This Is Why You Keep Dying

[@nullcmdval]

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[@Eydaxor]

I would not say everytime but at least 70% of the time i turn my eyeball on the minimap and at the exact same milisecond someone pick me and i die.

[@exotic_fx]

Same bruh

[@DirtL]

Don't look at minimap when holding angles and you now enemy might be close.

[@swinger2]

that means you are obvious to when you are at danger and when you can look at map.

[@carlsbad2015]

its because people intentionally peek you when something happens on the minimap. You get outsmartet, not outlucked.

[@Eydaxor]

@@carlsbad2015 damn

[@the-boy-who-lived]

One of the worst feelings is getting insta-tapped by the enemy Jett every round and then seeing your teammate miss two reloads while the enemy Jett whiffs so badly that your teammate is still alive. When that happens every round, it feels like my head is made of magnet. Even the enemy bot frags one-tap me.

[@azizkash286]

You must always realize getting one tapped is a part of the game. Sadly u might get running one tapped and u can't do nothing about it

[@slash148]

@@azizkash286 Yeah, getting onetapped acassionally is understandable. Getting onetapped everytime, is ridiculous.

[@erikaserikas8239]

its literally why i cant climb, my mental immediately dies and i have no more focus, everything feels like its not worth doing cause im just gonna get tapped in a duel anyway, literally just existing in that match

[@the-boy-who-lived]

@@azizkash286 yeah yeah. Ik that's my problem. Im always pushing too much.

[@empress_0]

Yeah, when that happened to me, it's full on demoralizing, well fortunately I have a habit of refreshing my mental when switching sides if I'm tilting

[@anishgidh7583]

Me having map awareness but dies analyzing the map even when no one is around like they just pop up from nowhere and kill me lol

[@AshutoshTiwari2905]

I feel you bro... Same problem here...😭😭

[@BleekXD]

Its mostly just your bad map awareness

[@jangtheconqueror]

Just looking at the map isn't enough, you need to think about their possible routes. If an enemy pops up "out of nowhere", that's because there's a gaping hole in your defense that you're not being aware enough of. Like for example, you're defending a site while the attackers are hitting it, everyone rotates over, but then the attacker lurks through mid and hits you guys from behind. Maps are designed such that there's always a way to prevent someone from catching you unawares, you just need to take the right positions.

[@kewl_]

@@jangtheconqueroragree! Aside of “map awareness” it needs to advance thinking about enemy’s movement and their possible strategy.

[@yoann.d3375]

Then glance multiple time at the map until the info is registered in your brain, instead of full focus for 1 or 2s

[@REEEEEESEE]

After watching this video I’ve come to the conclusion that it is my aim that’s the issue

[@Orciwan548]

Great video I think it’s worth mentioning when to be on minimap vs when not to. Some players tunnel vision their mini map just as some their crosshairs. Good rule of thumb is first contact should be on crosshair but anyone else who is going to trade or play off it should be on minimap. Also make sure you’re in a safe position before checking your map if you are peaking an angle stay on your crosshair till you disengage the angle.

[@nullcmdval]

You’re absolutely right, I kinda missed out a lot of stuff since this is my first youtube explainer kinda video (I’ve only done montages up to this point) Thanks for the comment though, definitely agree on your point about making sure that you’re in a safe position before looking at the minimap!

[@Orciwan548]

@@nullcmdval this was a great video i just put it there for people looking for more info.

[@oopsandcheers]

this video is underrated. It kept my attention; the point made wasn't prolonged. Good job mate.

[@Hoowoojin]

Autopilot: shows sinatra XD

[@nullcmdval]

that guy is insane even while playing on autopilot

[@Mman3560]

@@nullcmdval He is actually trying these recent days

[@chrlzcs]

@@Mman3560 he wants to join a team next season, he trialled for NRG last season too

[@Gin-x5v]

if u watch his eyes he watches the map 90% of the time n pure game sense and utils

[@the-boy-who-lived]

I made the habit of constantly looking at the minimap. Now it turns out I am paying more attention to it than necessary making me don't see the enemies who are just under my nose.

