630+ Wins, Almost 2000 Hours... But Still Stuck in Silver.

[techno]

[WARNING - LONG POST]

You've read the title.

I've been debating asking for help, as people online are always unpredictable, and well, it's quite embarrassing to admit this. But I have no other choice; and I don't know what to do anymore.

Here's my situation:

When I was young, my father introduced me to CS1.6 and CSS. I loved playing those games a lot, so when the CS:GO trailer came out, I was ecstatic.

I got the game when it came out. By 2014, I reached MG2 simply by solo-queuing. At this point I was in love with the game. I remember watching a lot of Ninjas in Pyjamas, back then when CS:GO eSports will very young: when players like GeT_RiGhT, f0rest, Pasha, and JW were known as the best. At this point, I had about 800 hours on the game.

After 2014 however, I stopped playing. I don't exactly remember why, but at this time, High School started driving my attention to other things, other video games and such.

I would continue to leave this game more or less untouched until 2018, when my friends invited me to play CS:GO with them.

I fell in love with the game again. I caught up with almost all of the eSport scene. A big example was watching Cloud9 win the ELEAGUE Boston Major, otherwise remembered as the "greatest CS:GO finals in history": it made me want to play again.

However, this was when I soon found out CS:GO completely changed the ranking system. I was now in silver... but surely, I thought. Surely, I could just work hard, rework my game sense, my aim, and work my way back to where I once was.

Little did I know, that wasn't just "harder than you'd think": it's outright bloody impossible.

Yes, I know it actually isn't. But that's exactly how I feel now right now. Bloody, and impossible.

To quickly get back into the CS flow, I watched a LOT of pro games (which was easy since I'm obsessed with the CS:GO eSport scene anyway, and have always been).

I've spent about 80-100 hours on Aim Botz (the Ulletical map). My average time for the 90 degree 100 kill challenge (HS only, AK) is 1:05.

I've racked up another 1100 hours since the beginning of 2019, mainly playing MM with my friends, who have also sort of started to get serious about their rank too.

But it still isn't enough. I'm still stuck in silver, despite being able to top-frag about 85% of my games, had a 15 win streak that got me to the edge of SEM, but only to start losing games uncontrollably again.

My friends, people in MM chat, and even my brother (who also plays) have mocked me for being a silver with 2000 hours, despite practising seriously for the last year or so.

Even while I know they're joking, I know they're right. They're so damn right, and it hurts like hell. I've invested so much time into this video game, it hurts to think if all this passion has gone to nothing.

Back then in 2014, silvers were known for placing their crosshair on the ground, not knowing how to walk, spraying AKs while running forward, and not buying any utility at all.

Now, it feels like silver is the new MG2. My opponents always seem to have the consistency of Astralis and the aim of freaking Twistzz.

I don't like admitting this to my friends, but I've gotten serious into my CSGO practice. I've fully memorised the spray pattern of the main rifles (M4A4, AK, AUG, Krieg (when it was op--rip tho).

I've learned how to use utility effectively, line-ups, flashes, etc (also for helping teammates push areas - I find that in almost all of my games I have the most EF flashes, and by a decent amount) mainly by watching YT tutorials and pro matches.

I'd say AWP is my best weapon, as in most games when I main AWP I generally get multi-kills every successful round that my team has. I also practice it a lot; but it's not by "best" by a large margin. Nowadays I spend more time practising rifles.

What I'm trying to say, is, well... I'm not sure what to do anymore.

For example, it feels like the opponent always knows where I am, and I swear to HELL they always peek when I stop watching/pull out a nade. This has become so much of a problem recently that I've become demotivated towards the end of matches. And I swear to heck it isn't bad luck either: when I re-watch the demos my opponents push places at the most illogical, random timings, and for no reason. It's ridiculous.

I'm not one of those silvers that accuses the enemy of hacking whenever they dominate me: I got past that stage back in 2014. But nowadays, when I review my demos, often the player I suspect is cheating (which I wish wasn't as often as it is now) is blatantly doing so. But the VAC system right now (or really, ever) cannot handle the ever-growing load of cheaters, and blatant ones go on without being banned for months.

While this is a problem, I'm not blaming cheaters for me being stuck in silver.

This game confuses me. I'm literally mimicking what pro players do. I use their positions, their nades, their timings, etc. While my aim is obviously nowhere close to theirs, I still play safe by holding angles, peaking with flashes, using smokes wherever and whenever appropriate.

I learn their play style. I adopt it. I try to understand their reasoning for it. I tell my friends to do the same.

Yet, here I am: stuck at the bottom of a video game that I've been playing for years, and for once in any video game, not knowing what major mistake I'm making.

What do you guys think? What's your opinion on my issue? Do you have a similar experience?

I'm open for constructive criticism of all sorts: am I thinking about this wrong? Is my thought-process false?

- a struggling Silver

[Der Pirat]

skip lähetti viestin:

try faceit, I think the players at faceit and MM play differently, more room to learn

Bad idea if he can't even climb out of silver he won't enjoy faceit at all.
I know globals that are hardstuck on faceit level 3 he would have 2-5 kill matches constantly if even and would get reports (or in premium kicks) for griefing after every match.
Lowest should be around DMG you join faceit or esea and even then you will continuesly bottom frag.

For silver I would suggest esportal (in eu) they have alot of lower ranks as well que times are fine too unless you look for games around 3am-8am.

[ZiG ZaG]

If you are that dedicated. Watch pro videos and watch your own plays and compare. Learn from your mistakes.
Also if you are solo Q and you don't have at least 1 friend to rely on. You must be ready to 1v5 every round, every game, getting at least 8MVPs, playing like one for the most of rounds, every early death in a round might cause you the game if you don't win the next few, helping out your teams economy etc.

2v5 is doable in any round in any scene silver to pro.

I am sure if you are trying to Reach Gold Nova 1 and be satisfied with it, your approach will eventually bear fruit 100%. If you want to climb higher, I imagine this would be the only way. I don't know tho. I was placed in Silver 2 back in 2014 and in 2-3 years got to DMG with trash setup. Now I am Gold Nova 1-2 and I feel stuck. But I am also too lazy/working a steady job to have same dedication to improve. Especially when you need to re learn what you already feel you know.
Also other FPS games can create bad habbits that you don't even realize are there. Idk just my opinion

[teinick]

I suggest you to play with your friends,or……sliver forever～

[N.]

1. Do not be toxic, always give each other improvements (round by round).
2. Be positive every round. Even if you are losing, keep that positive vibe.
3. Have a calm mind and do not think of anything that could bring you down. (aim and positions)
4. Warm up before every game you play and get a feel for your aim.
5. Watch pro players, how they position themselves and how they crosshair placement.
6. Learn the map every time you play and also don't forget to tell your teammates.
7. Communicate within your team.

[Jeromy]

LOL i have 2.1k hours and don't think i have ever even got silver 4. its probably because i only have phases of playing comp every 6 months. other than that i play on community servers

[76561198184709510]

stop caring

[76561199189504821]

Бро, тебе нужно тренироваться

[Snium.GcC]

You are a good person and I would love to have a friend like you. VAC does not have sincere services, and STEAM does not treat users sincerely. Video game ranking systems refuse to reflect the true abilities and worth of each individual. My suggestion is to match by game time rather than rank. Including the game DOTA2. STEAM is a great company and I really hope the company gets better and better, especially when it comes to level playing. Give all users a fair environment