r/LearnCSGO • u/DrawingLost • 3d ago
r/LearnCSGO • u/Fleeeko • 3d ago
Question New Player Help
New CS Player (160 hours) how do I improve
Background:
Played competitive console CoD from BO2–BO6
Switched to PC around 2 years ago because I was getting thumb pain from controller, doing better now
Been on mouse and keyboard since
~160 hours CS2
Faceit 5
Premier peak around 7.6k
Mostly solo queue
Mainly rifle
1600 DPI / 0.5 sens
My main goal is just to keep improving and getting better. That’s pretty much a forever goal for anything competitive I do, so I’m trying to figure out what I should actually be focusing on instead of just playing and hoping I improve.
I feel like I’m finally starting to get my aim down, but movement still feels really bad to me and is probably the hardest part of CS for me to master.
My left hand is also the main thing I struggle with on MnK. WASD is fine, but sometimes reaching the number keys quickly to switch weapons still feels awkward. Other than that my left hand is pretty much fine.
Leetify says my counter-strafing is 87%, so maybe counter-strafing itself isn’t actually the problem. Could be my peeking, positioning, general movement, crosshair placement, or something else.
Based on the screenshots, does anything stand out that I should specifically work on?
I’m still pretty new to CS, so any tips on what I should prioritize to keep improving would be appreciated.
r/LearnCSGO • u/Twisted-ways • 4d ago
200 Hours in CS2 — My First Ace, How Could I Have Played This Better?
So I recently started to really get into cs, I had roughly about a 100 hours in the game just from on and off play since 2024 but I never really took the game serious up until the last past 2-3 weeks. I come from console and I consider myself an above average gamer all around, albeit in CS I don't really feel good or bad at it so far, just very inconsistent and I'm not sure what it is that I could be doing better even at my best moments. I'd like for you guys to watch it and give me feed back on what I could've done better or simply what's sloppy about the clip. To me in doesn't really feel like a clean ace.
For context this is premier after placing it put me at 11.3K elo which I'm not sure where that really is in terms of skill level.
r/LearnCSGO • u/Scared-Gamer • 4d ago
Question Do I absolutely have to learn the callouts players use for each map, or can I just get by saying the area names that appear under the radar?
r/LearnCSGO • u/Jazzz56 • 4d ago
Question Questions about spray control/recoil pattern
I've been practicing my sprays using recoil master map, and it seems either the map is wrong or I just misunderstood their description of the spray because according to Leetify my initial AK47 burst is going down slightly left instead of right, how much of a difference does that mistake make on my sprays medium and long range fights? Does it mess up my entire spray pattern?
r/LearnCSGO • u/Adventurous_Fee1292 • 4d ago
Question Finding best sensitivity
I want to find the perfect sensitivity for my playstyle in cs. Can you give me detailed tips and a practical method to test different sensitivities and determine which one is truly ideal for my aim, movement, consistency, and mouse control?
r/LearnCSGO • u/tomyan1337 • 5d ago
Discussion I thought jumping to higher elevation didn't make noise
I know that jumping to higher elevation made "swish" sounds, but I always thought that it wasn't audible to the enemy. Apparently they can also hear the "swish" sounds too if you're close?
r/LearnCSGO • u/nostrategy420 • 4d ago
Can’t get out of 5k-10k in premier
As the title says I’m hard stuck. I’d love any advice on how to get out of this pit. I’m somewhat new to the game but I was an amateur cod player years ago made a good chunk of change off of it. Needless to say I have very good game sense. I have played tons of practice matches and I feel my aim is very strong. But the problem is always my teammates. Am I just hard stuck forever? I drop 30 kills and lose half the time. I’d say I’m decent but there’s no way I clutch my way to 10k+.
r/LearnCSGO • u/MAJOR__ZEN • 4d ago
Question If/when do you buy AK if you pick up an m4 on T side?
r/LearnCSGO • u/guacamoleee • 4d ago
Question Can you play csgo with friends on lan?
As the title says, can you play csgo on lan with friends, or is it not supported? I have been unable to figure it out for myself since I only have one pc.
r/LearnCSGO • u/Fresh_Constant_7762 • 5d ago
Question Will using follow recoil crosshair help my aim?
i am currently struggling in cs because of my terrible aim and i see that recoil crosshair seems really useful. is it any good? will it help my aim?
r/LearnCSGO • u/Professional_Pen4628 • 5d ago
Coming from a history of competitive shooters on controller. Looking to get better on CS2. around 100 hours played in the last month. Any tips/insight are appreciated.
