Apex Legends Console Players Best Tip To Improve Positioning & Initial Game Sense

[@Dazs]

I hope this guide helps get the building blocks going for better positioning and understanding hitbox size! Especially if you are on console! :)

[@datguymacai3172]

Dazs you actually listen to comment thank you so much

[@kaybee3781]

I managed to make friends with a random who's master ranked Dazs. Legit everything you said he has been grilling me for and yeah I'm a controller player. Great vid man always helps looking from you POV 👍

[@heyimaghost9119]

Positioning was and is one of my flaws but this video actually is mind opening... But I feel like low confidence is another flaw I have when playing. I tend to hesitate a lot when making decisions, and for some reason, I tend to think of what my Randoms think of whenever I make a play. This results in worst gameplay compared to when I'm vibing and having a laugh!

[@himmynutron]

Since this is a kinda new video I'm just going to say I have decent positioning and somewhat above average aim but I just raged quit off apex after my team was filled with idiots three times in a row keeping me from plat 3

[@tamalee7919]

I'm really glad that some love is going out to console players. A lot of people who "help" are always more focused to controller pc and not console itself so it means alot that you made a video for us console players. This video will definitely help me out in terms of finding those sneaky spots and using angles to my advantage.

[@taggxr9060]

This 9 minute video made me realized how positioning is very necessary to get better as a player and continue to improve which fights to take. Much thanks Dazs!

[@sicktekniquez3162]

We need recoil control for console we need movement guides for console. Positioning etc matters when we dont have to battle our input as much

[@tdestroyer4780]

@@sicktekniquez3162 I agree. When I play pc with the same input controls I do so much better for some reason even with the lower aim-assist. All my shots hit where they're supposed to. On console I miss half my shots even though I'm aiming perfectly.

[@elisevenfosixer]

@@tdestroyer4780 how irritating is it tho 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@tdestroyer4780]

@@elisevenfosixer It's a double edged sword. I do much better on Pc even with a lower aim assist, but there is far more "blatant" cheaters on PC.

[@MMMHOTCHEEZE]

Positioning is irrelevant for console. The majority of the console playerbase is completely braindead with no thumbs.

[@anujyadav2448]

I recognised that i was getting beamed while peeking in pc lobbies with my friends when i couldn't even see the enemies, but after playing in them lobbies for a while i think i've gotten better at it, still there were things in this video that were helpful! Cheers!

[@kyle2841]

Random Fact: Bullets in apex legends comes out of your head(Crosshair). That's why head glitches are powerful. Although your gun is covered by an object, so long as you can aim your crosshair at an enemy, you will be able to hit them. The muzzle flash and effects are just for show/immersion. (This is the concept of the "Head Glitch")

[@ThatGirlWacko]

That random fact is super important. Please share more 😉

[@dominantdeath]

This was incredibly helpful even now and I didn’t even realize how much positioning makes a difference

[@brendonnunchuk5318]

I'm really glad someone is trying to help the console players out there. I play on console (Nintendo switch) and I've recently started trying to get better at positioning and taking different advantages because I'm trying to start running solo duos. This video really helped me realize that even tho you may have only a little bit of space and or cover, you can make it work

[@youshau3226]

switching to pc from console makes you realize this so quickly i remember the first month on pc, i was getting beamed from all distances and was confused until i learnt minimizing hitboxes. Also made me more aware about pieces of cover near me during close engagements w shotguns/wingman subconsciously over time nice video dazs.

[@tulsavixen4449]

I’ve already been improving my positioning a bit. After watching your videos (and ALGS) I’ve realized you can make cover out of a rock, a box, heck- even a slope of what looked like flat, open space. I still swing too wide when I’m ready to shoot though.

[@spookyjaytv1353]

benefits of being a wattson when u are in the open crouched behind the crevice in the ground, u can place your generator when u suspect they are going to chuck throwables or projectiles at you

[@cyrusthegreat3975]

This really helps for all platforms! Nobody covers these little details in specific. Good looking out bro!

