Do THIS in Destiny 2 PvP (How to Increase your Awareness)

[@ShadowDestiny]

Watch this next: the 5 BIGGEST Mistakes you’re making in Destiny 2 PvP: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5qafnePp9-jbas BTW: the Thumbail image question is answered-keep watching lol

[@Circuses]

Second video after subscribing. You’re going to grow a lot. Other Destiny 2 content creators have moved to the “cover the TWAB xur and the newest gun like it’s the best gun ever” mode and it’s truthfully excruciating. You can’t ever tell how good a weapon actually is because they’re just hyping everything and not providing real content. You keep making detailed videos like this and you’ll grow. Well done.

[@EtotheFnD]

The driving analogy...perfect

[@ShadowDestiny]

@@EtotheFnD Thanks!

[@universpro7741]

I'm always watching the radar

[@HBLRsClanChannel]

I’ve used the analogy to my friends that when you throw a ball you keep your eyes on the target, you don’t look at your hand as you let go of the ball. Great vid 👍🏻

[@ShadowDestiny]

I REALLY wanted to put this in the video, but I left it out for simplicity’s sake!! It’s something I thought about as well! The same is also true when hitting the ball in Baseball. The first thing you learn is “keep your eye on the ball”.

[@pewpewTN]

This is the exact opposite of firing a gun in real life. You fully focus on the front sight. With red dots & other optics becoming popular, it's changing training methods a bit.

[@Ghost-Actual]

@@pewpewTN that only applies to Iron sights not red dots

[@pewpewTN]

@@Ghost-Actual That's why I said Red Dots are changing training methods?

[@khostie]

“You should not develop a tunnel vision” Me: with my tunnel vision survivors epitaph: *im sorry little one*

[@ShadowDestiny]

HAHAHA

[@phonkydude1618]

Me with my cromas rush with tunnel vission and kill clip: N O

[@livebythews]

Eyes on my crosshair: 1% Eyes on my target: 9% Eyes on my minimap: 90% 😅😅

[@thelemonman2173]

It's all fun and games until a crouching hunter sneaks up on you, and dodges with Gemini jesters to remove your radar

[@commanderwolfe2812]

Ah yes I also keep one eye on the crosshair 9 eyes on the target and 90 eyes on the minimap

[@kyraflick75]

@@commanderwolfe2812 smort

[@rylandercoleman2740]

Literally barely ever take my eyes off radar until i see a marker on it

[@Moonlight-ux5ln]

@@commanderwolfe2812 this is the best comment I have read on of these videos😂😂

[@XaKeR167]

Thanks for best hunter build Shadow, and mostly for reccomending the "Dragon shadow", it opens the game in a new way for me, thank you again.

[@ShadowDestiny]

Glad you liked it!!

[@nexus2031]

Heeeyyy I remember that reaper clip, during the warm up games before u played with patty. That was insane

[@ShadowDestiny]

Haha thanks! I love when people watch my streams and then recognize the clips haha 😎

[@chronic24]

“I do not aim with my hand; he who aims with his hand has forgotten the face of his father. I aim with my eye."

[@justin-iq2od]

I understood that reference

[@justin-iq2od]

@@WayneClark i think you just didnt get the reference

[@jamesbunton2258]

It's from a movie with a gun slinger

[@johnathandavis7006]

10/10

[@ShutchyerLips]

That was it. The video that got me to subscribe. I'm addicted to good crucible training videos (they always scratch my invisible itch) and this one was very good. Thanks bruvah!

[@ShadowDestiny]

More coming soon! :) Thanks for the support

[@TreyyyB]

Nice video bro. Obviously put a lot of thought and effort in. Very educational and comprehensive

[@JustALaw]

Man shadow I'm absolutely loving your content & not saying that lightly. Every time I watch your videos I learn something. I have never played as well as I am currently I just wanted to say thank you Fam it really brings a bit more fun to the game 😁

[@ShadowDestiny]

Thanks

[@lloydlacasse7552]

Your 1st step I agree 100% with I tried to aim with the rational I constantly missed but when I would get into the heat of the moment and only be looking at where I was trying to shoot I usually get the head shot

[@mikezenox]

"Do you focus on your target or your reticule" Considering the amount of kills I've pulled while my weapon model was still loading in, have to say my target. Playing on controller helps lol

[@clarkfuckerberg8498]

had to stop useing a slug the other cause that shit

[@solarmarks3093]

Bruh I remember in d1 my auto rifle or sniper would take long as shit to load but I could still hit head shots cause I just guessed where the reticle was compared to the person's head

[@fondmage83]

This is so counterintuitive for me because of doing a lot of work with real life firearms. With that you always focus on your sights.