[@PaladinTTV]

this is the best valorant101 explanatory that i've ever seen. You got it just right point within short duration

[@nullcmdval]

Thank you for the kind words! I’m glad I could help!

[@JpOni2004]

I did not expect my clip to be featured at 3:41 thanks

[@nullcmdval]

are you fr about that being your clip? i kinda found it from a valorant montage channel. what a nice surprise for you :)

[@JpOni2004]

@@nullcmdvalwait what channel was it featured on? I don’t recall sharing it but only with Friends via Twitch

[@nullcmdval]

@@JpOni2004if i recall correctly i searched something along the lines of “valorant bait clips”. so sorry i cant dig up the exact video as its been a while

[@nullcmdval]

just realised there was supposed to be a red box around U-hall at 02:06 but it must’ve disappeared during rendering. my day is ruined and my disappointment is immeasurable

[@rraHF_yt]

😭

[@baizeval]

....

[@kyled1639]

need more, NOW RAHHHH these tips are so refreshing compared to the typical tips you hear when learning to improve keep it up

[@nullcmdval]

I’m actually editing a new video right now as we speak!

[@shayansiddiqui5959]

Nahhh , only way to make an unfair advantage is by getting a reaver vandal .

[@crane5103]

unfair disadvantage*

[@jsf2898]

@@crane5103 +1

[@guvercin4687]

disadvantage to your wallet lmao

[@Chronoseer]

30 fps gaming is peak

[@k-m4832]

peak shit

[@nullcmdval]

i fear not the man who has played on 500fps his whole life, but the man who has only played on shitty laptops at 30fps

[@Chronoseer]

when the dude who has played on a toaster all his life finally gets a pc upgrade... 5 days later they won champs solo

[@cassandra-mz]

how about me ? 12fps

[@adithyansonyYT]

Whats the rank at 30fps ? Me plat 3 with 30fps

[@babylaaamp2809]

The point of this video is to show that aim isn't everything, but if have time and serious about the game, aim is one of the most important skill, people overrate aim or underrate aim a lot. That's why we see so many "all aim no brain or all brain no aim", but in the end grinding kovaaks or aim lab the right way pays off. And its shooter game, if you create advantage for yourself but you dont hit your shots you still die.

[@aksel1570]

in the jett clip. Astra has the ult up and jett seeks safety behind it because he knows kj is short, when you dismiss it would be much easier to dismiss behind the ult and stay long with jett, play time as they would have to plant, you also still have kayo main that no one know anything about.

[@aksel1570]

also you can see in the left that you dont even give him a voice comm saying that raze is hell, all you give is the info on the minimap, wich jett is prob not looking at when kj's close

[@FloweringAngel]

for fuckin real lmao

[@asmr_videos7671]

im actually in a bind map rn and this helped me sm

[@meowmrrrrow]

i dont even know how to fix this but i keep getting one tapped before i can even react like this is the only reason i die 70% of the time

[@speakerpat]

You just answered my question of "what am i doing wrong" so perfectly that it hurts

[@gamesbond6775]

0:33 a good gaming chair 😂😂

[@bengoro.1]

you have to call that Raze is hell you cant expect your team to be watching the minimap in the middle of a gun fight thats why Voice chat is for

[@boblolrus]

The only thing about the minimap point is that if teammates have good comms, you shouldnt have to look at minimap as much.

[@yolokingxtd1815]

3:37 should have dismissed behind the boxes then took the fight on the raze with ur flash

[@wraith6564]

as a radiant this is true but mechanics will forever be superior if you want to win gun fights i recommend practicing your timings on your peaks and pre aiming is key to gun fights

[@heididouglas2124]

Every time I look at the mini map I get 1 tapped through a smoke

[@ItsKobalt]

Dang ur vid is rlly good and your definitely underrated i hope you get more recognition

[@nullcmdval]

Appreciate it!

[@Headset.Hoodie]

As a Yoru player, I agree with looking at the mini map. Before I tp to a site, I always look at the mini map where enemies are, to know which direction to face after flashing. The clone in the mini map is also very helpful, because it gives me info where the clone was shot at. When an ally dies, I look at the mini map to see where the enemy was last seen. Playing Yoru for too long gave me the habit of looking at the mini map a lot. Overall, skills and utils are really helpful. But if you're in Iron, Bronze or Silver, aim really matters. It's in Gold and upper ranks that skills also matters.