[@roochiecooch]

I’ve been focusing on positioning more and more lately. I’ve still got a ways to go. But I play Valorant and CSGO, and quite a few other games where positioning is very important. I know it’s less important on a lot of other games I play and so I don’t focus on them much right now. Anyway I’ve got a pretty good handle on my aiming and movement in Apex. I play on PS5 and also on PC. So I have experience with KBnM and also Controller on both. I prefer controller but that’s what I’ve been on for a very long time. I’ve been gaming since the Super Nintendo I got when I was like 9 years old and I’m 36 now and don’t care if people think I’m old. I love playing Apex with my nieces and nephews when I’m not working. And it’s been so much fun helping them improve to the point that now they’ve all surpassed me. Thanks to them being attentive and also having much more time to play and improve. This was very helpful to remind me and also alert me to things I’ve been missing in trying to improve. If you think you know it all you’ll never look for ways to improve. So I always think of myself as a player who needs improvement. That way I can always find new ways to implement better strategies into my game. I’d say right now I’m about average to slightly above average at the skill level for Apex. And this video is still very helpful.

[@christianescobedo6497]

Solo console is so difficult, so any tips on being able to win against teams with no comms with teamates??

[@ThatGirlWacko]

I need like 100 more videos on LOS and positioning. Apex is my first FPS and I absolutely love the game. However, I realize that as I begin to get in higher lobbies, I am so lost as to angles and multi-level buildings. Your video was so helpful. Please make more. 🤞

[@HomebrewGuy]

Very helpful and actually something I do put into practice. Someone once told me shoot from 60% cover. I really appreciate your videos, keep up the great work. The problem is approaching gunfights and being caught in rotation. Also, simply landing and immediate gunfights. I solo queue a lot and run into so many players that want Estates/Fight Night, East Frag, and Antenna. Most the times i find myself looking for a gun while teammates just start punching and we're all sent back to lobby.

[@kylelevin3823]

This was super helpful. After watching this I jumped immediately into a game and noticed I was paying way more attention to my angles ,where I could abuse cover, and peaking. I also tried using a triple take for most of the game which I usually never use a peaking type of weapon.

[@ciloocla]

I’ve started paying more attention to my positioning and cover this season. My win % went from around 4% to just above 6%. Furthermore, my damage output per game has gone from around 250 avg. to closer to 500 just by paying more attention to my positioning. I have way more games now where I’m doing 1200+ damage without using a sniper. I used to have to use a sniper to get upwards of 1k. My KD is slowly climbing towards 1.0 now because of it (was .70 at beginning of season 13). Still have a long way to go, but I’ve certainly noticed a big difference in my output since applying some of the tips you’ve talked about.

[@juamper]

I'm still relatively new to apex, "What do I need to improve on?" Everything. But I've been really liking your mindset going into games and improving, realizing that you're not going to win every game and that's alright, though you could always get better than you were before. Keep it up. 👍

[@michaelvest6861]

Very helpful Daz. Ty for all you do man. Wondering if maybe you can post a console combat video as far as movement or close encounters or some tips to get my movement better on the sticks. I'm having trouble doing wall bounce and strafe 😔

[@olivierlequeux7509]

Bro i would recommend just practice strafing in the firing range, do it 5 mins Before each session and it will come take an smg and 2x r301 and practice shooting at dummy while strafing and it will improve ur aim and make u strafe unconsciously over time Coz I wasnt strafing at first and I did this and now it’s almost natural for me to strafe, after that practice crouch strafing (recommend paddles or button puncher layout, button puncher helps with wall bouncing but takes a few hours to get used to but defo recommend) I need to work positioning gale awareness and peeking so thanks a lot to you dazs u r the one who made le realise how bad my positions and game awareness is PS: pls don’t reply to this the notification annoys me 😁 ur thanks for everything ddazs keep it up and I hope I helped u Micheal

[@bowslinger4669]

Dazs that video is awesome. I play on console and this give me something to think about and bring into my game to make me better. Thank you for this!

[@Kokiks]

Playing Rainbow Six Siege before moving to Apex definitely thought me the importance of positioning. R6 especially thought me how to get creative with angles and peeking positions just to find a better position. Great vid since I often see my randoms wide swinging even if they are at a massive disadvantage position-wise.

