My Thoughts on Competitive Mindset and Journey as a Counter-Strike Pro

My Thoughts on Competitive Mindset and Journey as a Counter-Strike Pro
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[@Conorheath16]

I’ve always loved Jordan’s calm, light, and mature demeanor while playing CS. It’s so interesting to hear how much thought and introspection he’s put into all aspects of his life. Gained a subscriber today and hope to hear more insights like this!

[@meandab]

Appreciate the insight into your time with c9. Being a thoughtful and supportive person is just in your nature. I think it's something all your fans have picked up on and part of the reason you're so loved in the community. Also I'll never forget that carry against North. Amazing how a person's gameplay can shift when you start focusing on yourself instead of the team.

[@NTRob]

These tip videos are so helpful. We appreciate the knowledge

[@b1zzler]

seriously. I knew maybe half of this stuff

[@henloamterrorist4632]

Being that glue in pugs while top fragging has never failed me. Even if I demonstrate some kind of competence to my team, it helps make that glue bring us together. I really like this mix of technical coaching and mindset approaching. Both are super important in a competitive environment of any sort, and it is how I have been able coach tennis. Great advice, Jordan!

[@jazon345]

Wow, as someone who is overly empathetic and acutely aware of the emotions from those surrounding me, the last 5 minutes of this video were incredible to listen to. Thanks for sharing!

[@n0thing]

Thanks for sharing - my pleasure.

[@lukebruce5234]

@@n0thing clowning on a bottom fragging teammate doesn't seem all that supportive to me tbh

[@maxheadroom5532]

@@lukebruce5234 We clearly did not watch the same video

[@lukebruce5234]

@@maxheadroom5532 If I had 3 frags and my teammate was like "Bro let's see if you can get 4 let's go!" it would only make me more tilted.

[@octs609]

@@lukebruce5234 reason number 9 your silver. Pros want to be pushed, even if there not feeling it. Its a part of the competitive mindset, not all days will be good days that does not mean you shouldnt push yourself. Even if it means a slight improvement in overall gameplay.

[@StellarBlitz]

Hey man I played a ton of cs back 2015-2017. I was always a huge fan of yours. I even have a souvenir p90 with your sig from colombus 2016 in your match against NAVI. It means a lot to me cause I praised c9 back in the day and you were one of my favorite players. I wouldn't have your sig if you weren't such a goat. I'm really happy to see you still doing your thing, staying at the top of the food chain and shredding lobbies like you always do. Just wanted to come show some love and support :)

[@DarkFireFly64]

I have followed you since my own 1.6 days when I was just a kid. I remember hearing about you and swag, young kids who became great CS players, and I wanted to be just like you. I’m so glad you’re back into CS and this video reminded me, after all these years, that you’re still one of the best players ever. Bless you and I hope you make a return to CS2. You are one of the best faces of the community!

[@dominikschreiner6062]

Hands up if you remember being amazed by n0thing but headshots

[@NikCS2investor]

i am 3k elo player. Got chance to be pro few times in spain years ago on source but did not want to due to studys and I retired. Anyway, you explain things very well compared to other pros and youtubers . Very good teacher N0thing.

[@MrBaiKn]

Mate, your content resonates with me more than any other channel. So excited that your making CS content consistently again, very excited for what’s to come.

[@JH-pe3ro]

