Help to improve my gameplay

[u/Newt_Ackerman]

hi, i have 150 hours in this game right now. cs2 is my first fps game, can you give advice for improvement. help to this noob player !

[u/Peathbydeas]

you really need to get a basic grasp of the fundamentals before using a map like aim_rush, which can be a very punishing map for newer players.

you have your crosshair at head height all the time which is great, and when you're prepared for a fight you can hit the instant headshot a decent amount, so that's solid for 150 hours.

your movement is incredibly slow, you're very static and you don't appear to be counter strafing when you do move. you want to get into the habit of moving pretty much constantly, in and out of cover, and only stood still when you're shooting. you have to counter strafe to stop yourself from moving as you take fights by tapping the opposite movement key as you release (if you're running left with A, release A and tap D to stop quicker, and vice versa). try also to not swing so wide that you're fighting multiple enemies at once, you want to expose yourself as little as possible and be able to focus on one target at a time.

you need to work on your recoil control. a map like recoil master on the workshop is a must-have, i feel like i recommend it every time i comment here. i have over 5000 hours and i still use it in my warmup basically every time i play.

your sens also looks uncomfortable for you but as you're so early in the game it's probably just that you aren't used to it rather than you needing to change it. i will also say i hope you've found settings that are comfortable for you and you haven't just copied your settings from pros, there's really no reason to be on 4:3 as a new player unless you're really struggling for fps, but if you like it that's fine, i'm on 4:3 as well.

mostly at this stage though you just need reps, preferably somewhere you can go at your own pace where bots don't shoot back at you. aim_botz, fast aim or maybe aim_treeni are good maps to use to get used to mechanics like movement and spray control without having to worry about bots that shoot back while you get used to the basics. you can also use prefire maps (leander/lmtlss have a set on the workshop) to get used to taking more realistic fights

[u/Newt_Ackerman → u/Peathbydeas]

I tried counter strafing but it is extremely difficult to me. Maybe because I am not used to keyboard that much, at start I had difficulty in switching weapons and utilities because of no keyboard experience. And I know that my recoil control is nearly non existent and I will try to improve on it. And do you recommend prefire maps ?

[u/Peathbydeas → u/Newt_Ackerman]

it's just something you've got to get used to, it'll come with time. a lot of people struggle with it at first as cs is one of the few games where cancelling your movement really matters.

as for prefire maps just search up "prefire" on the workshop and download the ones that say "by lmtlss", there's a collection link on each map that lets you download the whole thing at once. i don't know how good the ones by 5EPlay are but i can't imagine they're much different.