[@kimchikin94minmin]

I love how he set sinatraa as the example, I respect that, my Humblr king.

[@broidk1698]

The fact that i have this mental but no aim at all

[@Arcsut]

Man really good video, another tip is the contrary of the mini map one, i sometimes find myself looking too much at the mini mal and die because im not focused on my immediate situation and/or crosshair, maybe that could be fixed with a more comunicative team, but what could i do from my end apart from waiting for good teammates?

[@Nick-tz3ke]

Well the most effective way to play valorant is ofc with your own friends. If you're playing solo, always expect a rough journey and honestly the most you can do is to keep giving your team coms and info even if they dont give you back (It hurts but hey, we did our part).

[@abhishekak9619]

You are doing good. Just have awareness of when you are potentially first contact. It's hard to judge when your teammates have left you because you can't see them while having decent crosshair placement. By first contact I mean when you will see the enemies before your teammates. So it's more of a awareness thing then. Focus on all sounds so you know where your teammates are. If they shift walk then don't walk ahead of them in any case. And you now don't need to look at the map unless you can see your teammates in front of you.

[@Orciwan548]

I used to have the same problem and I will tell you now the teamates never get better lol. How I fixed it is I payed attention to where I was am I in a safe spot to check my mini map or am I in an on angle and need to focus on crosshair. Disengage to check minimap then back to crosshair and on angle repeat. You will get quicker at understanding your situation as you go. Also minimap trading is really important so if you aren’t taking first contact you should be looking at minimap. If you are however going to be the first one to take contact gotta be on crosshair.

[@KudryavkaMiyu]

1:38 "much harder for them to shoot back" Shows a clip of the demon getting double headshot while blinded

[@Welpy_AmBetter]

Sometimes i have too much map awarness i die a lot of times because im looking at the map

[@fr1ez3r]

They just dump omen paranoia, reyna eye, phoenix flash, breach stun, and lastly lovely 4 guys peaking me with 2 odins 1 vandal and 1 phantom

[@thedomainofsealteamaqua]

The deaths at the start are so relatable I cringed

[@dtar380]

2:20 is the resamble of 90% of my lobbies. Me: Do not peak, the chamber has OP My teammates: loud and clear, we will peak 1 by 1

[@tmklll]

extremely useful video!

[@SophiesAmazingYoutube]

also remember when checking the map, dont press m but press caps instead so u can quickly close it if something happens

[@TheDeNz4]

3:25 bruh this is 90% your fault... you outplayed yourself

[@masterblades6092]

fr like just dismiss into jett smoke or smth dont rely on shitty ranked teammates

[@vog-]

lol it was a horrible dismiss in all honesty

[@motomoto7721]

Also dont false check corners and move your mouse as if anything could happen at every moment. Peak with good angles and distance from walls, crosshair placement and awareness

[@timdesmet5946]

I am on console valorant cuz i can't afford a pc and i have this all the time and i thought it was my bad aim but now i know it's not cuz i positioned not good and had bad awareness but this video helped me so much that now i'll remember it for next time i'm playing, thanks for this great explanation 😁

[@zerr1x]

3:26 that is NOT jetts fault 💀💀💀

[@nymb3]

It's both their fault: jett didn`t peak while having info and reyna distracting raze as she didn`t go to safety after dismiss is a hard flip to stay open.

[@KhoiNguyen-ih6yd]

@@nymb3 jett gun is not a vandal bro. It's can't be 100% to kill raze with that range

[@ozyavlr]

@@KhoiNguyen-ih6yd bro all jett had to do was just peek. if she couldn't kill her, reyna would take that score easily. think it as a double peek, jett could have distracted her. she even could jump around to make a distraction.

[@KhoiNguyen-ih6yd]

@@ozyavlr But if in that moment raze killed jett then he could have killed reyna too because reyna just stood still and didn't move. Even the channel owner had to say that he played badly in that situation in the comments below (you can find it)

[@tybauCymru]

@@ozyavlr all reyna had to do was dismiss default. Jett was obviously weary about KJ pushing the astra ult. And jett also missed alot of audio queues (like where the raze ult came from), because of the astra ult she pushed when reloading.

