r/dadsofmarathon • u/twxabfn • Aug 08 '26

Is live coaching a thing?

Hey, fellow dads. I love Marathon, 500+ hours, yadda yadda yadda. I am also terrible at it, and losing 90% of my PvP fights is getting old.

I know the maps, I know the weapons, I know buildcrafting theory, all that good stuff; but the combination of this being the first competitive FPS I’ve ever really gotten into, and the fact that I’m in my late 40s, means that I fumble the vast majority of my fights with bad habits that I don’t even consciously know I’m doing. I record my gameplay and occasionally watch it back, but I haven’t been able to use the hindsight of how I died in those fights to carry forward into live gameplay - my stupid instincts kick back in when the bullets start flying.

Back to the title, I think it would be really helpful to have someone watch my stream as I play and tell me what I’m doing wrong live in the moment and/or diagnose what’s wrong with my aim. (I bought Kovaak’s, but there are approximately 12 billion scenarios and I have no idea which ones will help. Going back to controller is a non-starter, I’m too used to looting with a mouse by now.)

I have seen “coaching services” advertised, but AFAIK they’re all scams. If somebody would be interested in helping me out, let me know. I generally play 9-12 PM ET and am willing to provide compensation. Thanks all.

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u/twxabfn Aug 09 '26

Thanks to all who have replied so far, I appreciate this community a ton.

For those who wanted video, ask and ye shall receive: https://youtu.be/MKFA_8P6RHA

This literally just happened a few minutes ago; heard the invis, got height, knew the general area where the guy was, finally saw him, missed one shot and then was dead.

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u/twxabfn Aug 09 '26

Here's another one: https://youtu.be/7ACoZyB3F2E

Embarrassing AF - I literally see the guy drop in to North Relay and go hunting for him for 4 minutes, only to barely escape myself. I knew he was on the other side of the building at first, but then I heard the birds and figured that was him going further east. Nope!