Top 10 Beginner Mistakes When Playing Valorant

Valorant, a First Person Shooter game that is currently being played by gamers who love shooting games. This FPS 1 game requires a team strategy to be able to win every match, here I will share the top 10 mistakes made by Valorant players whether they are beginners or those at lower ranks (low elo).

Common Valorant Beginner Mistakes(Low -Elo/Low Rank)

1. Less map pressure

The first common mistake is not putting enough pressure on the enemy regarding the map, for example like. When the attack position , gives a large space for the enemy to rotate quickly. This can be felt because novice players don’t realize that the enemy is also communicating, every footstep, dropping a spike, using a skill, the enemy will respond to what you do, so the enemy seems to have stacked 5 on one site, even though they originally rotated from site another you know. The countermeasures can use various methods, for example giving the enemy the impression that your positions are spread out, and shooting from various sides, this can make it difficult for defenders to rotate. When in a defensive position , take advantage of the space provided by the attacker when they penetrate one of the sites, what needs to be in our mindset is, if they use their strength in 1 site then the map behind and around it can be utilized, just in case, when possible of course they will back off and do a rotation, there you are prepared and can thwart their rotation. It can make attackers think that they are trapped.

2. Stay too long in one place

Here what I mean is staying in one spot with the team for too long, this happens very often because usually no one dares to come forward. Especially if you stay in a spot like hooka in a bind or b main and a main ascent for too long, it can give the enemy time to rotate, again it’s like fighting 5 vs 5 in one site. Take advantage of the position as an attacker and have the mindset that there are only 2 or 3 enemies on the site, so with that mindset the attacker has more chances of winning to enter the site with 5 people. One way to deal with staying too long in one place is self-initiation to move forward, or communication to the duelists for entry to the site. When you push together, you have to be confident, guys, sometimes even though the push is crazy, it can work if you add confidence! Or alternatively, for example, it’s really hard to enter the site, you can spread out and leave a few people to stay there, this gives the impression to the enemy that your team has rotated, so when you hear defender rotate, that’s when you enter!

3. Using skills in open positions

It’s true that every agent in Valorant has skills, but that doesn’t mean you can just use them, guys. Examples of agents who are often like this are Raze and Sova, because their skills need to aim at the target to hit it. The way to overcome this can be by bouncing it on the wall and guessing where the enemy’s position is! LEARNING LINEUP is also one way to overcome this, guys (Ebem, please read this).

4. Lack of communication

Lack of communication is a disease that spreads to ranks from iron to plate, it’s true that it’s not good, for example, you have given information but the other party is silent, but at least you have to think positively that even if your team doesn’t talk, they might hear you too. Maybe it sounds strange to talk to yourself? Well, let’s just say it’s practice, for example, later you will rank a little higher, so you won’t be bothered to communicate, guys! For example, it is difficult to communicate because of the language barrier, you can start learning simple English or even just memorize the call-out map.

5. Weird crosshair placement

Without a doubt, this is the most common problem I encounter in the lower ranks, practicing using AIMLAB and hoping that it can flick continuously like TenZ is probably what you want, but this is actually wrong guys. Crosshair placement holds an important key for you to win gunfights, you know, if you can kill without a flick, why do you have to flick? Most of the time later right in the game the possibility of flick kill is also much smaller, guys, life becomes easier and the burden is reduced, work smarter not harder! Always point your crosshair in the direction where the enemy will most likely pass, and always prioritize your crosshair to aim at the HEAD so you die quickly. Don’t also aim the crosshair too thin with the wall that the enemy will pass through, for example like the picture below. This is really thin, guys, if you have god skills maybe like this is fine, or you can have a crosshair placement like that WHEN the enemy is jiggle peeking. The crosshair placement like the picture above is the most standard, right, apart from being right on the head it’s also not too close to the wall, so when the enemy passes you have time to react to shooting. To know that the enemy will jiggle peek or swing it back to feelings, guys, if you play often, you’ll understand why :D.

6. Not trading kills

Trading kills are also quite crucial when it comes to one of the mistakes beginners make when playing Valorant, at low rank players often encounter players who, for example, are having a gunfight, they will just watch and wait for their friends to die/kill, now this is guys’ mistake. You have to be able to read the situation, for example your teammate is fighting if you can help him, so if he dies at least you can avenge your friend’s death. Don’t let there be the term “WHY WAS THE DEATH OF ME???” As long as the trade is nice, guys, don’t complain For example, when you are in a position to retake, you walk as much as possible with the team, so that if you meet an enemy, the chance for trading kills/wins is higher!

7. Less use of skills

Remember that Valorant is an FPS game that can use skills, use the skills possessed by the agents you play with to benefit you/your team, important skills such as flash and smoke are crucial skills that need to be used to win matches, so for example you die and still If you have a complete smoke/flash skill, you need to ask that too! But that doesn’t mean you have to use all the skills directly, guys, the main thing is always read the situations and conditions that are going on, that’s why communication is very important in a game like Valorant, guys.

8. Keep the angle more than 1

Keeping more than 1 angle will make it difficult for yourself, you know, so just focus on 1 angle guys, and leave the other angles to your team, maybe for example your team has guarded that angle, you look for another angle where the enemy might be there!

9. Do not take Orbs

Every agent has an ultimate skill, and most of the ultimate agents are definitely good. So always take orbs when there is a chance! Very often at low rank they ignore the orbs and just walk away, even though orbs are not made without a reason. Remember, take it when there is an opportunity and the conditions allow it, for example you and your team are pushing secretly, then you take orbs instead, that also gives away information to the enemy that someone is taking orbs guys, so taking orbs also needs consideration.

10. Peek while walking (shift)

Peeking/peeking while pressing the shift key is also not good, because you will be seen by the enemy when peeking. It’s good when you peek, press A/D slowly (tap-tap), make sure the movement you are doing is silent, guys, that’s one of the important basics in tapping. Those are the TOP 10 mistakes that are often made by novice Valorant players, maybe you want to add them in the comments below. Apart from the beginner mistakes above, also read my article about Tips for playing Valorant . Thanks for reading!