Way back when CS was in its early betas(so, like, over 20 years ago), the combat model was changing a lot and it was, at first, much less restrictive on movement and didn't give many penalties for shooting while moving. There were very few other examples of this type of game around - the first Rainbow Six games were close, but most were still Quake style arena shooters at heart. When hitstun finally came in, it was really surprising and I had trouble adjusting to it, because it meant the game was punishing me more for moving while I was taking damage, i.e. exactly when I wanted to move the most. I always prefer taking angles with zig-zag side movements, when the game lets me, but CS definitely pushed a bias towards standing accuracy that always makes me think of it as "the game where I have to stop to shoot". The mind game is a big deal. The analogy I always make now is to judo, which I trained in for a year: it's all about grips and which grip you take on the situation, and which grip your opponent takes on you. If you get frozen up, it's like you've taken a grip that can't make any progress to a throw or submission - wrong angle or whatever - but you can't let go of it, you just cling onto it tighter. You have to play by "holding on" and "letting go" and consciously doing one thing or the other to get the leverage you need. And if you train towards that, then whatever situation happens, it's nothing to panic about. And it happens at different levels of life, when it's a gameplay thing it's almost all muscle memory, but the bigger aspect of getting in the zone when it's called for and acting out the role that's needed is harder to learn. It's hard because we all default to the role of being a baby, and develop that kind of healthy maturity only with great effort. Nowadays I just main Planetside 2 - an old game that is, on the whole, maturing well. It magnifies all of those game sense issues with the larger scale: sometimes it is truly a hopeless scenario. Other times you can create tremendous leverage by adding a spawn in the right place. But the challenge is basically the same - try to make something work with what you have, take down as many as you can with you. I stick with it because the situations and counters are so many and varied that it never becomes totally formulaic.

[@cambrown5777]

As someone who played sports at the collegiate level, this is the mindset every elite level athlete has. Incredible to hear that it permeates through all competition including CS:GO, but now that I think about it, not surprising. Guys on our team who are just the greatest dudes off the field would lock-in. The joke you would crack with them at a party is not to be made during the game, because it's go time. Winning is the only thing that matters in that moment, and that's what makes a great competitor. Playing with passion, intensity and most of all focus is what separates the many from the few.

[@koool56]

That's a very interesting perspective, thank you for sharing, I think I could relate to some parts and feel the lack of that trigger as I became more laid back with years, maybe it's what I have been missing.

[@JohnW704]

The key is being smooth... don't move your mouse faster than you can control it... sometimes you might need to flick 40 degrees in game right or left but it's only one or two inches on your mouse pad so in reality your hand is barely moving but if you tense up or go to fast you might over compensate and miss

[@francocab5116]

Hey I relate a lot with your story, I feel like I do that for my team too (oviously in a much lower level) and I find myself being very inconsistent in performance. I'll try this "headphones trigger" thing out for sure. Thanks

[@brentk3281]

Thanks for talking about the sports psyche angle, I think it's the biggest part of what people don't realize is going on with their mental game. Especially when playing with teams and reaching higher level league play with them. Besides the individual skills, team mentality and the "vibe" is huge.

[@Ageraacs]

I've missed these kinds of vids from you man

[@vaijns]

The tip with moving after the first shot just made me try out to move more in general in a match instead of just duck spraying most of the time and for the first one it actually worked so well, it also felt a lot better, even tho I'm not doing it very good yet. Definitely gonna try improving that. So thanks for that. :D

[@DHRtheTHIRD]

I had a huge problem balancing the glue guy role and fragging. Great video on the topic

[@MrEpichabsfan]

Love these kinds of videos, hope to see these become more regular for CS2!

[@brendansmatana]

So happy to see you making this type of video. Brings me back to the mid 2010s !! All the best Jordan!

[@ornaterope8319]

Always love hearing you rant about anything, always something to learn and always great insight

[@atk3210]

Your introspective insight is poetry brother. Keep these types of videos comin

[@kafi_99]

Oh man, what you have explained in the first minute of the video is me trying to explain the same thing to my friends in Valorant and they still struggle to understand it. They aren't bad aimers but they always commit to every gun fight without landing a single bullet on the enemies.

[@tfigmoney520]

This is my problem. Good to hear his pov and will try to implement

[@obsu]

it's much harder in valorant because of the movement speed

[@Brevall]

I love your content n0thing, always been looking up to you bro. Hope I can get into games with you some day.

[@barry_crisp]

We need more of this. There is so little on the philosophy and practice of competition specifically in the Counter-Strike space from pros directly. Great video!

[@MerrStudio]

You probably don't realize how much I needed to hear that thing you "ranted" about at the end. Amazing insight, thank you n0thing. Another reason why it's good to have StatTrak Flashbang Dance :)

[@yurm8419]

Dope content as always. Looking forward to seeing more in the future! Have a great weekend dude enjoy the masters!

