Getting Better....

[Fireye]

The best thing you can do is to play with people that challenge you, IMO. The next-best thing is setting your rates properly (100/100/25000 if your computer / network can support it). I personally don't make my crosshairs smaller, but I know that some people do. Really though, playing with people that are better than you will force you to be a better player yourself. Aiming accurately and being able to headshot is a valuable skill, but so is patience and knowledge of maps. If you know that your enemy can't get to a location before you, you can use that to your advantage. If you hear an enemy around the corner, bank a flashbang into their face!

[loka]

Aim low. The weapons in this game are shown from holding it with both hands at waist length and not over the shoulder. Weapons like the AK that kick up when you shoot will have an automatic headshot when you aim low. It's always been like this since 1.5 and it hasn't changed. What has changed is the ability to get easy HS in source because of the hitbox around the head as oppose to 1.5 1.6. Aim low.

[acolyte_to_jippity]

relax and don't overthink the game. yeah, try to win, but don't bust yourself striving for it. as your brain gets used to the game, you'll start noticing things that you didn't before, while you were trying super hard. Your eyes and ears will begin to process info natually, and your hands react automatically.

i've found a big difference in when i go carefully around a level looking for a "spot" and worrying about getting shot...and when i essentially relax and let my body take over.

also, communication with your team and teamwork is important. it's alot easier to relax and become absorbed into the game if you can trust your team to have your back.


oh, and clarion is amazing for long range.

[Spasm]

I am a pretty good cs player. I have been playing since 1.5, on and off. Here is a few tips from me:

Learn the maps, its important to know when you will meet the enemy, that way you will be on your toes and not suprised.

I know someone in this thread said aim low, but I aim for the head, and so does most top cs players, I used to watch CAL matches years ago, and they all aimed for the head, its better if you shoot 1 or 2 shots and get a HS then having to shoot more to get it. Plus most guns are amazingly accurate on the first shot.

I know this might be irrelevant but I used to play alot of aim_ maps years ago, to improve aim with the most used guns at long range. I'd suggest scoutzknives to improve sniping skills, fun map and you will learn how to snipe.

I play with a high enough sensitivity that I can turn around real fast if need be, but not much faster. I think too fast makes aiming harder in stressful situations while too slow makes it impossible to shoot the guy behind you.

Turn off automatic pick up for stronger guns option. Got me killed too many times.

I wear headphones and turn the sound up, it is important to know where your enemy is at just by the sound. You should be able to tell where they are and if they are friendly or not within a split second.

I have more but these are probably the more important ones. Good luck at getting better

[maynard]

The best thing you can do is to play with people that challenge you, IMO. !

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Lol bears quit being a noob. investing in products does not make you any better. honestly. you're gonna tell someone 2 go buy a new HD monitor 2 get better at the game? Lol

you don't need any fancy anything 2 be good at CSS.. all you need is 2 know the maps, have good reaction time, and have good hand eye.

spending a buncha money on a gaming mouse and all that other crap wont make you any better, it will just take money out of your pocket.


play people that are better then yourself, go on the losing team more often, and have a challenge, and just keep putting time into the game.

You can expect to invest around $500 into professional gaming equipment beyond your computer tower. ~350 on a good monitor, 80-100 for a good headset and 80 on a good mouse.

only if you wana throw money out the window Lol. you cant buy skill, you can only progress and learn and get better by playing more. fancy exspensive objects do not make you better.

[acolyte_to_jippity]

take golf.

the most expensive clubs in the world don't mean shit if you don't have the experience to use them.

now, the reverse isn't true however.

all the slkill in the world won't help for shit if you're using crap equipment. tiger woods aint going to play right if he's using a croquet mallet for a driver after all.

you don't need super quality stuff, just normal quality stuff. take me. i have a standard set of nvidia gaming headphones (about 40 bucks on newegg) that get the term gaming because they have a boom mic, a 20$ bluetooth optical mouse from lenovo (which came w/ my comp)

ironically, the crappy mouse is working great because of a slight quirk in the driver, clicking the scroll wheel left counts as me pressing "k"...and completely by accident, i bound !ztele to k.

[OMGBEARS]

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Lol bears quit being a noob. investing in products does not make you any better. honestly. you're gonna tell someone 2 go buy a new HD monitor 2 get better at the game? Lol

Pft! You will definitely notice a huge difference if you go from standard stereo speakers to using a 7.1 virtual surround sound gaming headset. Being able to hear everything going on in a 20 foot area around you and being able to pinpoint exactly where footsteps are coming from, how many footsteps there are, if they are reloading, if they are going in different directions, etc, etc, etc, is priceless.

Same goes for the mouse, it's a large difference when you use a mouse optimized for gaming. I've used tons of mice before my death adder and can safely say that my death adder improved my game! It's more steady, more responsive, more accurate, has a faster response in terms of starting to move and stopping, has a smoother click and reset. Skill and experience can only take you so far before your hardware limits you. Hardware comes after experience, sure, but without the hardware you will never be as good as the guys with both skill and hardware. You do have to have the skill in order to fully appreciate the upgrade in hardware.

The HD monitor is less important, but important none-the-less if you want to fully optimize your game. Most professional players use similar set-ups not only because they're sponsored but because they're actually good set-ups that let them worry about the situation at hand rather than about their equipment.

EDIT:

The same is true with performing music. As a professional clarinetist I could make a plastic clarinet sound better than any beginning clarinetist. However, I couldn't do what I do with just a plastic clarinet. I need a professional set up in order to do so. Likewise, a beginning clarinetist couldn't just pick up my clarinet and play what I can play, they need the experience to do so.

TL;DR: Equipment matters.

