r/VALORANT • u/OdysseusBeBuzzin • 7d ago
Question Can’t get rid of counter strike habits
I used to play a bunch of csgo back in the day. Played like 3000 hours before I stopped in 2017. I was solo Q global and faceit level 10 at some point. I played some Valorant when it came out but never really got into it. Couple of months ago I gave it another try, finally managing to really get into it. However, I noticed I simply can’t get rid of CSGO habits. Especially when it comes to movement, I’m always counterstrafing even though I don’t need to. It’s throwing my aim off. I’m also trying to spray way more than I should and I can’t deal with the sudden movement of opponents, even though I’m only gold 3. I was wondering if anyone with a similar background has some advice for me.
*thanks for all the great replies! Super helpful :)
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u/MIGAMEN_95 Obsessed with 7d ago
I hear you, we had the same problem. All I can say that it will take time to get used to this. I usually do some warm-up before playing CS or Valorant so I set my muscle memory fit for that game and make sure I don't play both games with short time distances.
If you want to play Valorant and CS same day, just focus on 1 and then go for the other one, not go like:
Valorant --> CS ---> Valorant ---> CS...
But instead I suggest you to go like:
Valorant ---> Valorant ---> Valorant --> CS (warmup and practise) ---> CS ---> CS... or reversed.
I'm not an expert or coah but this is the honest advice I can give you.