How do you train for CS2?

[failxontour]

besides like 99% of other players whine and complain about cheaters. Then go to bed to do the same tomorrow but possibly in vc?

Is there a way you can train for CS2, and ofc still get your ass whopped? But with more intermediate players. I could think of faceit if that was still arround rn, custom aim maps or custom servers but they are no more too? How do actual pro's train currently?

^^

[Just A Silly Goose]

Refrag has some training stuff up, there is a free warmup map you can find in their discord. Their deathmatch servers are free afaik too.

[failxontour]

Originally posted by Nido (Nuke Enjoyer):

Refrag has some training stuff up, there is a free warmup map you can find in their discord. Their deathmatch servers are free afaik too.

Do you have to use -insecure flag to join their servers or just click play?

[MrHustler]

I trained by just playing the game in Premier competitive! The only way you're going to get better at the game is if you're playing against people that are better than you not versing Bots!

[failxontour]

Originally posted by MrHustler:

I trained by just playing the game in Premier competitive! The only way you're going to get better at the game is if you're playing against people that are better than you not versing Bots!

Problem is that i don't have a proper team. And I kinda wanna use my native language. As people tend to play better if they all can use the same langauge and build a strat. Solo-Q did not work out for me on CS:GO for a long time. Just got frustrated, irritated by the teammates that I got.

[MrHustler]

Originally posted by failX:

Originally posted by MrHustler:

I trained by just playing the game in Premier competitive! The only way you're going to get better at the game is if you're playing against people that are better than you not versing Bots!

Problem is that i don't have a proper team. And I kinda wanna use my native language. As people tend to play better if they all can use the same langauge and build a strat. Solo-Q did not work out for me on CS:GO for a long time. Just got frustrated, irritated by the teammates that I got.

All I do is solo works for me and eveyone else! If you're getting mad at your teammates that's a you problem!

[Frezmo]

Originally posted by failX:

besides like 99% of other players whine and complain about cheaters. Then go to bed to do the same tomorrow but possibly in vc?

Is there a way you can train for CS2, and ofc still get your ass whopped? But with more intermediate players. I could think of faceit if that was still arround rn, custom aim maps or custom servers but they are no more too? How do actual pro's train currently?

^^

rn it's just valve server DMs

when workshop comes out it will be reflex bot training mixed with DM community servers

[Frezmo]

Originally posted by MrHustler:

I trained by just playing the game in Premier competitive! The only way you're going to get better at the game is if you're playing against people that are better than you not versing Bots!

Not true.

The way to improve your pure mechanics is to drill your muscle memory daily. If you kill 20 people per 60min premier match it will take you 50 hours to kill 1000 people.

If you really want to get better at aim use an aim bots server where the bots move around you quickly 360 degrees. And make sure you're not standing still to prac counter strafing. (and you shouldn't be standing still ever in CS unless your holding an angle anyways)

You can get about 1000 kills per 25 mins. Basically meaning that if you did it for 50 hours you would muscle memory train aim with a certain weapon 120,000 times opposed to 1000 times assuming that you 20 bomb every game you play by just playing PUGs.


If you really want to improve, speaking as a player who has IGLed for lvl 10 teams before.

Mechanically you use aim servers, PUGS don't help you improve.

Game intuition, you want to watch pro games, look at the mini-map, analyse the game on GOTV and watch back your own games, pick out things you do "badly" maybe it's cross heir placement, maybe it's movement, maybe it's utility knowledge etc.

Utility you just need to get yourself into a prac server and play around, this can also be used to prac your movement and you may find new angles to hold from.

You can also improve by practising your comms, you can do this by hoping into a DM and calling out loud to yourself as you play, playing whilst comming is a very underrated skill a lot of people can't do.

Depending on your starting point, just start by doing an hour of pure mechanical training daily, can be DM, can be a workshop aim map, can be aim botz, can be reflex bots, can be Yprac etc. (DON'T use aimlabs, the workshop for CS has vastly better tools).

After you notice your aim improve which you will because believe it or not, training your aim makes your aim better (I know, really simple concept people can't grasp). Then I'd recommend throwing in some utility knowledge then practise your comming, then do your VOD reviews of pro games + your own gameplay.


