

[nocturne flower]

Sometimes I just retreat back into A site and play like a rat

And kill the bomb planter

[burnt socket]

Thats a good play

[nocturne flower]

Tbh tho I don't really know where to go from there

[burnt socket]

You need your team to join you there

[nocturne flower]

Usually after attackers breach A link they'll ignore A site and just rush to our home so I'm safe temporarily

[burnt socket]

Because when you kill planter they need to kill you

[nocturne flower]

Yeah should I hide orr

[burnt socket]

if a lot of people trying to shoot you need to just stall for your team

[nocturne flower]

Alr

[burnt socket]

Drawing fire is actually broken in this game

Wall glide wall tech is funny

[nocturne flower]

Yeah, or playing flavia with ult would be huge here

Unfortunately I'm usually on mich or yvette

[burnt socket]

even if u can stall just a bit with paper its better than just dying

For your team

[nocturne flower]

Would retreating to A long be a good play?

I feel like it's either pathing there or haven

[burnt socket]

it depends so much things hard to tell at this point

But probably you cant make to long if someone is close to you if not yea

[nocturne flower]

makes sense

thanks

ill come back with aika questions next time

[burnt socket]

[modern isle]

Heya! Nice to meet you! Do you like to choose duration or cooldown for purgatory. I like cooldown for awakening 3, but I'm curious your take on it.

[burnt socket]

I was trying out Duration lately but so far cooldown feels better

Because as Eika if you dont have your q, fighting is hard you need your q asap

[livid yoke]

Hey Mansek! I'd like to have a 1 on 1 session, we can set the schedule in dms. My time is GMT+7.

I tried Michele recently and I was clueless on how to play her. I mainly want to know her play style and the mindset of a Michele player.

[tepid swan]

I want play Aika better but i was at APAC

[sterile charm]

Hellooo, I have questions about Michelle. First of all, when you play with Michelle, how do you play? Is it more defensive or aggressive or depending on the team? Also, do you buy 3 turrets or 2 as dmg ?In addition to these, if you can give a few special tactics, it will be so nice. Thank you so much also love from Türkiye ^^

[burnt socket]

How do you play depends on a lot things and you need to change it up sometimes. Most of the times you want to play aggressive tho you shouldnt give free space to attackers.
Usually you buy 3 turrets but you can do some surprise setups with range+dmg upgrade as well.
for tactic always keep 1 turret for your awakening 3

[tepid swan]

Does it able if me record some of my Eika match for you coaching?

[balmy light]

Please teach me Aika coach!

[junior marsh]

+rep
Did a VOD review Michele area 808
The first few minutes was a bit scuffed cuz he had internet issue and had trouble playing the VOD
We went through the VOD round by round, analyze mistakes made in the round, what could have been done better
He also gave feedback about turret placement, what angle to hold, when to be aggressive
At the end of the session, he showed me some new corners that I can play, and some more Michele setup on mid and B Area 8

[dark spade]

+rep
As discussed in dms we went over the vod of a Cosmite game where I got stomped 0-9ed in, he pointed out the problems that me and the whole team had to let this 0-9 situation happen. We also did some 1v1s in customs for him to teach me how to peak effectively, such as doing jump peaks properly etc etc.
Overall very education session and also had good humor during the session, would recommend.

[livid yoke]

+rep
We went over my Aika and Michele vod, mainly focused on Aika. He pointed out what i did wrong and what i did good. He commented on how I need to take corners before engaging in a fight, some Aika tricks and what maps she's strong/weak at.
He also went over some aim training tips for me to improve as well as some Michele turret placements, her role and overall playstyle. Very good session, definitely recommended for beginners!

[nocturne flower]

My glorious aika coach, i have come to bring news that i achieved my first michelle and aika aces in this game

[balmy light]

shut up hokki

[nocturne flower]

Okay

[balmy light]

hokki ❤️

[nocturne flower]

[balmy light]

https://tenor.com/view/shocked-surprised-gasp-what-cat-shock-gif-635629308990545194

[burnt socket]

keep the aces coming

[nocturne flower]

[tepid swan]

+rep
I never use shoulder fire yet, will try remember to use it

[lyric wing]

+rep Really good teacher and very insightful about the game. Taught me a lot in all aspects ranging from A to Z.