[@JB-iy9xp]

I just said the same thing.

[@Geist7920]

I focus on what im trying to hit and drag the sights on target with my peripherals. Seems to work.

[@alphasierrazulu]

Think of the sights like a red dot or holographic reticle, not your irons

[@davidyucson9904]

Great content this deserves a sub. Everything you mentioned is something I feel is constantly overlooked, stay strong new lights you will all understand this one day! May the light be with you all💪💪

[@cudaaa73]

Shadow: talking about stuff and eyes or whatever Me: sheesh this gameplay tho

[@carlrichardson7164]

I can honestly say that these videos really good. I'm a PvE player mainly but I've started playing PvP & trail's & these videos have definitely helped improve my game. My K/D score has improved & so has my game play. Thank you for sharing so many great tips 👍

[@gautamdevashish6104]

i’m from the discord and it’s great to see how you use our feedback! great video!

[@ShadowDestiny]

AWESOME!

[@WishIdThoughtOfIt]

i tried focusing on the target rather than the crosshairs. There may be some merit to this rule when using a hand cannon and possibly a shotgun. For the most part, all other primary and secondary weapons have a sight (scope of some kind), which renders target focusing null and void.

[@novanation5870]

I'm pretty sure I always focused on the enemy close and cross hair long range. Well, turns out that was the correct play lol.

[@jeremiah8995]

Dang Shadow! 16.7k subs, great work! Also great video

[@ShadowDestiny]

Thanks for your support!

[@jeremiah8995]

@@ShadowDestiny What controller do you use?

[@dinoemd]

The nostalgia hit in at 7:02 when I saw the Tatara Gaze 😂

[@PunknPixels]

The car analogy is actually perfect for crosshair/target debate - when you drive, you're supposed to keep your head up and look for one of the further points as your area of focus, not on the strip of road right in front of you. For exactly the same reasons- reaction and awareness

[@richieyuukyou]

had a rough day in pvp today, this video should help moving forward

[@ShadowDestiny]

good luck!

[@motorcyclek]

Best info on the KZbin. Thank you Shadow!

[@ShadowDestiny]

Best comment

[@1chill_623]

Your Thunder montage hands down is the best D2 pvp video out there so I'm glad you got some of your Cloudstrike montage clips in this tutorial when you say a lot of them die from snipers

[@ShadowDestiny]

haha thanks :) I have a full montage coming soon, perhaps you'll like that one as well

[@1chill_623]

@@ShadowDestiny I'd watch it!!

[@Mehkanics]

still relevant 7 months later keep it up shadow (oh and btw trying middle tree nightstalker for the first time tonight because of you lets hope it goes well hahaha)

[@alexanderdorenkamp]

Best PvP video out there so far

[@samiurkhan]

I know I'm a bit late but one thing I realized is how important sound is for knowing who is near you and what they are doing. You can usually hear a dawnblade go off and check the bottom left to see if it's friendly. You can also hear every class type jump and, in combination of radar, kind of guess what position they are going for (are they flanking around a wall by dawnblade grenade eating?). You can usually hear a stasis shuriken and Jotun before it hits as well. You can hear a shotgun around a corner and know to keep distance or maintain higher elevation. Sound is nice. This is probably obvious though but just in case someone wasn't aware.

[@ShadowDestiny]

There's no such thing as being late :) I totally agree with your comment. I even made a whole video about sound cues because I feel like they're super underrated by most people.

[@samiurkhan]

@@ShadowDestiny just watched it and still learned new things (distant sound doubling, super ending sound). Thanks for pointing that out

[@ashetonrodgers9220]

Random tip: if you move your screen bounds in as far as you can, it'll move everything in closer so your eyes don't have to move as much when looking between numerous things

[@Moonlight-ux5ln]

This can cause problems when in closed areas and can't see the walls of the room

[@jaumpm]

Thanks so much for this. Such relevant points, well constructed, and to the point. GG Shadow!

