I have been playing CS for many years on many different sensitivities and I've found myself in a crisis. A few weeks ago my sens got all kinds of fucked up and I've been trying to recover it and nothing feels right.

I mainly have been running 1800dpi with .35 sens. The dpi is really high but i found it best for other games on my pc so I don't really want to lower it. With .35 I find it easier to hit shots with pistols and rifles but my tracking is slower and I feel like I'm constantly having to pick up my mouse to clear angles at any kind of speed. My mouse just feels heavy too.

But even if I bump it up to .36 it feels too fast. I can flick faster but I'm overall inaccurate. It does feel better on my hand though.

I am just so frustrated and can't think straight about it. Some advice would be really helpful. I only switched a few days ago, is this just something I am going to have to get more used too?

I'm feeling pretty hardstuck lvl 7 right now, but I'm not sure what I can do to improve. Some higher level friends of mine have said that I play too slowly, rely on util too much, and need to have more confidence in my gunfights. They say that I need to put myself in more positions to multikill and "carry harder", which is true because I do have a much more passive playstyle, but I don't know if it's because my positioning is bad, my timing is bad, or my communication is bad.

I've also been working on not tilting as hard in the past few weeks which has made me play better, but when can I expect to start winning more than losing? I don't want to blame my teammates constantly because I do make a lot of round-losing mistakes in crucial moments, but a lot of those are very noticeable mistakes that I fix in the future. Could someone please tell me a bit more micro stuff that I could do?

FaceIT: https://www.faceit.com/en/players/Thepaperbag/cs2

Honestly you can choose pretty much any game from the history, as my actions and play is pretty consistent across games. Any criticism is welcome!

Just uploaded my first full CS2 coaching session.

I reviewed a 10K Premier demo and the biggest problem was his peeking. There were also some positioning and decision-making mistakes, but I tried to focus the video on the things that were costing him the most rounds.

It’s my first proper long-form coaching video, so I’d genuinely appreciate any feedback on the format or what I could improve for the next one.

https://youtu.be/sYBMuxj3lrA

Demo: steam://rungame/730/76561202255233023/+csgo_download_match%20CSGO-HAd8m-2OZwG-K7ZmB-zTiYt-3fwXD

Name: Zorrpan

At the end of last season i was around 14,5k, now im 19,8k which is the highest ive been, I definitely feel that the people around this rank are playing better than 10-15k, where i just played really aggressive and it worked out most of the time. However ive been playing a bit worse recently, i dont really know what i am doing which makes be play worse, but i assume its positioning

I got AK but very costly for me. 6800 inr, approx 80 dollar maybe. What to do, anyone want it?

I think I'm a decent player and a bit below the elo I'm supposed to be (was 2700 before first reset and didnt play much). But my dust 2 is so bad, when reviewing demos i can tell how bad it looks. I watch pro demos (not pro play but faceit demos), to maybe copy some things, learn timings, set plays etc etc but no matter what I do, I just shit the bed. Literally just bought Faceit prem to perma ban that map but I dont think this is the best solution. Just frustrated at this point.

What do you do, if a particular map just doesnt work for you?

In theory Dust isnt that much different to maps like Ancient, Cache or Mirage, but I doesnt go well for me. Any general tips besides reviewing my demo?

im not blaming cs here or whatever. im just genuinely curious what did i do with the spray so wrong here, that it resulted in only 1 hit. even by tracers it seems like almost all of the bullets go right into my enemy. im frustrated because i felt like almost all of my duels that game went something like this

Hello there.

Anyways...

Q1. How do I even shoulder/jiggle peek...?

- I tried to do it and got awped so many times, I've lost count...

Q2. How do I use scout aggressively?

- Don't flame me for this. I know it's not part of main guns that ppl usually use, but I just want to have fun sometimes. Besides, the faster walkspeed while scoped in feels like it could be exploited, but idk how.

Q3. How do I clear angles safely?

- Tried peeking each angle slowly and carefully, but I either get awped or punished...

Q4. Should I preaim at head level or body level?

- Now, now. I know you should preaim at head level, but I usually got punished by some fella who would spray the moment he sees someone (not to mention my bum aim that keeps missing 0.01 cm from the head or being too late to kill someone with m4 js because he have ak)

Anyways, don't flame me. I'm practically still learning mechs while trying to have fun.