[nocturne flower]

hello mansek, i feel like i need to ask how to properly utilise aika ult

do i flank? run it down haven with ming?

more and more recently ive been feeling like i get gunned down before i can properly set up a good ult and get my picks

either my targets manage to glide to a corner and escape the ult or they get backed up

[burnt socket]

i think holding choke points where aika ult shines the most. Often you need to find a choke to hold with your ult or find 1-2 people splitted their team and ult them. Flanking is viable but if u have teammates with you usually you get more value with your team.

[nocturne flower]

that makes sense, but would it be a good tool to push like ming q or anything?

i feel like some situations theres too many chokes for me to ult

[opal pike]

Hello, I would like to book a one on one session to get some feedback on my recent ranked games with Aika, when is the closest time you are available? @burnt socket

[burnt socket]

You can but it depends enemy position and stuff

[burnt socket]

Just select one and hold it usually there is 2 important choke points on sites

[nocturne flower]

i see meow

[nocturne flower]

mr michelle coach i recently bought her skin

[burnt socket]

feeling cute

[dark spade]

That is indeed very cute

[velvet prairie]

felt cute, becoming a celestia main

[cosmic saddle]

Hey I feel like I'm very much playing Eika poorly, I find her fun but I feel like I just, can't always play her because the opponents are usually much better than I am. Idk what to work on specifically as I feel like I'm just bad at everything

anything fundamental I need to know about playing Eika? Not her kit ik how that works but like how to move with her and fight with her? I often lose fights even in 1v1 scenarios sometimes INSIDE cage

I've been told I shouldn't be trying to flank with her and that I should be the one controlling objective yet everytime I try that I get beamed down first

So I can't consider that a viable strategy from my experience

[burnt socket]

if you are losing 1v1 in cage its either enemy have better position than you so you cant even shoot back or you missed your shots.
Flanking with aika is not bad i do flank a lot. most basic but most important tip is you are playing shotgun you need to get close to your enemy without exposing yourself too much

[cosmic saddle]

Yeah but sometimes I feel there's no good way to flank without getting shot from behind or enemies ganging up on me in a 2-3v1

[burnt socket]

than thats a bad flank you need to wait until a good opportunity

[fresh mauve]

i am cute indeed

uwu

[opal pike]

+rep it's been a good session and I have learned a lot about my critical mistakes and how I can fix them!

[coral flower]

hello mansek, i can't aim properly, i want a session with you, and michelle turret placement.

[glossy trail]

hey I'd like to have a 1 on 1 session

[nocturne flower]

Sir, how do you play aika on space labs? I often feel like other than pushing psst chokes and delaying site pushes in post plant I don't do much

[burnt socket]

Try to stay away from mid as aika after you take the site usually you want to watch flank because holding a main or b main is strong with aika skill+shotgun

[nocturne flower]

I usually play with my team so if we do get to breach a site I'm with them and won't really lack behind. But before we do would you say aika is strong in mid? I feel so because of her aoe and forced paper being favourable to her. Also, when do you start watching flank? After clearing site or Right after getting into it?
Lastly, I've been told that if there's a flank we should just all w key into the weaker side. For example, if we take A site and 3 people decide to flank through main while mich alone is Holding the way to their spawn, i will usually w key and run down michelle and go attack the flankers from behind. Should I not do this and play for objectives instead? Just making sure that they don't get into site is enough?

[nocturne flower]

Also, I'd like to ask about windy town later once i have enough concrete questions about it so

[peak narwhal]

hi Mansek, if you have time can you teach me in how to play Eika better, I'm really bad at aiming and some game sense on when to fight and use ult...

[burnt socket]

on mid no, Aika is SO BAD in space lab mid you cant really have close fight in space lab mid and every fight is disadvantage for you if you dont catch them by surprise.
When do you start to watch flank is a situational thing you need to find that yourself.
your last question pushing the weaker side is usually the correct play but you need to do it with your team

[nocturne flower]

If aika isn't good at middle, how should I play in the situation where we can't get into site then?

Follow up on ming and output firepower with her or?

[burnt socket]

yeah just try to enter site with her or while your team is working on A, try watching lurk

behind the boxes or stuff

[nocturne flower]

Towards A long or towards B entrance?

There's 2 boxes I'm thinking of

[burnt socket]

towards mid entrance

[nocturne flower]

Oh mid entrance

[burnt socket]

idk you can cook yourstyle but watching lurk somehow while they are working on some site

is good

[nocturne flower]

I usually watch there as well, but usually get caught off gaurd when the lurk doesn't come from middle but from B long

[burnt socket]

yeah keep your ears open

[nocturne flower]

Alright

[burnt socket]

they gotta make sound while coming to u

[nocturne flower]

People moving in middle won't be heard by me when I'm outside right? So if i hear anything i should be able to tell where they come from

[burnt socket]

yeah i believe inside isnt hearable

[sweet lichen]

+Rep. Gave solid advice on what I can improve on during a live game and how to improve and fix certain habits.