[@racocasetoodot8414]

why the first gameplay looks like mine man so real and helpful thanks bud

[@nullcmdval]

Glad I could help!

[@Trixszr]

THE INTRO IS LITERALLY EVERY TIME I SOLO QUEUE with my teammates im not good to but i check corners

[@interbution1709]

1:37 "when the enemies are blind it makes much harder for them to kill you" *proceeds to show a clip of a blind person double kill*

[@telaunbread4278]

I think that clip where you dismiss in front of the raze could have been done a little better because there was cover right next to you and you could have easily just went into cover and let the Kayo take the kill because the raze wouldn't expect another player about to peak right there

[@wildhunter5920]

I stopped playing when I realized that I’m never gonna get good regardless of how I play or videos I watch. Even the people I’ve met just ain’t worth the bullshit

[@Pianekk]

2:52 bro literally showed me my skins

[@DrChill-eo4dq]

3:10 that feels like lack of communication in situation where everyone's on the site checking different corners and nothing is being said in voice. Imo in that situation you can only blame yourself for being voiceless and saying nothing when you should, no one is going to read your mind. You can't say I did 'perfect dismiss' and no one followed me, you also could've dismissed into safety behind the box, while Jett was probably going in and out through Astra's wall, hearing nothing at that exact moment when you needed someone to 'peek together'. People may say that you don't need to talk even at high immortal but that's just sad and makes the game experience not enjoyable at all. if no one is speaking/giving info it just feels like a troll team who queued to lose.

[@DragonRex]

we being blessed with underated youtubers like crazy lately holy

[@Aimaxnj_ellojaja]

1:15 so true but my friends always complain LOL

[@MT_YT_1019]

lol the first few clips are so relatable anyway good vid

[@oddhopligans935]

When i play on my pc at home my aim and movement is shit but when i play in a 540 hertz monitor in a computer shop im suddenly immortal

[@Alstyr-]

Mastery of ingame concepts will likely win games

[@just_ahuman1501]

I unironically do all these things (League background), the game is still an fps where skill comes out on top , some more information or tactics won't hurt but it won't make you "instantly rank up"

[@Allanshootertw]

BRO IM PLAYING SWIFT WHILE WATCHING THE VIDEO AND YOUR TIPS HELP ME TO DESTROY THE OTHER TEAM THANKSSS

[@EastonAwesome]

What's your res and graphics quality? I really liked it. Good video.

[@kwonza-gamingandanime5727]

The unfortunate reality for me is that I really am the opposite. My aim is quite below average-but I utilize the mini map, comms, util, etc pretty well. It's carried me to plat but I'm starting to feel the struggle when I lose out on fights where I really should not be losing.

[@ken99yt]

Aimlab. - playlist name- Ramp warmup... Play this playlist (15task) before compi... Daily Thnx me later

[@alterego4]

4:21 What's the outro song? It's so addictive!

[@nutdust-me8jg]

i have the exacpt oppisite of the last problem, i focus way to much on my minimap leading to deaths

[@Nusakowo]

great video, whats font r u using in this video? helvetica?

[@nullcmdval]

That’s right, I’m a sucker for Helvetica

[@paramjjethwa8734]

Crazy short and crisp

[@thecarefulcactus]

underrated channel

[@triikz1370]

3:14 such a bad example why u not giving comms and coming out dismiss in front of raze. Especially when kj can be anywhere behind that Astra wall

[@triikz1370]

What he’s saying it’s true but in that clip he’s just as dumb as the jett

[@THEINTERVIEW-r2u]

On gawd she thought she could juke raze pull her gun out and shoot first instead of getting behind cover

[@LionBlazePrime]

I made my mini map as small as possible, i die so often because i get distracted by every change 😂😊

[@pikelawson]

Real. I always remind myself that this game is all about playing dirty in order for you and your team to win.. aand to also have some fun

[@moritzhilmer]

omg crazy guide fr thank u i ranked up to immo

[@Logzzn]

Deathmatch is just buns

[@Batmansyoutube]

short and simple like it

[@Solirhaps]

improve my peaking and aims, go to dm, got cooked, last place, wondering how everyone get so good at dm, quit game, cry

[@patelokam8987]

Trust me guys its the gaming chair

[@ninblader3103]

so basically what im seeing with the last one is, bad teammates = lose and good = win?