[@joaquinc1523]

When you said and showed what a peak looks like which basically reminded me of a quickscope compared to when you wide swing and are essentially staring them down; it made the light bulb in my head go off. Thank you for sharing and teaching it in a way that was understandable

[@captain.yamato84]

when im in fights i just forget all about my positioning and found myself in open positions... but when i im thinking about positioning and hitbox it feel easier even against sweats. anyways great advice i will think about this the next time i play

[@P3ANUT917]

I feel like as a controller player myself I agree that my positioning is very basic as I think I just focus on aim and movement especially since I have aim assist I just focus on killing the opponent rather than thinking of if they can easily kill me because I'm in a bad area where I'm really exposed and they have an insane head glitch so this video really made me aware of my mistake and I'll definitely try to do that exercise a lot from now on, ty so much dazs have a great day

[@chelsiehaeg131]

I feel like this video was made just for me thank you so much! Top quality Dazs!

[@joedirte9343]

While I know this from insurgency sandstorm on console, I can say this is still an insanely helpful guide. Too many content creators focus on pc only stuff. The amount of movement guides that involve tap strafing is disgusting. Not even going to get into how tap strafing should be either added to console or removed entirely.

[@ianibarra2076]

The thing that i do since i start to see ur vids is trying always when i start a fight be behind a cover and trying always to know what's happening or where the other team is thx dazs❤️

[@TTHUNDERR72]

I definitely knew how important positioning but I never really cared to implement it till recently and I've improved tremendously

[@briyo9248]

Hi Dazs. I had a question and other people can answer aswell. On controller what binds are the most important to be able to use the quickest and easiest in your opinion. From shielding/healing, ping, throwables, interacting or swapping weapons. I am trying to find the best possible controller binds. Thanks for your coaching content and teachings.

[@growingoaks]

Id order a scuf controller if i was you tbh

[@Sabfrll]

Dazs thank you I was waiting for this one bro 💪

[@mjiscracked7327]

I have a question when I’m playing pubs did I play the same way as in ranked or do I change my play style

[@randylandsverk]

Very smart. I play console exclusively and have been struggling since the beginning understanding this. Feel like I hit a wall. I will try this in my next games and see if it helps me not spend as much time healing and more time knowing where enemies are. I wide peek way too often by not even realizing I am pushing my stick that far and then move forward so when I try to duck behind cover to reload or heal I hit the cover.

[@mandoelorryann4171]

Im on console and i already knew this stuff , but its nice to see a diff pov of all the diff angles

[@BDavidism]

super helpful Dazs. Thanks man

[@guero-gt]

Being a 100% console player I can definitely acknowledge this is a big thing most miss, but it all comes down to how much time you invest in the game to get better, as with PC players you would find far more hardcore/ dedicated players.

[@guero-gt]

@David nah

[@balinthun7776]

I knew a lot of these tricks, but this video was VERY helpful.

[@kiiyxshii]

Absolutely helpful!!! Thanks so much man

[@gonncapalot8387]

extremely helpful thankyou dazs

[@psilocin6739]

Thanks man, with how sweaty the game is now a days I need all the help I can get.

[@JustJC02]

I realize alot in my gameplay as a console gamer. I dont think to much about my hitbox and my position that much. This exercise will be useful.

[@zachjennings1380]

Great video very eye opening to a lot of my bad habits

[@KasperBradt]

Another great video. Best apex content creator by far

[@SkuffedOnYT]

question can you make a guide for solo trio'ing with wattson because I cant figure it out

[@odinjoel1010]

strange question, but what music pack do you have enabled?

[@Sati457]

thank you Dazs 🙏🏽 i legitimately can’t believe this is free 🤯

[@John4Real]

been waiting for this! thanks ❤️

[@elitecrack1142]

I’m trying to learn how to incorporate movement during battles, thinking about my positioning isn’t a must right now. Though I know it’s still really important, If you need to work on positioning in fights, grind arena, positioning in general play ranked br from experience that helped me the most

[@excalibur9998]

This is by far the difference between me and my friend. I had arguably better recoil control but he had better game sense and positioning this allowed him to win more fights. You could have all the tools to win the movement the aim/recoil control but the execution is what matters when and where to use the tools is more important than having all the tools

[@FensGhost]

Finally something for console players. Keep it coming!!!