[velvet prairie]

my goat, saved my family from a burning building and later bought me 10 lambos

+Rep

[nocturne flower]

@burnt socket can i send you a cauchy vod for vod review? no need live or anything, i also just dont talk alot so i feel like theres not much difference between me being there live. just video or text reviews is fine as well.

also im apac so its quite hard to schedule something together

[burnt socket]

yeah vod reviews always easier so i prefer that as well

sure u can

[nocturne flower]

Should i dm it or send it here?

Thanks again

[burnt socket]

dm me

[coral flower]

+rep it was a very good session and his explanation was very good, he listened to each of my questions and offered different solution suggestions.

[peak narwhal]

+rep the coaching session was helpful and full of info that's easy to digest and learn from.

[nocturne flower]

+rep step by step review for where I'm wasting my utility and my bad habits. Also entertained my ideas for new plays i want to try out. also pointed out some decision making mistakes and i shouldn't always try to run to my team mates if I'm in a weird position. I didn't get any tech i can steal tho

[junior marsh]

coach do you offer 1-on-1 VOD review for non-Michele, non-Eika agents?

[cosmic saddle]

Hey coach, what's some tips and movement tech to flank on Eika? Even on the toughest maps

[floral owl]

+Rep

I received a lot of points to work on, they were provided in a way that I can work on them 1 by 1 like a checklist which makes them easier to digest.

I still may not fully grasp some of them but he told me to let him know if i had any additional questions in the future.

Thanks again Mansek, Ill be working on my mechanics more and will look to be more proactive in initiating fights

[burnt socket]

emm.. try to flank after teamfight starts and get close as possible before they see you

[nocturne flower]

Mansek what are the best teammates/comps for aika?

Recently I've been getting alot of double marksmen games and i just feel like I don't work well with them

I've even had a game where we lost a 7-1 lead cuz my team wanted to double marksmen on cauchy instead of picking a ming

[burnt socket]

yeah u dont work well with them but its okay

[burnt socket]

yeah playing sniper on cauchy is a crime

aika likes to play with riflers ofc meredith,celestia,lawine enables her so much

[nocturne flower]

Because she can bait them or bait for them in that range?

Also, what about baimo? Double shotgun seem to usually be looked down on but idrk why

[junior marsh]

+rep
Went for a Maddelena VOD review on Windy Town. Not his main but I still got some good advice
We discuss what I did good and what I could do better.
He pointed out some of the paint spot, utility usage and criticized my gunfight hygiene because I didn't abuse jump that much

[burnt socket]

aika and baimo wants to do same things so it collides they both try to take the fight after the teammates

and not enough firepower for midrange

[nocturne flower]

Ic ic

[heavy cove]

If I main Eika who do I play on defence

[burnt socket]

Maybe baimo but i dont play him at all you can pick anything

[nocturne flower]

Mansek what should i do if I'm often playing at a pace too fast for my ming as aika

Sometimes i die for it, more often than not i just waste my q i feel like especially when i play a2

Idk why but there are some terribly slow mings

[cosmic saddle]

I play Audrey personally, but that's only because Audrey is the only other fire based character

[heavy cove]

Fire?

[cosmic saddle]

Audrey's ult is basically a molotov grenade launcher

[heavy cove]

Oh yeah I forget she is just tachanka

[fresh mauve]

hi mansek

plz teach

[nocturne flower]

Hi felt

Plz carry

[burnt socket]

just bait them :3

as aika i dont think you should lead pushes

maybe sometimes

but yea just follow people or do your own thing

[burnt socket]

hi felt i dont know what i am doing tho

[nocturne flower]

Okay but the thing is like

When i push i can still get space cuz the enemies haven't rotated yet

But if i follow ming ion wanna push anymore cuz i see 4 people in site

But ming pushes anyway

Sometimes with bomv

Bomb

He's too slow and lets the enemy come so like

I genuinely feel like i have to go take that space

Like these mings in plat usually don't use their head at all

[burnt socket]

things like this are good you are right you can take space like that solo

if u see your ming pushes something he shouldnt just dont follow its okay as well u cant do anything

if he is slow dont play around him play for yourself

[nocturne flower]

How so?

