KAY/O | HAVEN | GOLD 3

[nimble lark]

My previous mistakes were my util usage. I want to know if my util usage is somewhat good and want to know what you would have done in that situation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_kffYQ7Zuc&ab_channel=yyx

My tracker is https://tracker.gg/valorant/profile/riot/hajun%231400/overview

[surreal cairn]

Defense Notes
Round 1: They push onto site and you take a 50 instead of flashing.
Round 3: You rotate off one person and dont use the knife for info on A before rotating
Round 6: I want to see you setting up fights with your teammates more. Tell your team im going to flash out of the smoke and to swing with you.
Round 7: That flash didnt flash anything and you peeked with it. Since you missed that flash but you wanted info you could have used the knife deep grass. You took another 50 in garage when you had a flash
Round 8: I dont know what you are mollying. If they in cubby tell your reyna to push him and isolate the fight with the molly instead of throwing it and leaving
Round 9: If you are trying to push a potentially lurking breach tell your sage to push with you.
Round 10: Im not sure where you learned this kayo knife line up from but personally I think that a knife in cubby or you just throwing it is better and gets info faster for your team. This lineup takes a long time to land and by the time it landed the team could be up and just break it.
Round 12: I like this util usage. Knife to get info, retake site fast, Flash out of smoke and get kills. I want to see you use the ult at least 2 or 3 times a half if possible and try to use the ult as much as possible

As a kayo you are trying to find out where the enemy team is pushing by gathering infomation for the team. For example if you knife C and there is 5 people there, your team can take up all the space on A and B and it is much harder for the other team to get the space back. Same thing with the flashes. Never take dry swings or 50s when you have a flash. Always try to set you or your team up for flash kills and try to make space for duelists with the flash.

[smoky tapir]

4:08 is crazy. Jump hs

I didn't watch the whole thing yet but how come I don't hear any flash coms

Your economy management is crucial

On round 7, 2k on a save round without being able to buy at least a sheriff is crazy

I also don't understand why we wasted the flash

did you think someone was going to magically lurk on garage on your save round?

Eco rounds you should be forming ideas and playing a lot together because individually, you guys will lose your gun fights

Most importantly you do not knife at the beginning of the round

I don't think you under how good kayo is on haven

3 Spots that you really only need to learn knife on defense maybe 2 that completely dictates where they are playing

Usually 2 does the most damage because it legit clears A and covers up window

when you get 0 knife hits from 2
it ditates that hey

1. They are rushing C
2. They are split C (some going grass)
3. They could be playing up mid

and usually you can eliminate Rushing C because the C person will dictate that outcome

If you Do 1,
its just info gathering that they are pushing A or not
on Pistol rounds you want to auto knife

I rarely ever seen anyone play default on pistol round, thats just goofy

its either going to be a A hit (with at least 3+ tagged)
or no knife meaning they will push C

Im noticing that your positioning for holding angles is bad

2v1 Situation

why are we not playing together with the reyna

its planted for long

you guys could legit play back long
and double swing on bomb tap

you also have to play attention to the agents that you are fighting

"Last enemy is a skye"
what are kits that skye has

now imagine a scenario where skye walks up behind site
and throws a flash

are you in a position of cover?

If no one is playing backsite to watch CT

never hold right side boxes

you are exposed to too many angles and it just so happens that after I I mention that
you open yourself to more opportunities of death

26 minutes into the round

"flashing site"

Flashing where???

Why aren't we pre coming where the flash is landing

Im not seeing any pre round coms
so you guys are just rushing randomly and hoping it works out

Also who's pushing (no one). No one is going to be able to take advantage of the flash

also this is minor

you just knife
and it cleared garage, so why did you spray the corner 😭

the two location you should be focusing on
is there an enemy in that corner/smoke
and garage window

use mollys to isolate angles

we're back at the ride side box again

what are we holding

what im thinking right now is how can I help jett or reyna
its a 5v4
3 of them have ults. The most likely used one will be reyna or skye

the first person that's going to die in that picture, is jett
why? They have a breach and a skye.
Their util is going to clear jett completely. in a scenario like that,
you need to be playing with her and have flashes ready. the moment you make contact that they are pushing out
you tuck and flash then you and jett swing at the same time

Im dipping bruh

[nimble lark]

so playing together and postioning is my weakness?

and decision making?

@smoky tapir in my next game what should i be thinking about to avoid all of those mistakes?

[smoky tapir]

we need to start from the basics and formulate a plan

if you done a vod for whj

[nimble lark]

i haven't

[smoky tapir]

you need to be pre planning literally 90% of your rounds

I don't know what crazy idea or stuff you want to try out but make sure the team understands it

now if they don't follow
you can blame them

[nimble lark]

after i recorded that vod i was saying stuff like "Lets do a A split 2-3 go main and the rest go thru mid"

is that acceptable?

[smoky tapir]

but thats general

as team you need to understand who's doing what

be more specific

Example

Omen, I want you to go C long and blind right side of the site
Skye, I need you to come garage with me and clear it with your dog. I'll scale off it
After positioning is ready, jett I want you to dash in

[nimble lark]

but does it matter on who i tell

[smoky tapir]

well yes?

every character plays a different role

[nimble lark]

yeah but i don't know who would be best for each task

[smoky tapir]

you want to make sure everyone knows what they are doing

do you understand the abilities that most agents have

[nimble lark]

yes

[smoky tapir]

shouldn't that help clear your understanding?

[nimble lark]

Lets say i have 2 duelist on my team, Jett and reyna. I want a duelist to come with me in garage does it matter on who i pick?

[smoky tapir]

I mean not really

but I'd personally say reyna

because jett you'd want her to push into site

she's a agent like raze or neon that can fast push

its not a radiant lobby we don't need to be that indepth

you could just ask kj to push with your or idk

but you want to keep in mind that
we should be able to play off each other
and if I die, someone should be able to trade me

[nimble lark]

Now that i know how to properly pre round comm what else do i need to work out

[smoky tapir]

I think learning positioning is prolly the hardest
and it effects all the way to even higher level so don't be too hard on yourself

but what you can start off is by limiting the amount of angles you are exposed to

using a lot of the minimap

and understand when and where you can play your utilities with your teammates

I'd say crosshair placement could be work on but its proficient from what I've seen

[nimble lark]

Was there any point in the vod where i was positioned good?

[smoky tapir]

I didn't really keep track of that
And imma be honest im not really tryna run it back again

[nimble lark]

nah its fine

so is that pretty much all i need to work on?

[smoky tapir]

I'll just take this 1v1 though
I want you to be more aware of the opponents you are facing

what are you utilities that breach has?

how can I avoid it

in this case I would have waited for my knifes
and then throw it to disable

giving me a fair 50/50 chance of fighting

cause lets say breach didn't just swing you
he flashed

you're dead

[nimble lark]

honestly i wasn't thinking about his util, i was only thinking about his positioning

[smoky tapir]

its a problem that a lot of people faced

I also do that sometimes

but sometimes you want to be keep composure

[nimble lark]

so is that pretty much it?

[smoky tapir]

I'd start from there

Im not a high level player so I can't critique every single detail

but you can definitely rank up and improve with some of these takeaways

[nimble lark]

should i constantly think about what util the enemys can use on me or my team on defense in my next game?