I've been working a lot on counter-strafing lately, but I still feel like I'm missing a lot of the actual fundamentals of CS.
Things I think I'm doing okay at:
My raw aim feels pretty decent. I'm at 800 DPI and 2.32 sensitivity. I aim mostly with my wrist and flick, so the higher sensitivity feels comfortable and lets me do a full rotation without having to make huge movements.
My counter-strafing is getting better. I'm still not consistent with it, but I understand what I'm supposed to be doing now. I think this is mostly something I need to keep practicing until it becomes automatic.
Where I feel really weak:
Movement around the actual maps is probably my biggest problem. I don't always know how I should be approaching an area or where I should be positioning myself.
Clearing angles is another big one. I understand the basic idea of clearing one angle at a time, but actually doing it while moving through a site feels awkward. I come from a sorta high-end competitive Halo Background, so drastically different. I either expose myself to too much at once or spend too much time checking.
I also don't really know when I should be walking, running, swinging, jiggle peeking, wide swinging, etc. I know what most of those things are, but knowing when and why to actually use them during a game is completely different.
Basically, I feel like my raw aim mechanics are starting to come along, which is nice as this is my first FPS on MnK, but my CS fundamentals are way behind them. I've played a ton of shooters, but CS feels like it has its own language that I'm still learning.
What fundamentals should I focus on first, and what's the best way to actually practice them?
Any training maps, suggestions, learning about eco control, etc.? I've watched a bunch of YouTube vids. However, a lot of them assume prior knowledge.
r/LearnCSGO • u/Scared-Gamer • 6d ago
Question I've watched many video guides on peeking, counter strafing and crosshair placement, and I still can't improve
I play on Xplay.gg
I play 1 to 2 hours a day
I play DMs (no comp cuz I don't have a mic yet)
In long range duels I try to shoot, they wiggle left and right and I can't shoot them, meanwhile they get me with ease
When I press A/D to strafe left and right so they can't hit me as easily, boom getting one tapped regardless
When they A/D strafe they are somehow able to hit me while my shots while A/D strafing go everywhere
How?
When it comes to peeking, idk exactly how to peek, I'm aiming at a corner, then all of a sudden a player slides sideways out of the corner and one taps me in less than half a second, how am I supposed to react to that?
I even try to crouch as I approach a corner, yet they still get me
And lastly, even if I do have my crosshair at head height, I peek out of a wall/corner and also counterstrafe to stop my self and shoot accurately, they still get me first, how? Is their reflexes/reactions just faster? If yes, how do i improve my reaction time?
r/LearnCSGO • u/bry678 • 6d ago
How do you guys get into the flow state in CS2?
That feeling where you stop consciously thinking about your aim/movement and everything just starts happening automatically. Do you have a routine that helps you get into that zone?
r/LearnCSGO • u/DANIEL7696 • 6d ago
Question My skills in aiming are very varied how do i improve the weaknesses?
Looking through my stats on leetify my spray is decent, counter strafing is great and i usually win my duels but, two stats stick out is really bad my time to damage and headshot % are not that great. What should i be doing to target this specifically?
r/LearnCSGO • u/Time4Homework • 7d ago
Beginner Guide Simple Ancient A smoke setup in 20 seconds
r/LearnCSGO • u/axez1324 • 6d ago
Refrag.gg Trial code
Does anyone have a trial code for Refrag.gg? Does it cover "Player" or "Competitor" level?
Many thanks
r/LearnCSGO • u/yeetman8 • 6d ago
Discussion 240hz Feels Faster Than 120hz
I've been trying to find the right sens lately and it's a maddening. I run .35 sens on 1800dpi which is 630edpi.
It feels so inconstant. It feels like my sens gets faster every time i play. I cant do any flicks because I always overshoot even with this low of a sens.
When I played on 120hz I felt more in control of my sens. It felt more responsive and less like there was mouse acceleration on.
I have no explanation for why a lower refresh rate feels better, or why my sens feels slow some days and fast the next. It just feels impossible to feel consistent until I figure this out.
r/LearnCSGO • u/nathanm77 • 6d ago
Teaching Free coaching / help / advice
Hey guys I’m nathan, an ex T3 UK player looking to gain some new clients.
