Silver 2 Deathmatch, pls give advice

[paper zinc]

https://youtu.be/THB53IxU5qg
heres my tracker if its helpful:
https://tracker.gg/valorant/profile/riot/Etikle%2369420/overview
sens is 800 dpi 0.3

i was lagging a bit during this but its mostly normal

[limpid current]

1. Lower your video settings.
2. Sloppy pre-aiming.
3. Playing too passively—you’re waiting for enemies to walk into your crosshair, which won’t help you improve. Try playing without sound; it will help you a lot over time. (I like using sound for warm-up and playing without it for improvement.)

Your movement is fine for Silver. This DM isn’t really helping since your mechanics are above the average Silver level. A competitive game VOD would probably be more useful in identifying the main reasons you’re still in Silver.

[paper zinc]

what would lowering my video settings do? I already get consistently more fps than my monitors' refresh rate

[charred timber]

i agree with you, but another way you can solve it is just by configuring your sound. if you know someone is there, it’s okay to wait, but if you don’t hear them you shouldn’t blindly wait hoping someone will run into your crosshairs.

so many people have issues with not hearing some minuscule yet impactful sound

[limpid current]

thats what im sayinh stop waiting for people to run into ur crosshair in general except ur training click timing

[charred timber]

w advice 🔥

agreed

[limpid current]

effects like viper wall are way bigger and could get you killed sometimes

and high settings are very shiny and bright which could cause more distractions

[paper zinc]

alr ty, I'll try to implement this in my games and if I'm still stuck I'll post a comp vod

[limpid current]

yes

just keep grinding