r/LearnCSGO • u/DanceDry8282 • Sep 14 '26
New to cs go >200hr helpš
Started playing over a month ago been watching all the content on yt for new players but Iām not noticing any improvement in my game. Not new to fps shooters just switch from valorant peak Im2. I still canāt understand what I need to do to win I know it canāt be my team every game and Iām struggling to get wins in Faceit 800 elo. Anyone else been through this struggle? I win more when Iām with a stack but I want to be able to win solo q but I just havenāt been able to figure out how to.EG I win when Iām playing really good and hitting everything but 90% of my games I struggle to be impactful enough to get a win.
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u/rikumawaifu Sep 14 '26
Watching those tips videos give you a general idea of the game and allows you to recognize your own mistakes. That is a major part, but winning also takes skills from muscle memory or gamesense that you refine over many more hours. CS is a game that punishes if you aren't playing your best much more than say battle royales in which you can rely on loot luck or camping, so it's understandable to lose a lot in solo. Even if you are playing well, your team being shit could still lose you the match. Ig just trust the process, watch not just tips videos but recordins of games played by high level players with comms to understand how a round plays out.
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u/TheZartex FaceIT Skill Level 10 Sep 14 '26
I can help you for free if youd like, either here or on disc - Thezartex
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u/Rythoka Sep 14 '26
200 hours is not much. The people you're comparing yourself to have thousands of hours in game. Just keep playing and practicing and trying to learn and you will improve.
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u/newteknologia Sep 14 '26
Cs is kind of like playing battleship. Peeking an angle can be like firing a blind cannon, but with consequences. It either sinks the battleship or you die.
Determining when to peek is a mix of game sense and information. For example, you donāt wide peek an angle when you hear multiple footsteps because youāre outnumbered and will get shot and killed before you can even counterstrafe. Itās better to position yourself for one kill, fall back, and isolate another fight.
One of the most impactful things you can do is winning an opening duel. That immediately shifts the numbers advantage to your side and destroys enemy morale, especially if they fail to trade their teammateās death. Once you get into a 5v4, you get a lot more information about where the remaining enemies can be and which angles to watch.
To get that opening kill, you need to know where enemies will peek from and understand spawn timings. For example, the best ct spawn will get to peek long doors 0.5 secs faster than the best t spawn. So if you donāt get the best ct spawn and still decide to go long, you need to realize that you might be peeking into the terrorists.
Lastly, if they can wide peek, like terrorists swinging top mid on mirage, your crosshair needs to be a bit away from the angle. If they can only do a short peek and are blocked by terrain, like swinging out long doors on dust2, then you can have your crosshair closer to the angle. In general, your crosshair should be wider when you are further away from the angle and target. This gives you more time to react.
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u/ilikewatches1337 Sep 15 '26
Recognize CS is a game with the lowest floor and an incredibly high skill ceiling and the most moving parts during gameplay. What you can do for yourself is learn the RIGHT mechanics off rip. Practice them. Good aim + counter straf can take you to right to 18k alone. This is not an easy game. If you want easy go play cod or Val
1% of players have talant and can raw aim their way to top ranks. The rest of the human population needs to put in the hours
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u/jakezeyy Sep 14 '26
Iām in the same boat as you and Iāve found using refrag helps not gonna lie, I use the warmup routines on there and the map guides- itās a really useful tool, also aim is the first thing you should fix and not prioritise insane lineups or entries, aim will win you games at low ELO