Like lurking?

[burnt socket]

lurking is a option

holding flank is a option

[nocturne flower]

[burnt socket]

for examply on cauchy A site

[nocturne flower]

Ye

[burnt socket]

if he is pushing tower you dont always need to push tower with him

just stay lower or try to fight platform

it depends how enemy plays as well but

you dont always need to play with your ming

thats the point

[nocturne flower]

Okay

Thank you sensei

[burnt socket]

[nocturne flower]

[inland arch]

do you post your gameplay or general tips anywhere? Exercises one can do to improve

[heavy cove]

Would we be able to do a VoD sesh

[nocturne flower]

I just got my first aika ace in ranked

[heavy cove]

I got a double ace as Eika!

[heavy cove]

The stinger is a good secondary right

[nocturne flower]

I GOT ONTO TOP 100 AIKAS APAC

[nocturne flower]

the top players use it

its good for heat farm

not so much for damage

[fresh mauve]

it's competitive in apac?

lol

[heavy cove]

Eikas lowest point entry is 2900-ish

I think shes the highest next to Ming

[burnt socket]

i always use the deagle idk maybe i should try

[burnt socket]

gzgz

[heavy cove]

What should I do if the team does not take the space created by the duelist?

Do I just not push and play around them?

[severe kindle]

anyone knows where can I get vods of high level eika gameplay ?

[burnt socket]

yea

[burnt socket]

sadly i dont have aika games to share recently training other agents, will post when i have one

[lost notch]

Starting to main eika on attack and could use advice in general to hopefully get better at it.
Would love coaching for defense too though I main Leona there but again I just want to get better in general.

[nocturne flower]

Mr aika coach, with the recent nerfs to aika, making her heat gain substantially worse from summons, should i still go heat conversion rate before cooldown?

[lost notch]

Well its not out for global yet so i wouldnt worry too much

[burnt socket]

i think you should go cooldown -5 first right now as well

at least thats what i do

[burnt socket]

dont think you are a duelist when playing aika shotgun characters are weird in this game you either play off of your teammates or play around corners so u can take close fights

i have no clue about leona

[lost notch]

Well im looking to get better in general too maybe but idk. I just know im missing something

[burnt socket]

for that i can do vod review

or 1-on-1 session

[lost notch]

1 on 1 would be prefferable

[nocturne flower]

so smth like

fire rate> armour> cd > a2/a3 > string dmg > heat% (if a2) > reload speed > spread control?

[burnt socket]

spread third for me

sometimes second depending on the map

[nocturne flower]

oke

[heavy cove]

+Rep In-depth vod review - included many gameplay tips and tricks including when and how to push, as well general gameplay advice.

[cosmic saddle]

wait she got nerfed? Since when?

What patch gave her nerfs?

[nocturne flower]

yesterday

cn

[cosmic saddle]

yeah that's a different server

[heavy cove]

S3

Wait Eika got double layers of Nerfs?

Gawd Damb

[ashen fiber]

eika got one nerf

she gains less energy shooting "passive" stuff

like maomao turret

[heavy cove]

Ontop of the damage and fire rate nerfs

yikes

[ashen fiber]

oh yeah it isnt one

mb

[cosmic saddle]

tbh that's fine. I don't use her ult for damage, I use it as a zoning/stop hitting me tool

[burnt socket]

blue fire used to one-shot enemies probably they removed that

im not sure tho

[heavy cove]

I think it puts it just below the threshold so heavy armor users will still be alive

[fierce lava]

Almighty specialist, can you help me table the turns in my matches?

(teach me how to position properly and stuff)

[nocturne flower]

@burnt socket am i cute?

[burnt socket]

[heavy cove]

I bought a 39 Gram Mouse!

[severe kindle]

Could I get a session, or vod review ? :3

[fierce lava]

+Rep
gave me life changing advice (by teaching me not to die) 🤯

[knotty dragon]

+rep
told my friend how to right hand peek properly (lifechanging advice)

[nocturne flower]

@burnt socket look!!!!

[burnt socket]

omg he is so good

[burnt socket]

[nocturne flower]

[nocturne flower]

@burnt socket can i send over a replay for review? I feel like it's a really fun game for me, but unfortunately I didn't record it. It's ming/michelle, and it was really close so i'd like for it to get reviewed

[nocturne flower]

Oh and also, should I record the replay and put it on yt or send you the replay download?