[@nihaldas2943]

reason is simple you are not good enough. time to upgrade those skills

[@feli66.]

boaster dance made my aim 10x better thx man

[@nullcmdval]

and kangkang rap suddenly increases your chances of getting a game winning 4k by over 1000%

[@feli66.]

type shi

[@idkwlh]

i have to send this to my friends, hi friends

[@PAIN-lz8mk]

Nobody realized kangkang rapping at the end ??? He's the best 😂

[@nullcmdval]

finally someone said it

[@jay9289tv]

why you shouldnt watch this video 3:23

[@Forget_It-rk6br]

I tunnel vision on the mini map

[@Aimaxnj_ellojaja]

2:55 tbh i really proud cuz im this so my habits liek everytime

[@w0rthytv]

Nice content

[@jpena6678]

i cant even adjust my crosshair to hit body shots. I just suck

[@Obi482]

I would go into deathmatch and tdms until you a comfortable. I use to be in the same boat until I started going in the range frequently.

[@jpena6678]

@@Obi482 nah man im just old

[@Jepie]

Great video

[@mevolin]

thank u bc i had just closed val bc of this exact reason

[@jasmintea8825]

hard stuck Iron 1 🥶🥶🥶

[@raunaakkk]

amazing video

[@PlayDohPartiTheOriginal]

If you keep wondering why!? Get a 180+ hz monitor. I was hardstuck silver got a momitor from 60 hz to 180 and now im ascendant 2 in 1 month or maybe 1 and a half

[@mangomage0]

Use util to peek, be aware. time saved: 4:00

[@Aire02]

im watching this as reyna that cant win games with 1.6kd and dropped from immortal to asc3 while mvping (im about to go insaaaaneeeee)

[@jairdinh7563]

Wait hollup in that example that is not minimap awareness. Raze ulted and jett hid behind the wall. You just stayed out in the open for like 2 seconds in your dismiss instead of getting into cover what am I missing here.

[@MokeyDplays]

Acc it’s my pc that can barely run valorant

[@artmanrom]

At 1:33 using utilities and abilities isn't an UNFAIR ADVANTAGE in this game, only using them at the most opportune moments. I know the title and the intro have to have some clickbait, but anyway.

[@daitariswain4139]

No way bro used forsaken's word.exe clip..

[@yereem]

The thing is i don’t even win with unfair advantage, even though I try to take advantage of everything you mentioned whenever I get the chance. I lose at kissing distance even tho i have a shotgun, I flash and cant kill or get killed while ennemy is flashed, i try to trade my teammate but get one tapped or killed from another place or it’s somehow untradable, ennemy break my trips and gang on me, or just up kill me while i try to kill the tripped guy, or i end up in retake situation and get one tap trying to clear angle and just can’t retake coz i am clearing too slow. When i am holding site against ennemy retake i feel like i am just waiting to be killed really, idk where to look at and get jumped eventually. Well I am currently gold 2 somehow but i really feel like the shittiest player in every game even when i am top fragging its just feel like bunch of round in a row where i get one tapped and bunch of random kills from my shenanigans that somehow worked. I JUST CAN’T

[@_-Naz-_]

Bro im asc 3 and my dms still look like this ;-;

[@sohamghosh533]

even if i know these , my team mates would be dumb as fk so we would end up losing anyway

[@waywire7450]

and everytime i look at the map i get timing'd and someone peeks me. so fair

[@divAPEX]

My main issue with ranked is the omen on my team going afk round 2. what do i do against that

[@kbk239]

That doesn’t happen all the time. I mean, some were able to go there at the same rank as you and grind.

[@itsz1o]

no sir i'm pretty sure it is my aim

[@rikoboo]

0 ping is not possible because that would meant u have no connection at all. all connections have latency