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Edited by zSam:
4/24/2025 3:24:19 PM
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How can I actually improve at PVP?
Hello friends!
So, here's the thing: I'm 37, with a kid (baby daughter who is my whole world). I don't really have the time to sit down all day and just straight-up [i]play[/i] for long sessions anymore. A few hours in the evenings is all I really get, but that's just the reality of getting older (it'll come for you, too, kids!)
Check out my crucible.report and you'll see my stats. I'm not the worst player ever, but I'm painfully average. I have my moments where I can clutch that 1v3, but it's inconsistant as hell.
I'm basically looking for a very streamlined approach to improvement, if you legends could help.
As an example, one thing I recently noticed upon reviewing some gameplay is that my peek-shooting from cover was a bit rough, so I went into a patrol and practiced, then after an hour or two of humping cover to get the candence right, I was able to head into some PvP and practice it against actual human players (still a ways to go, but progress. Yay!)
Are there any 'movements' or 'actions' I could practice to be a more valuable teammate? Rumble used to be my go-to for practicing my 1's, but the playlist is all but dead. Ideally, I'd like to hear from those players with 1.5/1.6+ KD's, but at this point I'll take anything lol.
Thnaks lots, people! Have a great day :)
EDIT: Some fantastic replies so far. Thanks to all who have commented! Keep 'em coming!
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Good to hear someone wants to improve in PvP, I’m pretty much like you 37 with a 9 months daughter, I do have less time to play now, sadly don’t have much time on weekends to play trials, we’ll tbh prefer to expend it with my family more, also depends on the loot and map, anyway here are some topics that help me develop more skill over the years. 1 - Use the 5 seconds rule, at the beginning is a bit weird to keep counting but once you get use to it is key, basically try to move your position every 5 seconds to a new one, this will help you be less predictable and also not tunnel vision. 2 - Avoid plays in the open and use cover more efficiently, applying this plus the one above is a huge improvement, in game modes like trials in case you die being in a good spot is key to help your team secure the res . 3 - Play around your teammates and be aware of their position, I usually apply it with the 5 seconds rule, once I try to switch positions look at your teammates location and try to not get too far, I know some cases are really hard as blues just go straight to dead, but shitte happens. 4 - Practice peak shooting, I normally like you do, practice my shots in pve, an example I did the whole last campaign with an igneous hammer with incandescent it was hella fun and the improvement was real. Imo 120s are good for practicing hc shoots 5 - The hardware you use makes a difference, a good monitor for sure with 120Hz, and to me switching to a control with rear pads made a big difference as it allowed me to have more freedom on my movement, I use jump on the right paddle and crouch / slide in the left one. 6 - This is a personal one, use what you feel comfortable with, don’t go for metas if possible, crutching on an easy loadout is not going to make you better and tbh is not fun nor rewarding, I really like trying new setups. 7 - Most important one have fun, if you are getting frustrated take a break, the whole idea of the game is to have fun, even more now that time is limited. I would gladly do some 1v1s and try to help you, just send me a friend request if you are interested, I’m not the greatest but have been playing since D1.