[burnt socket]

putting on YouTube is always better

Send me on dms

[nocturne flower]

Okay I'll also try to type out the comms as i remember it after i record

[junior marsh]

playing in APAC having comms is unreal

[nocturne flower]

trioing so we had some people

[short wadi]

gegu...

[velvet prairie]

[nocturne flower]

I dunno if I can +rep a second time, but I vod reviewed again and it's really helpful to teach me how to properly take up space.

+rep

[short wadi]

many +rep

[junior marsh]

coach I got in top 800 APAC playing non-duelist agents and solo

[nocturne flower]

coach i might need a break from aika

[burnt socket]

you mean its only aika time right

[nocturne flower]

No

I LOST THE 50/50

[nocturne flower]

By the way coach

If I'm holding an angel as yvette

But they smoke knife me

Is it viable for me to abuse invis and dodge it

And keep holding

They definitely know my location though

[burnt socket]

if they dont expect is it will work tho if you beam them c:

probably not worth tho its just a gamble

most of the time it will not work

[nocturne flower]

So basically I've traded and made them use enough util for me to get out winning that trade?

[burnt socket]

yeah thats worth

[nocturne flower]

Okay tsank you

[heavy cove]

Michele feels a little OP

[burnt socket]

[echo marten]

+rep

[short wadi]

@burnt socket i need that mansek review!!

[burnt socket]

which review

[short wadi]

vod review!!!

[burnt socket]

send it on dms

🫡

[short wadi]

I'll find it later

🐏

Since hokki got grounded imma do her job

[burnt socket]

WHA

[short wadi]

😹

weekly vod for u g

[nocturne flower]

Senpai loves me so much?

[burnt socket]

[junior marsh]

I'm flexing for my beloved coach
I'm in top 200 APAC let's goooo
Controller solo to Quark will be achieved

wait I'm the only one who's play controller on both T and CT in top 200

[cosmic saddle]

So with the changes to the blue upgrades I assume fire rate is the optimal choice?

[junior marsh]

coach I need help on Yvette, this agent is so hard wtf

[burnt socket]

yeah it is fire rate -> stringfy dmg -> spread is my new path for blues

sometimes i buy spread first instead of stringfy depending on the map

[burnt socket]

stand behind bear shoot c:

[junior marsh]

dear coach I'm gonna need a coaching session for Yvette soon...

on the other hand my Maddie is getting clean, I can perform in Singus/SSs lobby

[tranquil orchid]

[burnt socket]

[tranquil orchid]

Yo Mansek

What can I do to find my sens

[burnt socket]

I'm not really a aim guy but this tips can help you

• Don't look others and think oh shi my sens is high/low sens is just preference
• if you are not sure your sens is high/low you can record your gameplay and watch how you aim and see if you are overaiming or underaiming than change your sens according to that
• and when you are changing to a sens i suggest you 2x lower/higher it for example if you are going from 2 to 1.5 just send it to 1 and play 1-2 day like that than slowly go up it usually helps if u want to change your sens
  in the end sens is just comfort thing dont think about it too much i know people on high elo play 1.1 sens 800 dpi / 5 sens 800 dpi both works

[tranquil orchid]

❤️

[alpine turtle]

Dear coach
I want to be good at eika. You know eika got seriously nerf after release because of that Im not touching eika ever since but because there upcoming eika legendary skin I want to be eika main. There any overall view what eika main goal as duelist how to got great value as her and what awaken should I master it.

For your knowledge I use almost all agent especially Ming, Meredith, Kokona, Kanami, Lawine, Michelle, Flavia, Fuchsia, Manddelena. My style kinda chaos and push like there no tommorow as duelist. Because of that I always ded as eika. So I need information or tips how eika supposed to be used

Thank you 🥰

[short wadi]

@burnt socket grrr weekly vod tmr meow

[burnt socket]

As aika you shouldn't think yourself as a duelist. Aika is a selfish character and because she has shotgun you dont usually push with her. When you are pushing site you have couple options like just watching lurk/follow your ming and support him/just do your own thing in site. And most important part about aika's kit is her skills try to focus on getting value from them. Aika's weapon is pretty easy so she is not aim dependent that much if u wanna be good aika Positioning and using skills optimally is the main spots u want to focus on improving

[burnt socket]

[alpine turtle]

Noted thank coach

[short wadi]

Hokki got back but im still stealing her job 🗣️

[junior marsh]

coach I need VOD reviews

[nocturne flower]