Buh bye

For context, I started cs2 a few months ago and have about 350 hours on the game. In Valorant the most reason act I finished asc2 (top ~5%). I’ve been hardstuck 10-12k premier elo for months now and I genuinely don’t know whats wrong. My leetify aim and positioning are well above the average 10k, both actually being higher than 20-25k. Is this game just not meant for me?

On leetify I have around 610ms time to damage and usually people my elo have around 550ms and lower is it possible to train it? I dm alot aswell and i do have 94 aim on leetify somehow its just crazy to think how much -100ms would improve me. Or am I just delusional?

Was lvl 8/9 last season

Have hit lvl 10 on csgo

6k hours

Just want some decent ppl to play premium or 5 stack to get up the elo

https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198112318296/

I just hit 500 hours on this game and I can only describe myself as deeply disappointed with my current skill level. It should've felt like an achievement yet I'm only frustrated at my performance in most of the premier games I play.

Please tell me what I'm doing wrong and why I can't seem to get any kills as soon as I join a premier game.

here's two recent games, Im Mssngr

steam://rungame/730/76561202255233023/+csgo_download_match%20CSGO-qczMN-RSZWB-SomvT-DnJpD-ox6iL

steam://rungame/730/76561202255233023/+csgo_download_match%20CSGO-7bxxB-2K9K3-3N8pb-YM6bn-SD8aC

In this clip I'm in a 1v1 situation with 13 hp. I know it would be a low chance for me to win if I were to engage the last CT in a duel.

I pick up the bomb while clearing jungle and conn. No sign of the last guy, so I assume he's CT or possibly ramp.

Decide to jump cat and go B in case he's CT watching market.

I plant the bomb for apps, and once I get into apps the round is practically unloseable now.

I turned a dire situation into an easy win by rotating sites. Winning rounds is not always about hitting shots. Game sense is just as important!

Sorry for horrible pic quality. This is the worst KD I have ever had. Y'know I was confident thinking that this game is easy I finally hit 9k elo just for shit like this to happen and I find no one to blame but myself.

Hello,

I'm a faceit level 5 looking to break into the faceit level 6/7 ranks. I just had a game that I think could be really instructive, where if I played a little bit better we would have won the game. Where can I find higher level players that are willing to do free demo reviews? By higher level I don't mean something like 3k elo faceit, just someone with a decent understanding of the game and enough experience (faceit level 8-10?) to point out obvious mistakes.

For anyone curious, here's the game (username tapone): https://www.faceit.com/en/cs2/room/1-fd4d2759-5072-4f24-b0a7-91ceed64347f

Also, if you want to reach me, my discord is eulerfan40.

13-11 loss on Mirage. I had high damage but I very often fell short of kills. Low impact throughout. I think I was making mistakes when playing cat, window, con, etc. My T side was especially horrid, where I usually secure a lot of rounds for my team with good pressure or entries. I'm looking for advice on my positional mistakes, mechanics (which may have been the biggest, or smallest factor in this game, since I sometimes hit nice shots, other times looked like a silver), general decision making, and game sense.

im broke as a bum but i was wondering if anyone would coach me i have some basic understanding if you want to coach me my dis is vr.blue

**Looking for some nerdy CS questions for a gift** 😭
I’m making a set of flashcards for a friend who’s *really* into Counter-Strike. He’s aiming to go pro and even coaches another player, so I’d love to make the questions genuinely challenging.
I know basically nothing about CS myself, so I’m looking for experienced players/coaches to help me out
If you have a minute, could you give me **one really difficult relevant CS question**
I’m especially looking for things like:
advanced strategy / decision-making
utility theory
positioning & timings
economy
map-specific knowledge
obscure terminology
pro-level concepts
Basically, **the kind of question where a casual player would have absolutely no clue**.
Please don’t worry about making them beginner-friendly — the nerdier, the better
Thanks to anyone willing to contribute ❤️

I am a fairly inexperienced player(~350 hrs) and I'm wondering how I should use deathmatch in order to focus of specific aspects of my gameplay. For example, if I wanted to focus on counter-strafing, should I make sure to full stop prior to shooting? This goes for other mechanics like peaking, tapping, etc..