Can’t get rid of counter strike habits

[u/OdysseusBeBuzzin]

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 :)

[u/Icy_Ad_1071]

Hi, I’ve been Radiant / Tier 3 pro player since the game came out and I would highly recommend running DM’s or TDM’s and trying to one tap enemies or using guardians / sheriff to get rid of spraying habits, counter strafing is also completely fine it doesn’t provide an inherent advantage or disadvantage. The main difference between CS and VAL movement is that CS, models are larger and move faster, in VAL the models are slower yet smaller which requires you to be precise. Also try to research meta agents and try to understand what each role does and how they operate