Everyone I play with/against is a bum, no vod review material

I'm not even thinking

When I play

[short wadi]

Smoke and ran into a2 nobu

😹😹😹😹😹

[nocturne flower]

Senpai

I was trolling the entire day

I didn't realise i had to be serious

[short wadi]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1064251784324988968/1221479002959515760/yonovoyadecirnada.gif

[nocturne flower]

if i get quark will you play with me

[short wadi]

Hah

[velvet prairie]

im not mansek, but i play a lot of Aika, the way i see it at least, u just lurk for a bit and try and find someone alone u can kill, if u get the kill ur will have "blue fire" (the passive thingy) essentially what im tryna say is, u play slow to look for a kill and then snowball into more kills with blue fire passive (you save your Q if possible to use when u have blue fire available). If u cant find a kill u can slowly build bar up by periodically dealing damage, thats a bit harder to do tho

as mansek said

u aint a duelist

u hella selfish character

look for 1v1s, or someone that isnt expecting u

and then snowball that into massive blue fire dmg

usually 1 real good use of ur Q will win a round

[alpine turtle]

What the good way to use Q? Before I engaged or after I build up my passive or when they want to push me?

They usually just ran out before my Q active fully

[velvet prairie]

99% of the time I only use it after I get blue fire, Mansek has told me use it more often but I just said "fuck u" (we are friends), I think both are good, it's just what you're comfortable with, I consider myself really good at building up passive bar quickly so I can afford to save my Q

It really depends how u want to play

[alpine turtle]

I see noted
Oh yeah what awaken you choose 2 or 3?

[velvet prairie]

2 always

Also the way I use my Q, after I've built up charge, I try and get to a chokepoint and just plop my Q in a big group, for the sole point of damage. I essentially try to hit as many people as possible with my Q

Pretty much as soon u fill up passive, u wanna use your Q as quickly as possible

Somewhere good

[alpine turtle]

Ok nice info

Thank you

[velvet prairie]

[flat yarrow]

@burnt socket

🙏

[tribal brook]

Hey @burnt socket , still doing VOD reviews by chance?

[burnt socket]

i will start doing them middle of the month

[tribal brook]

Sounds good, send them via DMs then?

[burnt socket]

yep

[patent dock]

How do i get coach

[proper vector]

@burnt socket any chance of a vod review pls

[hollow wing]

You send a VOD through DMs

[burnt socket]

next week i will do them

[proper vector]

@burnt socket prefer vod file or actual gameplay recorded?

[burnt socket]

actual gameplay recorded is always better
i can see your minimap and your aim better

[nocturne flower]

Coach I miss you

[alpine turtle]

Eika got nerf again

[tribal brook]

~~30 dmg nerf with blue ult

the timer to use her ult I don't like personally

[patent dock]

eika is bad enough why do they have to make her worse

[burnt socket]

[proper vector]

start now?

[burnt socket]

yeah u can send me in dms

[proper vector]

is it true that if you let yourself get hit by explosion u get extra ult charge?

[burnt socket]

yeah when the victory text comes up you get the credits so after that if you die you get a extra ult point

it can be jumping off the map/dying to bomb/dying on the ground

you still get the credits + ult point

[patent dock]

+rep

[paper osprey]

Hey, looking for a coach to help me get better on Attacker side. I think I am OK on defence. I am really bad at keep track of team and following. I can't be leader cuz I have bad aim

[vernal notch]

Can u coach me on lawine?

[errant talon]

Can i ask for some coaching?

[vernal notch]

Mansek best coach ong

[burnt socket]

https://tenor.com/view/patchouli-touhou-fumo-sus-suspicious-gif-7007991959522694946

[errant talon]

always a good idea to get feedback

[vernal notch]

I have super secret mansek technique files

[cosmic saddle]

Hey I haven't played since mid-season 3. What's all different for Eika?

[burnt socket]

im slowly getting back to game and didnt have time to test out aika that much
but it seems like hp change hurt aika significantly because all her abilities is around dealing dmg. percent wise she is dealing less dmg now and you cant save her ult anymore u need to use all 3 in 15 seconds so no more kill 1 then wait kill another one type gameplay which was broken.

[lyric atlas]

Looking for a coach to help me work around my tm8s and overall improve. Been having no improvement yet pouring countless of hours everyday so I'd like to get a bit of a boost

[knotty dragon]

!mansek

[dark moss]

coach me my goat!!