[maynard]

Pft! You will definitely notice a huge difference if you go from standard stereo speakers to using a 7.1 virtual surround sound gaming headset. Being able to hear everything going on in a 20 foot area around you and being able to pinpoint exactly where footsteps are coming from, how many footsteps there are, if they are reloading, if they are going in different directions, etc, etc, etc, is priceless.

Same goes for the mouse, it's a large difference when you use a mouse optimized for gaming. I've used tons of mice before my death adder and can safely say that my death adder improved my game! It's more steady, more responsive, more accurate, has a faster response in terms of starting to move and stopping, has a smoother click and reset. Skill and experience can only take you so far before your hardware limits you. Hardware comes after experience, sure, but without the hardware you will never be as good as the guys with both skill and hardware. You do have to have the skill in order to fully appreciate the upgrade in hardware.

The HD monitor is less important, but important none-the-less if you want to fully optimize your game. Most professional players use similar set-ups not only because they're sponsored but because they're actually good set-ups that let them worry about the situation at hand rather than about their equipment.

EDIT:

The same is true with performing music. As a professional clarinetist I could make a plastic clarinet sound better than any beginning clarinetist. However, I couldn't do what I do with just a plastic clarinet. I need a professional set up in order to do so. Likewise, a beginning clarinetist couldn't just pick up my clarinet and play what I can play, they need the experience to do so.

TL;DR: Equipment matters.

you're a meat head.

as I said, fancy gadgets arn't skill. and most ppl play with the sound off and music on when they do anyway. having a slight edge on hearing better sound doesn't mean jack shit.

I just can't believe someone would ask how does 2 improve there skill, and your answer is 2 spend money Lol... that's so ass backwards it's not even funny.

your headset mouse and monitor don't give you any edge. your reaction time and hand eye is still the same, you've just wasted money is all.

if you wana believe diff, go for it, but you = wrong lol

yes a better clarinet will sound better, but we're talking about skill, not sound..... come on man..... go buy the best clarinet on the market, it might naturally sound a bit nicer, but your skill lvl with it will not improve at all... unless you practice and blah blah.

skill can't be bought. and his question was, how do I improve my Skill, not how do I get a better sound out of my clarinet, the 2 have absolutley nothing in common.

"get a HD monitor" yeah... for CSS... totally Lol...



as acolyte said, you can spend all the money on the best clubs, or gear for any sport, even in paintball, you can go buy a $2000 gun, but you wont be ANY better. skill is worked for and earned, not paid for.


I'm pretty sure there's a reason within my going on 11 years of CSS now, you're literally the only person ive ever heard try and claim something like this

You can expect to invest around $500 into professional gaming equipment beyond your computer tower. ~350 on a good monitor, 80-100 for a good headset and 80 on a good mouse.

silly.. just down right silly lol.

[OMGBEARS]

you're a meat head.

as I said, fancy gadgets arn't skill. and most ppl play with the sound off and music on when they do anyway. having a slight edge on hearing better sound doesn't mean jack shit.

I just can't believe someone would ask how does 2 improve there skill, and your answer is 2 spend money Lol... that's so ass backwards it's not even funny.

your headset mouse and monitor don't give you any edge. your reaction time and hand eye is still the same, you've just wasted money is all.

if you wana believe diff, go for it, but you = wrong lol

skill can't be bought. and his question was, how do I improve my Skill, not how do I get a better sound out of my clarinet, the 2 have absolutley nothing in common.

"get a HD monitor" yeah... for CSS... totally Lol...



as acolyte said, you can spend all the money on the best clubs, or gear for any sport, even in paintball, you can go buy a $2000 gun, but you wont be ANY better. skill is worked for and earned, not paid for.


I'm pretty sure there's a reason within my going on 11 years of CSS now, you're literally the only person ive ever heard try and claim something like this




silly.. just down right silly lol.

I don't think you understand what I'm saying :P

And besides, about half of my original post was about observing professional players, learning weapons and playing a lot using proper technique.

Believe me, I'm a perfectionist in everything that I do; performing at my best all the time is something I get paid for.

To say that you, with your 11 years of CSS experience, could go toe-to-toe with me with you using a computer that barely meets minimum reqs to play CSS and me using my own rig is something on which I'd bet good money.

But alas, this is not a pissing contest. He asked for ways he could get better, and I'd say that my post was pretty thorough to that end.

[maynard]

I don't think you understand what I'm saying :P

And besides, about half of my original post was about observing professional players, learning weapons and playing a lot using proper technique.

Believe me, I'm a perfectionist in everything that I do; performing at my best all the time is something I get paid for.

To say that you, with your 11 years of CSS experience, could go toe-to-toe with me with you using a computer that barely meets minimum reqs to play CSS and me using my own rig is something on which I'd bet good money.

But alas, this is not a pissing contest. He asked for ways he could get better, and I'd say that my post was pretty thorough to that end.

all I'm saying is you're wrong, and seem 2 think you can buy skill. ive never once in my god knows how long of online gaming in general heard any 1 say in response 2 the question "how do I get better at this game" come back with "oh go spend an additional 500 dollars on shit that will not make you better"

why do you keep bringing up shit that has no relevance, I don't care what you get paid 2 do in RL, that's not what we're talking about, just like we're not talking about instrumental sounds.

that's like saying if obama played an RTS, he would pwwn it cause of his leadership skills in RL< when the fact is THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH EACH OTHER. just as your job in RL, has NOTHING to do with CSS, or your ability 2 shoot people in the game.

you keep brining up shit that has no relevance 2 prove your fail point of that spending 500 dollars on gaming shit will make someone better at CS lol.

I wont argue with ya anymore, if you wana honestly stand by that retarded claim, go nutts.