[@Rxvenant]

This was a amazing vid, keep up the great work

[@ShadowDestiny]

Thank you very much!

[@callmebungie4573]

I was actually thinking about this some time ago but I though it was too niche for a video, so happy we got it!

[@meerkatmatrix]

I can only see out of half my right eye (perfectly splint down the middle and to the left), I'm completely blind in my left. This helps a lot, thank you!

[@FoxPeaTwo]

Great analogy buddy. Makes perfect sense and you point out a few things a meat head like me doesn’t think about on their own

[@zin6749]

Le me who plays pve with nothing but grenade launchers: “hmm, interesting”

[@torunsmok5890]

@@LordBruuh boom bois unite!

[@oh033]

Remember that eyes lead first. Got that from trex arms! Got me better at shooting but also videogames.

[@duBrx]

Nice clean explanations and analogies 👍

[@ShadowDestiny]

Thanks!

[@godin.gaming]

LOVE these type of videos!

[@jamaledwards8118]

Sooo the moment I watch this I remembered alot of stuff I forgot and Jesus I went 12 and 0, and for the past games remained with a 3plus kda

[@Coldilition]

amazing advice, very helpful, very clear 10/10

[@ShadowDestiny]

Thank you 😊

[@nojustno5879]

I can agree with the crosshairs target focus thing But my personal opinion is that it is also dependent on weapons, how well you know them, and other factors like recoil This may not affect other people but I definitely feel it I love thorn but I really struggle to use it due to its sights Something that helps me with this is looking at the crosshair instead, this could be because of its horrible ironsight or because I’m not as adjusted to it Whereas with something like ace I have used it a lot and I don’t have to even look at the crosshairs to hit headshots at range

[@wil.makesmusic]

7:39 my god. I have no words.

[@abyss5600]

1:47 The car in front of me is my target... Okay, got it!

[@mmmosh4360]

Great video this was really helpful

[@mrs.b0742]

I’m working on my sniping and I am getting very good!

[@mrs.b0742]

Still not as good as you tho😅

[@ShadowDestiny]

Love to hear it!

[@Votrae]

This is an extremely nuanced topic and I think you smoked it. Well written and the coach info was a great call. Didn't love the staggered self promo if I'm honest. Awesome work overall!! 👍👍

[@scotta2996]

Great video my nightmare is I get single focus and stop paying attention to everything 🙁 working on braking Habit

[@BlitzDeera]

Man.. didnt even know you before "Thunder" MOTW, now i dont know what i will do without your tips. you are so ON point similar to Nomad. Thanks for these vids

[@jmo8391]

Another great pvp video tutorial.

[@edgel3ss715]

If sniping is like driving then Shadow is a nascar driver.

[@ShadowDestiny]

LOL

[@Juan0824]

Nah nah nah…F1 Baby

[@chosenfallen2024]

My biggest issue with shooters is that Im always shooting off their left, my right instead of hitting them. If I can ever fix that, my KD would be way better.

[@galaxybrainjimmy1520]

Same bro, i also overshoot to the right if my target is on the right side of my screen like im always shooting close to their left ear. for me it happened when i practiced flick shooting and i was like "maybe i developed a bad habbit" after that i abandoned flick shooting and tried to make sure im on target before pulling the trigger. I continued to do that and am doin fine now (also fixed my bad "positioning" cause am not relying on flicks anymore)

[@leaphymoon9881]

I've slowly realized all this on my own as well. It's taking time to get used to. I just wanna be good at sniping lol it's hard for me

[@x-ler2066]

I'm pretty sure I focus on on the line of the video whether to skip or not in a ten min video.

[@tytonidaeowl8872]

7:09 I’m not sure where this soundbite came from but I approve

[@Jmose219]

Fantastic video. Gained a sub here!

[@ShadowDestiny]

Glad you liked it!

[@theodor11]

Came for the thumbnail, stayed for the great content

[@ShadowDestiny]

Much love!