[@TZoomed]

do love these videos from n0thing his advice is still to this day insanely valuable and he is still a great player with more experience than almost every pro playing to this day.

[@0xszander0]

It's interesting you learned this from yourself. I always had the idea you were this kind of guy. A rough diamond but not letting himself get polished, but helping others get polished instead.

[@BezmenovWasRight]

Great insight, thank you for sharing.

[@yeyintaung7289]

Insanely Usless. I have been doing it wihout me knowing it. On bad days I'll be changing to S1mple sen and chaing back to 1.47 on 400 which is my sen. It is just different when u try to aim with your wrist or arm feeling all the parts. Need solution for days where I am not sitting right. My arm placement for both keyboard and mouse are both off. Cause I dont have standard table height. Glad u are back to making more cs content

[@GacNac]

This is a classic video. I learned how to spray from this channel so many years ago. Great to see tips for the new generation

[@pissclub]

loving the updated video title!

[@aadesh_kale]

I love the deep and meaningful talk n0thing you are the best!

[@alexspittel8140]

These were really great tips! Is there any good ways to practice breaking out of over and undershooting a constant distance?

[@nmnmnmp4503]

Bro sometimes u have to be the "spirit" of the team. There is so much toxicity in this game, i have won so many games just because i was trying to "mentaly" support my team. I dont understand all this guys trying to bully someone who has bad game. It wont magickly make him play better XD but I agree, u cant always think about others, if u want to win u have to focus and adapt to the current state of your match.

[@TheFetus132]

Big agree. I feel like every win streak I go on in Valorant is because I'm being that glue keeping the team talking and positive. Some days talking is hard and exhausting.

[@thomasbock428]

I feel the same as you did back in the day. I mean we are not Pros or anything but i support my mates everytime we play. They are getting mad pretty fast and say bad things, always saying they are cheating just because they hit shots. They dont know much about utilityusage and then they get mad because the enemy is holding the angle that they didnt deny with a smoke or something. The Games always have this bad Vibe in the Discord if you know what i mean and i cant focus on the Game because the Vibe draging me down.

[@chadkndr]

i love n0thing man. seems like such a genuine guy, and has great insight for the game and life in general

[@HeathLethal]

Loved the video Jordan!

[@gazook8994]

always learn something new watching Jordan’s video 🎉

[@Evergarden7]

Ty for the tips ❤

[@jericosha2842]

Really cool to hear you talk more openly about this stuff

[@AkshatKabra98]

Jordan enlightening us all 🙏🏼

[@whackoization]

Damn, the amount of in depth info here is crazy

[@meandab]

n0thing back giving CS tips. It's a beautiful time.

[@Andolina12]

Good to see you again

[@Highdraysh]

Great video always a real one

[@BURRDAWG_]

it takes me about 8 rounds to get my download on the enemy team. and then its like reading a book youve already read 100 times before

[@Henrque123]

That's a great video, honestly

[@alexkfridges]

these discussion videos are the best

[@illastration1]

That has to be Stewie2k crying about not getting MVP after winning the major. Literally the opposite of a glue guy.

[@baddiemcbadbad9231]

That's some wisdom right there. I can't tell you how many times I've mopped the floor with people simply because I turned off. Being hyperfocused leads me to play much worse.

[@mjaakkoful]

Could you ask Logitech to do G100S (n0thing edition) with modern sensor? I have waited 10 years for this to happen and all they made was a soap bar and then the G pro thing which is different and dumb. Anyway I'm happy to see you play CS again.

[@ChefNutter]

You the man, I got a bunch crafts with your stickers.

[@Adrian-bj1rk]

5:22, so i didn’t really understand. What’s better? 1000hz? 400dpi or 1600dpi?

[@TruthIsKey369]

In short, aim where people mostly are and learn to flick, adjust, stand still and hug walls. Game sense takes times, but the above takes little time in comparasion. If you are one of those that NEVER seem to become friends with your sensitivity, well, try acceleration to get the best from both worlds.