[@darthboomboom4264]

Great video bro! Keep it up

[@kianhardwick]

Currently using a old tv I had for ages and wanna upgrade as I have ps5 now. What are some great competitive monitors to use that aren’t like a grand 😂

[@dietslim7657]

@Dazs this video was very useful in terms of mid-fight positioning but i want to ask you is there any tips you can give to a console player on a default controller and is it necessary to get the a scuff controller to improve? Thank you in advance 🙏

[@G4mer_D4d]

You speak on same things as other youtubers, but it's clear information. It feels like, as you mentioned, you are coaching minded where alot of youtubers need to be better than viewers and blur everything with ego.

[@OKaysional]

I came looking for like console specific tips and tech not just "play the environment/geometry" lmao i didnt realise this gamesense thing was very console biased bc iv always prioritised positioning but it makes so much sense looking at the lobbies i play on ps4 vs pc

[@SirKingJosh]

Thanks for the vid. I feel I get how to use positioning in fights but my friends play very aggro so no time to actually use it in game. With randoms it’s a bit better ironically. I just lead and they ask no questions until they get too happy and ape someone early

[@ensignthatcher6559]

2:19 how did you take one step with your gun out and slide it usually gives me a crouch 😂

[@Mas3nTV]

Daz i need help with finding my sensitivity I change it every day and it makes me do bad

[@mohamedashwaanrasheedh8086]

Which button is best for crouching?

[@elitecrack1142]

I Know what to do in a lot of situations I come across, but don’t have enough time in game to think it up, I try to stop and think how to get out of things when I’m in sticky situations , it sometimes helps but I only realise ways I can get out after I died and the adrenaline is gone.

[@jonathanonfire]

Extremely beneficial as a console player. Thank you.

[@xXTheBigMatt94xX]

As a console player I already knew all of this after playing this game for 3 years. I still watched the entire video anyways

[@corneliurusu8598]

Ive actually watched this on your live . First thing first :ive watched tons of ur videos and vods streams and i can say ive improved drastically so thank you . Now about positioning, yes console players do tend to challange in open with full body size uncovered by an angle and i do think its because of CoD gamin background. I myself did this mistake and i usually still do this mistake because its so natural especially if cod is ur background. I fortunally playd cs go back in the days so this positioning is kinda the same concept of cs . This mirage clone thing is very usefull to understand how much of ur body you show up in varius situations and then it becomes just muscle memory. Thank you for your continous efforts and great content. Ps Dude i would dedicate a special dish on work if i can get coached 1 time by you for how much i want to keep learning from you :D Cheers

[@ThatOneBaconLover]

I love ur vids keep up the awesome work! ❤

[@YWYT876]

Hey how much u charge for training

[@wormy5700]

I have good game sense and awareness when it comes to loot environments and rotations my problem comes from not knowing when to look for a fight when to join a fight when to back out of a fight that’s my issue

[@TTOKxSIONEWORRYx]

Thanks bro ! Do more for console players like myself

[@JackTheStrippa]

I dont know if it's positioning but i always find myself yelling at random for us to run and reset because we don't know where the other team are and there's multiple exits e can get pushed. people never know when to fight and when to run and reset.

[@virologiclist25akajoshp82]

So basically you got to find angles where only your head peaks out and minimize the size of your hitbox behind cover if I'm not mistaken.

[@PureEx]

Hey Daz you should do a commentary on console lobbies ? 🙏 see in terms of how they play vs pc players since their limited

[@mimz881]

Hi Dazs, thanks for the video, to answer your question, yes in console there is the usage of minimising your hitbox but I've found it only at higher level ranked, in Platinum EU, everyone is peeking and doing their best to minimise their hitbox. In gold and below it is less prevalent. Thanks for the tips I enjoy your videos alot they're really useful

[@Dazs]

I know this video won't get insane views to change it. But l know console players can catch up quick and even beat out PC players easily.

[@mimz881]

@@Dazs I actually play in PC lobbies very often because one of my friends is on PC, Platinum PC ranked is very tough for us and console is a tiny bit easier. We find the aim is more accurate in PC lobbies, headglitching is more prevalent and people just seem to know how to position and really take angles on you. We have success on PC regularly in Gold (S13) lobbies so we know that as console/controller players we can beat out people with double the FPS but I guess it just comes with time, we are only D4s going up against mainly masters. Really enjoy your spectating Platinum lobbies series I watch them all. ❤️🙏🏿

[@fadeuardo]

Love the series ! Hit diamond on 2 accounts

[@whostrip]

As a console player i love and listen to all your videos but can you give ranked tips for WE Ranked (Im plat 2)

[@kevinroig5742]

Please keep the content coming.