P.S. with pro VOD reviews, tier 2 and 3 CS is very underrated for a player who is currently in low tier tournaments (such as myself).


Here are some good content creators for improvement:
mahone_tv: https://www.youtube.com/@mahone_tv
Styko: https://www.youtube.com/@STYKO
Elige: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvleTUI_EE0Qs3HX_ep1nFw
Wa Tzu: https://www.youtube.com/@WaTzu
VOO: https://www.youtube.com/@vooCSGO
Austin: https://www.youtube.com/@austincsclips
Gold Cs Nades: https://www.youtube.com/@goldcsnades
NartOutHere: https://www.youtube.com/@nartouthere

[MrHustler]

Originally posted by Frezmo:

Originally posted by MrHustler:

I trained by just playing the game in Premier competitive! The only way you're going to get better at the game is if you're playing against people that are better than you not versing Bots!

Not true.

The way to improve your pure mechanics is to drill your muscle memory daily. If you kill 20 people per 60min premier match it will take you 50 hours to kill 1000 people.

If you really want to get better at aim use an aim bots server where the bots move around you quickly 360 degrees. And make sure you're not standing still to prac counter strafing. (and you shouldn't be standing still ever in CS unless your holding an angle anyways)

You can get about 1000 kills per 25 mins. Basically meaning that if you did it for 50 hours you would muscle memory train aim with a certain weapon 120,000 times opposed to 1000 times assuming that you 20 bomb every game you play by just playing PUGs.


If you really want to improve, speaking as a player who has IGLed for lvl 10 teams before.

Mechanically you use aim servers, PUGS don't help you improve.

Game intuition, you want to watch pro games, look at the mini-map, analyse the game on GOTV and watch back your own games, pick out things you do "badly" maybe it's cross heir placement, maybe it's movement, maybe it's utility knowledge etc.

Utility you just need to get yourself into a prac server and play around, this can also be used to prac your movement and you may find new angles to hold from.

You can also improve by practising your comms, you can do this by hoping into a DM and calling out loud to yourself as you play, playing whilst comming is a very underrated skill a lot of people can't do.

Depending on your starting point, just start by doing an hour of pure mechanical training daily, can be DM, can be a workshop aim map, can be aim botz, can be reflex bots, can be Yprac etc. (DON'T use aimlabs, the workshop for CS has vastly better tools).

After you notice your aim improve which you will because believe it or not, training your aim makes your aim better (I know, really simple concept people can't grasp). Then I'd recommend throwing in some utility knowledge then practise your comming, then do your VOD reviews of pro games + your own gameplay.


P.S. with pro VOD reviews, tier 2 and 3 CS is very underrated for a player who is currently in low tier tournaments (such as myself).

My guy I don't need training I've been playing Counter-Strike for over 20 years I was 10 years old now I'm 30 and the only way I got better was reversing people better than me Bots do nothing for me because they're too damn easy instead of real enemies that actually have a brain that can think for themselves!

[𝐛𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐞]

NO NEED TRAINING , JUST TURN THE 128 TICK

[Møghunden]

Most players bye cheats these days

[Frezmo]

Originally posted by MrHustler:

Originally posted by Frezmo:

Not true.

The way to improve your pure mechanics is to drill your muscle memory daily. If you kill 20 people per 60min premier match it will take you 50 hours to kill 1000 people.

If you really want to get better at aim use an aim bots server where the bots move around you quickly 360 degrees. And make sure you're not standing still to prac counter strafing. (and you shouldn't be standing still ever in CS unless your holding an angle anyways)

You can get about 1000 kills per 25 mins. Basically meaning that if you did it for 50 hours you would muscle memory train aim with a certain weapon 120,000 times opposed to 1000 times assuming that you 20 bomb every game you play by just playing PUGs.


If you really want to improve, speaking as a player who has IGLed for lvl 10 teams before.

Mechanically you use aim servers, PUGS don't help you improve.

Game intuition, you want to watch pro games, look at the mini-map, analyse the game on GOTV and watch back your own games, pick out things you do "badly" maybe it's cross heir placement, maybe it's movement, maybe it's utility knowledge etc.

Utility you just need to get yourself into a prac server and play around, this can also be used to prac your movement and you may find new angles to hold from.