[@AdamMichaels666]

I never play pvp so I honestly needed this

[@itzJuztThomas]

Sometimes ya just gotta accept ya limitations as well. I've played only for a few months but I'm a rock solid 0.7kd player. That means I ain't good. Now to some this may be a bad thing, and even discourage them from PVP. But I've found the stats don't lie, that's the player I am. The thing is, someone has to be that player, it's a hard truth but some of us are just always gonna be bottom half of the leaderboard. That hasn't stopped me resetting my crucible rank 4 times already this season, I just accept it takes me longer than the good players and that's ok. My lesson? Just accept your level and focus on your target reward. The L's mean nothing.

[@ShadowDestiny]

I mean I suppose it's good to be realistic, but I still believe everyone can improve over time. I was once a 0.7kd player along with every other player and content creator these days. Improvement (especially statistical) takes time but I believe it can happen :)

[@A_sh999]

Why is this guy such a God

[@kf8828]

For me, I am playing Hunter and I used Foetracer to improve my aim.

[@kfgfgh9871]

Just realising that the radar is there and its broken is probably the single most crucial breaking point in learning how to play crucible(for some reason) At least i didnt notice a single breakthrough of similar scale after that point in 1k is crucible hours

[@KlikAndSeuss]

Excuse me... thanks for the content awesome BTW. But what weaponn is 4:32 ? Ty

[@Valen-mh9fh]

Thanks Shadow!

[@ripley_73]

Thank you, very useful !

[@fuglaa4766]

didnt expect to see aimer7 in a destiny video

[@nrwsgreatest3299]

Greetings from Germany. I found your channel through cammys video about bows. I really enjoy your videos. Btw which sensitivity do you use while sniping?

[@ShadowDestiny]

Hey, thank you! I play 4 sens while sniping. For more details, check out my sniper rifle guide :)

[@5Mephista]

Hi, thank you very much for the video, it's great! At 2:19, there's a text excerpt displayed. Could you please provide the source?

[@cynical3081]

How do you do so that cloudstrike points fast?? 7:40

[@coreyrodgers2103]

What I do is focus on my target and center them on my screen. If you keep someone in the center of your screen you're most likely going to land your shots

[@THETBRETT]

not me, but a fellow D2 gamer says he turns all the HUD stuff offf and has a lcd timer clock just below his screen, and he knows the cooldown times for his abilities/supers. He finds the normal D2 screen too cluttered. 1.5 kd so he's no god player, but I have watched him rack up 50 kills, so it works for him.

[@ShadowDestiny]

LOL that sounds like insanity

[@TrashedDad]

The kill feed is like your GPS keeping you updated on your teammates getting car wrecked lol

[@ShadowDestiny]

Bruhhh lol

[@HayateTsuki]

omg thank u! for this this helps allot !

[@ShadowDestiny]

Thank YOU

[@HayateTsuki]

@@ShadowDestiny na thank u man your the best fucking sniper in d2 i hope to god i get good as u some day :) i defffintly had trubble weather to have my eyes on the redical or or the enimey this deffintly helped me out

[@jfci6059]

Essentially essential

[@derechteprofessorlevin]

Hi I have a igneous hamer nur I only can do 80 DMG per Headshot do I need another one with rampage or is my god enough I have a 3/5 godroll

[@AyyBubz]

Great video! 👍

[@dancingfrogsxb1276]

Do you have any tips on centering, I find that sometimes mine is terrible and other times I just flick and shoot on point, not sure how to improve my consistency??

[@ShadowDestiny]

I cover it in more detail in my sniper rifle guide

[@user-qq1io1jd9p]

I am the Guardian of Japan. I translated and saw everything myself! Thanks for this great video!

[@ShadowDestiny]

That's awesome! Thank you for watching :)

[@sethenewman4309]

7:38 battlefield moment

[@themudpit621]

"looking at the speedometer" Drive another twenty years mate. You won't need to look no more :) And yet I could pvp for another twenty years, and I'll still suck.

[@IamVengeance20]

Wait a second, are you the same Shadow from Garrison clan? Great video!

[@ShadowDestiny]

No?