[@jordansilver3222]

Mind that each legend has a different height but I’m a mirage main so this helps for me

[@thedalton7265]

I think for me it’s pretty much the opposite. I was a Level 1 Challenger in CoD Vanguard and just switch to apex in the second half of season 12. I am now pretty much hard stuck in Diamond 4/3. I am paying really close attention to play early beacons, loot fast, play way slower then in cod and try to focus on getting a place to setup for the end fight. I just feel like I do certain “cod aim type things” were I slide cancel or jump shoot instead of focus on just tracking. I also find it pretty hard to implement wall jumps, super glides and all these movements. Also the 60hz really suck on ps5.

[@jaxenquinn2876]

This helps lots thank you

[@dakotafrazier2985]

My aim is pretty good. My game sense is great. My positioning in general is bad. I get tunnel vision. Mainly though I don't usually know how to capitalize on all the information I get through my game sense because I don't know what positions would be good to start the fight.

[@SugarDusted]

I've never even thought about my hitbox. That's probably why I keep dying as I peek thinking they can't see me

[@ashtondunson2932]

This was a good video!

[@ThatOneBaconLover]

Though I am a pc main, this still really helped with my game sense and positioning👍

[@alinmulder9212]

This is very helpful.

[@jns08d]

I used to be TERRIBLE at positioning, these days I'm much more confident in engaging/disengaging

[@Tinkytuf]

Loving the vids and the stream❤❤..My positioning is about 75% out of a 100 because i play fortinte and i use to play Rng on gta 5.

[@El_CHICANO93]

I loved the tips but my positioning isn’t really my problem it’s the movement’s and trying to keep up with the PC tap strafing so if possible can we get a movement / tap strafing guide for console please and thank you ✌🏽

[@Dazs]

You don't need to keep up if you have a good angle, the jump on the opponent, and solid game sense. Don't track the start of the tap strafe. Track the end of it. (Slowest part of the movement) Movement for console is more limited as you cannot reconfigure keybinds like controller on PC. Just remember to slide jump and wait for your fist to come out. If you focus more on positioning, you will succeed more than dumping hours on movement.

[@Dazs]

I challenge you to send in your gameplay for VOD review, I 100000% promise its positioning and moving from position to position. Which the movement will be slide jumping more effectively.

[@rockstardani3]

THANK YOU FOR THIS

[@alexandervfx1718]

Thx bro this vid helped me

[@Shinobi3354]

All I do is peak wide and take stupid fights. Same in Warzone, I rely on my aim and movement too much. The problem is I'm old now and I don't quite have the quick twitch reflexes to pull it off like I used to as a younger TDM/CS player. I've been racking my brain for why I keep losing to players who have complete rubbish aim and movement. And I guess the answer is I'm beating myself more than they're beating me.

[@SuperDuper1_1995]

Man I wish you played controller so you could do a guide on how to improve your aim 😭 I have a hand injury so I have to play on controller right now on PC

[@aidenwildie4791]

Unreal guide

[@MattAktiveEzSounds]

FINALLY! Some one realised using mirage to practice tracking and awareness is boss tier

[@diegor9808]

I use controller on pc since i grew up with a console and barely got a gaming pc. I honestly expected that you were going over tips of using controllers because controller players are definitely at a disadvantage

[@SimbaFromThe6ix]

This video is game changing

[@woah7764]

“especially if you don’t have any friends” i felt that.

[@Dazs]

I cry every time I train with Mirage.

[@Lagoons202]

I got good movement and aim but suck at positioning to not get killed when I get a nock

[@jinxexe873]

Playing Crypto has helped me alot with positioning and game sense. Also droning helps me not go all ape mode.

[@gokuljosh1186]

Thank you

[@littv7712]

Thank you dude😭

[@Flavio617]

"especially when you don't have any friends" Hit different lol

[@kianhardwick]

Gunplay feels so clunky on console. 4-3 is said to be the best but it’s so slow and even max is. Just me or Is it a bug?

[@jdvsevildead706]

I wish they had a way for con players to play around on the actual maps instead of just the firing range, players that play for a immense amount of time a day have the advantage of learning the maps finer details.