You can also improve by practising your comms, you can do this by hoping into a DM and calling out loud to yourself as you play, playing whilst comming is a very underrated skill a lot of people can't do.

Depending on your starting point, just start by doing an hour of pure mechanical training daily, can be DM, can be a workshop aim map, can be aim botz, can be reflex bots, can be Yprac etc. (DON'T use aimlabs, the workshop for CS has vastly better tools).

After you notice your aim improve which you will because believe it or not, training your aim makes your aim better (I know, really simple concept people can't grasp). Then I'd recommend throwing in some utility knowledge then practise your comming, then do your VOD reviews of pro games + your own gameplay.


P.S. with pro VOD reviews, tier 2 and 3 CS is very underrated for a player who is currently in low tier tournaments (such as myself).

My guy I don't need training I've been playing Counter-Strike for over 20 years I was 10 years old now I'm 30 and the only way I got better was reversing people better than me Bots do nothing for me because they're too damn easy instead of real enemies that actually have a brain that can think for themselves!

well depends if u wanna be casual or competitive, some people take 20 years to get good others take 1 i guess

playing the game alone between from 2014-2021 i got from gold nova to DMG

playing 2021-2023 and actually training for 2 years, I went from DMG to global lvl 10 faceit who can beat 4k faceit elo players in esea.

it's almost as if practising makes you better, it's true for everything else in the world Counter Strike is NOT an exception

[MrHustler]

Originally posted by Frezmo:

Originally posted by MrHustler:

My guy I don't need training I've been playing Counter-Strike for over 20 years I was 10 years old now I'm 30 and the only way I got better was reversing people better than me Bots do nothing for me because they're too damn easy instead of real enemies that actually have a brain that can think for themselves!

well depends if u wanna be casual or competitive, some people take 20 years to get good others take 1 i guess

If it takes 20 years to get good then I feel sry for them even 1 year!

[Frezmo]

Originally posted by MrHustler:

Originally posted by Frezmo:

well depends if u wanna be casual or competitive, some people take 20 years to get good others take 1 i guess

If it takes 20 years to get good then I feel sry for them even 1 year!

it's almost as if practising makes you better, it's true for everything else in the world Counter Strike is NOT an exception

[MrHustler]

Originally posted by Frezmo:

Originally posted by MrHustler:

If it takes 20 years to get good then I feel sry for them even 1 year!

it's almost as if practising makes you better, it's true for everything else in the world Counter Strike is NOT an exception

If you're new at something of course you need practice but if you've been doing it almost your whole life then you don't need any practice!

[Frezmo]

Originally posted by MrHustler:

Originally posted by Frezmo:

it's almost as if practising makes you better, it's true for everything else in the world Counter Strike is NOT an exception

If you're new at something of course you need practice but if you've been doing it almost your whole life then you don't need any practice!

in that case, do you know what fnatic exec on inferno A is?
do you know liquid inferno A pistol strat?
do you know the common angles?
can you recognise one ways and pre-fire it on protocol?
do you know the map protocols?
do you know the purpose of mirage window player on CT side?
why do we want a player in connector on mirage?
do you know what parts of the map on all maps are CTs and Ts based on spawn timings and what parts of the map are "contested" for control?
do you know Gambit ramp smoke on vertigo?
do you know tabsen banana take on inferno?
do you know furia one way on banana?
do you know fallen flash for banana?
do you know all the mirage window insta smokes? (there's 9 of them)
do you know all red room insta smokes on ancient? (there's 5 of them)
do you know path timings for all maps?
how often do you whiff shots? muscle memory training will reduce the number of times even if it's from 1 in 20 down to 1 in 100 (which is a big difference by the way, 5% chance to whiff down to 1% chance)

etc etc,

the point is, if anything here is answered with a no, going out your way to learn them also known as practising will instantly make you better.

This is all stuff you will never, ever learn just by PUGing.

Keeping in mind I come across lvl 10 faceits with over 5k hours who don't know what parts of the map are worth contesting (which is fundemental knowledge for that lvl on CS) and what is important to fight for to get a strategic advantage which is just ridiculous to me. I'm sure they have played the game for over a decade too.