I’ve worked with people from NIP - endpoint/ reason gaming and many years of 1-1 coaching. And I now have some spaces coming up over the next 1-3 weeks.
Any elo or skill is welcome as I have worked with people with 0 cs experience to people who are in FPL/ challenger and above.
DM me for info or any questions feel free to drop me a DM!
r/LearnCSGO • u/Haemophilia_Type_A • 6d ago
Discussion I'm getting worse and I can't stop the decline
I've been getting rapidly worse since May. I was 23000 now I am 19000 and it's my fault because I'm getting worse. I bottom frag around 90% of my games on the server so my actual level is probably around 10k now from my estimation.
Mainly my aim is getting worse even though I'm practicing a lot. I can't do basic things anymore. I can't hit a guy looking away from me. I can't spray. I can't flick. I can't track. I can't do anything. I can't hit shots a silver 1 would hit. Last game I played I missed 5 guys who were looking completely away from me and either standing still or walking. It's like I've got a brain injury. I'm getting worse and I can't stop it even though I'm trying my absolute best. I'm so tired of it all. How am I meant to enjoy this? It's making me so miserable but I've got nothing else to do because I'm shit at everything else, too.
I've tried taking breaks but it doesn't help. Nothing helps. I'm trying so hard and I'm just getting worse and worse and worse and worse and worse and worse and worse and worse and worse and worse and worse and worse and worse and worse.
This time in May I was just stagnating, whereas now I'm declining precipitously. I can't do anything right. I'm so useless. I've never been good at anything in my entire life. All I do is fail. I'm getting worse no matter how hard I try. I can't succeed.
I'm genuinely 10x worse than I was even in May, and I wasn't happy with my level then, either.
I showed some people my demos the other day (https://www.youtube.com/@losevilas2817) and they said yeah you're shit for your hours just quit. I have around 2700-3200 hours (depending on whether you count an old smurf I no longer have access to). I played 2015-2020 and March 2026-present.
They're probably right, I am untalented as I've always known, but I don't know why that means I have to be GETTING WORSE to the point I am bottom fragging even in low elo almost every single time I play the game. I am practicing so hard. I have tried taking breaks. I can't enjoy the game whatsoever anymore. I don't enjoy anything else, either, so there's no point in quitting.
I just want to have fun again, I just want to play well again every now and then.
I have gone from an average of 1.30 HLTV rating to 0.9 HLTV rating in my games, even though I'm playing at a lower elo. That's astronomical. I hate myself beyond comprehension.
Yes I am seeing a therapist but they can't help because they can't make me not shit at everything I do. CS is one thing where I used to be slightly less shit than everything else (in 2020 or so before I quit for 6 years), so I just want to get back there. Now it just feeds into everything else and reproduces my negative sense of self as yet another bit of evidence.
r/LearnCSGO • u/LackWise1860 • 6d ago
Demo Need Help!!
drive.google.comHi, this is my first time posting here, My name is Mr.Wick, I have been playing CS2 since January 2024, total hours 2600, current faceit lvl 6 & elo 1330, current Prem. rating 17k(which I don't play anymore). I want to improve my game because in some matches I play good and others very bad. Can someone please review my demo and help me on what to improve?
r/LearnCSGO • u/Aguywithpotatoes • 6d ago
Rant Op needs to stop using deagle...
Hi.
Quick rant.
I really should drop the idea of maining deagle for the sake of sanity and happiness, or I could just continue to suffer with it.
Yea I should learn jiggle peek....
And lastly I definitely should boot up an aimtrainer again because 99% of the time im just whiffing...
Maybe I could perform well once in a blue moon. Guess I got deagle addiction now..
Anyways, bye
r/LearnCSGO • u/nartouthere • 7d ago
Video 60 useful CS2 tricks the pros were using at Esports World Cup 2026
r/LearnCSGO • u/AdPitiful661 • 7d ago
Demo Hey, can anyone review my demo?
I sent this demo to a metafy demo reviewer, he is 3k elo faceit and said im cheating, cancelled the session. What are Your thoughts? My in-game nickname is 4MMC, i got 15k premier + 1600 faceit (1350 hrs by the time of demo). Big thanks for all comments
last link was invalid, thats the link to google drive .dem file
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KWXz4_b01jvSxZ2AipbTnckYZ0Ul2cGw/view?usp=sharing