[@IamVengeance20]

@@ShadowDestiny oh okay just wondering because otherwise i would’ve played with you before

[@Hnmcl-l9z]

I was the guy in that reaper clip with the korean characters- on one hand im happy to be in a shadow video butttt getting reapered ☹️

[@ShadowDestiny]

I’m sorrrrry 😭

[@fifthcylinder]

Man, ILY

[@arnoknoester7773]

the rader is completely useless on my tripel monitor set up big screen it sude be moved to the middle of the screen or give the player the option to move it where its useful

[@glitchedout21]

Could you possibly make a video explaining more in detail on how to get the adored sniper? I know I need to get the quest forging your own path, but Idk how to get that quest to be available.

[@ShadowDestiny]

I won't be making a video on this quest especially since it has been out for a while now, but I can try to help you here. You'll need the Forging your own Path quest from Banshee-44 at the Tower. The quest may already be in your quest tab, so be sure to check there as well. Complete the objective, which is pretty straightforward, and you'll have yourself an S-tier sniper! Hope that helps :)

[@glitchedout21]

@@ShadowDestiny thank you very much Shadow❤️❤️ I feel like a idiot, I didn’t even check to see if I had it already, turns out I do😅 thank you for reminding me that it’s possible that o already have the quest

[@Eddyrick18]

What gun perk is that at 1:03? That highlights someone behind a wall?

[@legendkilla3rd]

Its a hunter perk when you crouch kill someone you get a shit load of buffs and yes wallhacks PLUS invisibility for a bit after every kill made while crouching,

[@Eddyrick18]

@@legendkilla3rd which tree or perk? I'm a hunter and have never seen that. Seems useful to run

[@atldru15]

7:00 that's the type of kill that makes me alt-f4 for the night :D

[@Gnar_Dogg]

Always look at the target. Guess it's a habit I picked up as a kid playing baseball and learning to shoot in real life.

[@kentdavis4446]

What snipers are these? I like the scopes

[@danielzelov2615]

What shader do you use on eos

[@Xoilen]

I’ve never caught myself focusing on the crosshair. And I question whether anyone would focus on the crosshair over the target

[@youlookdifferent]

I do. But my background is in counterstrike where there's limited verticality and in that game your crosshair should always be on the exact position that poses the most danger to you. On top of that I find that I react quicker to targets I notice in my peripheral vision anyway. so if I'm focusing on my crosshair and someone shows in the corner of my screen im pretty good at flicking to them. It's much harder in destiny though because there's so much more visual info on screen

[@shadowarez1337]

Is it just me or does evey video I see about improving this seem like the one telling us this seems to survive more then 1 second and the other Guardian's aren't always on him already before he turns a Coren then gets smoked with seemingly 1 shot? Not sure how I can get rect every match regardless of resilience being 100% or recovery. But nonetheless thank you for this video it at least helps decode what's going on I may not love more then 2-3 seconds but I can at least see what's shopping before I'm shot through a wall or turn the corner as a shotgun goes off and I catch every pellet perfectly.

[@Unstressing]

I shuffle between target and crosshair

[@logans224]

I feel like I’m a better driver now thanks shadow

[@ShadowDestiny]

Haha :) There is no driving advice in this video, I’m not responsible if you crash lmao 😂

[@logans224]

Stop being humble I got my permit because of this video lmao jk good video

[@dfghdfsbfgh]

Anyone else notice how he got Ghost in the Night after taking damage at the start of the clip?

[@galaxybrainjimmy1520]

I even try to look At specific details on my target's head when possible and it becomes easier to hit the head dont know why it works that way tho xD

[@ShadowDestiny]

Haha that's good advice! That forces your eyes to become even more focused ;)

[@brianlutz7813]

I finish in last place like 80-90% of the time. The only thing that has ever helped me was SBMM.

[@jsmif7674]

True shit lol

[@rainqd1889]

I always keep my eye on the ball (in this case guardian)

[@ShadowDestiny]

Facts!

[@Xirowave]

What’s those weapons you were using?

[@x-ler2066]

In snipers I look at crosshair Other than snipers I look at enemy except chaperone.

[@k0t0kl1zm5]

I think this is weird but i have more than 1,700 hours in destiny and i cant snipe and aim properly. If kill someone with snipe in head it will be a flick or kill based on reaction if this guy will run in my crosshair. I have more than 2,000 kills on snipes but i can miss my shot on afk guy and i dont really know how to deal with it.