[@villummTV]

I feel like the Glue-guy-MVP-Ingame leader in MM. It's very draining, but also rewarding. Sometimes you just gotta put the "KILL EM ALL' headset on"

[@BumarAssassin]

Ohh shit I been on 400dpi still cuz of you from back in the day. I’ll try 1600 next time I play

[@RichardGming]

awesome video

[@riker8214]

God bless this man

[@ClaptainClips]

Jordan, you're such a great open-minded asset to our community, thank you

[@Owlbot]

It's so wild to see the advice from the 1.5 or 1.6 days to now lmao

[@NotSoBrown]

his voice and ability to explain things reminds me of Duncan Trussell

[@MistaGobo]

yeeaaa maaaaaaaaaan.

[@igotsickieatlight]

I can't believe you are still using your old logitech mouse with that rubber cable, is this the only mouse that works for you or haven't u tried/found something different ?

[@Parcs]

so what would you recommend for someone with like 650dpi in terms of this exercise? by the way, you're the only person i'd ever buy a class from, i still watch your udemy classes.

[@Parcs]

wait what the fuck, so i should definitely double my dpi and cut my sens? i was not aware of the dpi input lag issue at all.

[@Lakeeeeey]

jordan. i could be the savior of na cs. i just don’t know who to get in touch with.

[@TriggeredGibson]

genuinely good video

[@yes-dy2xp]

definitely one of the wisest player in counter strike

[@EtopiaCA]

Can someone let me know if n0thing raps in this one? I don't feel like cringing my face off while I watch this.

[@imgor403]

do you use mouse skates?

[@kevy9680]

damn Jordan telling me I don't have that level or movement :(

[@TeamAbrams]

Very interesting insights. What he calls "being the glue guy" is what I'd call having to babysit a team full of arrogant and entitled angry manchildren. And that seems like that vast majority of the CounterStrike community so not shocking that its top players are like that too. I would absolutely hate to be in that position personally. But he made it work so who am I to say otherwise.

[@ayrebhalsabe7404]

You are the andres iniesta of cs

[@rodrigocruz8548]

im on 1600 dpi and 0.9 sense and my aim is very crisp

[@pissclub]

pro conter-strike

[@D4VIEES]

Apex….no recoil… what game you playing g? I love these videos when you rant though keep it up ❤

[@n0thing]

My bad been a minute, it always just seemed mostly about movement in Apex and shooting seemed easy

[@D4VIEES]

@@n0thing some guns are def easy to control but theres alot of guns that are difficult that add some skill ceiling. If you ever get bored i would love to see you play it’s very fun and a change of pace

[@maxkinli]

Volvo, i need cs2

[@jeffiscowCS]

Please nothing keep these videos up! someone needs to train NA talent!

[@GrassEnjoyer75]

❤

[@nurtbmtv]

i took would like to be a conter strike pro

[@ottertubetv9356]

1600 dpi… 0.50. okay i will try this with my g502

[@NightPwnGaming]

Grandpa nothing sharing some knowledge

[@chuifongtam4703]

Jordan you were the glue guy in Cloud9 but I recall that Tim and Stewie said after matches you didn't stay behind to review demos and that you seemed disinterested during practice / scrims.. Man

[@n0thing]

I can maybe only think of one time and that was after a lot of the events I talk about - internal fights almost getting physical, filled with disrespect.

[@brandondpepe1504]

W mans W video

[@garyzhang169]

Conter

[@searealOG]

I didnt sea a single add

[@TrevorStruthers]

Took your styling cues from that new Jeffrey Dahmer show, nice.

[@kevinnguyen290]

Lmao for damn sure it was stew that cried for not getting mvp

[@tybowser]

conter-strike 😪

[@1990rable]

bro what happend? you look like a 56 year old dad

[@bustacap3791]

Valorant players giving CS tips... 🙃

[@DaddyMKR]

Ain't no way

[@kccccccccccccccc0904]

ur trolling right

[@christopherantimie1613]

Absolutely no qualifications to be speaking on this game

[@bustacap3791]

@@christopherantimie1613 TBF the newbies he's talking too wont know the difference 🤪

[@jamieeddolls5605]

@@christopherantimie1613 obvious troll is obvious

[@MistaGobo]

Interesting, can definitely relate, although never quite found a solution for it.