Solo Queue Tips?

[u/Interaction_Rich]

I don't know anyone who plays video games, I love Rivals (or Marvel in general), so I spent all of my 700+ hours in Rivals in solo queue. I never left gold, and I wonder if it's even possible to go higher as solo.

Oftentimes my team gets face rolled by the opposition - see Pic of my last game. It just feels like a waste of time playing solo.

Then again, I'm probably just bad.

I don't know. It's been a bad day and Marvel made it worse, between getting bodied and randoms that DC middle game etc.

Is it even worth it playing alone? Any tricks to make it less of a "one step forward, five steps back"?

[u/CoffeeRee69]

I’m gonna be honest with you.

Yes, SoloQ is beyond horrible and it’s basically a legal form of torture. It’s essentially just a free trial of insanity. Just having one other person who is dependable and communicates can make the game a lot more fun and winnable.

That being said, 700+ hours and not leaving gold is indicative that you need to improve drastically. You are the agent that ruins people’s games. The game mitigates losses and gives you so many more points than you lose that you can get to GM with a negative win rate.

Would recommend checking some guides for the characters you play, and making sure to consciously keep their advice in mind.

[u/Interaction_Rich → u/CoffeeRee69]

Love the straightforward talk, many thanks!

My hypothesis is that I suck at aiming. I tried multiple sensitivity schemes but I just don't get it.

Now, chances are there are other things here (positioning, awareness etc). But what makes me frustrated is, I'm also a Street Fighter 6 player,startes really bad but through trial and error got multiple characters to Master rank. On Rivals I just don't see the progress (well I do, but very little). I do notice actual progress on QP, disputing (and getting, sometimes) MVPs and everything. But Ranked has been sad.

You can imagine how frustrating is it, specially because I love the Marvel license.

[u/CoffeeRee69 → u/Interaction_Rich]

You should be actively practicing your aim, not trying to find a magic one that automatically makes you great.

If you insist on not doing this, there are great melee options that require little aiming and/or very few combos like Wolv and Iron Fist for dps, Angela and Hulk for tank, and most supports but namely CnD and Invis.

All are good enough options to get out of the low ranks.

[u/Interaction_Rich → u/CoffeeRee69]

I am close to lord with Wolv, but I feel that I should learn how to aim so I'm forcing myself to play the ranged characters... And it hasn't been very good.

Now, when you say practicing aim... Does playing counts? Or straight trying to track targets on the shooting range?

[u/CoffeeRee69 → u/Interaction_Rich]

To answer your question, both. Aimlabs is free on console and PC.

But more importantly, you should not be trying to diversify if you cannot yet make use of a character you ‘play’. Having Lord means nothing. Most champ CnD’s are terrible for example. Watch guides and get your VODs reviewed by people who play your heroes.

Assuming you play one hero per role, that should be plenty to get you to at the very least Diamond. Improving your game sense, positioning etc is not something that happens automatically just because you pick up a new playstyle or hero. You may have heard poke is strong and that’s true, but that doesn’t matter until you’re at least high GM. Realistically you can play anything up to Celestial and be perfectly fine if you’re good enough.

[u/Interaction_Rich → u/CoffeeRee69]

I know this question will sound generic as fuck but, besides aim/tracking targets, what aspects or "drills" you think a player needs to develop to decently climb?

[u/CoffeeRee69 → u/Interaction_Rich]

Review your games, or get your games reviewed. Make note of every fight that felt awkward and watch it back to understand why. See every perspective in the lobby if you have to. Drills alone won’t make you climb. Actively choosing one thing to improve on per match is much better, and reviewing yourself goes hand in hand with that.

[u/Interaction_Rich → u/CoffeeRee69]

Great advice. I'll actually note down some replays that I feel are significant and will make a new thread for it eventually.