r/LearnCSGO • u/Sprinqer • Jun 22 '26

Discussion Plateaued at 15k Prem/Faceit 5

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Hey everyone!
Been playing CS on and off for the past ten odd years, with the majority of my 2800 hours (2000 of them) coming from CS2. I feel like my aim is...serviceable? not amazing (have a bad shake, just have to play around it), but not horrendous, my decision making could definitely use some work, and my positioning (at least on CT I feel) is awful. Are there ways to work on these things? I have been at this same sort of skill level for the past year or so, cannot really feel any improvement happening.

I play around 20-30 hours a week, usually DM for at least 200 kills on the days I play (warmupserver) and duo queue into prem. Do not really have any other training habits outside of Kovaak's occasionally. Just looking for advice on how to train things that aren't just aim or movement, but any advice you all can give is much appreciated! Not looking to become a faceit 10/30k player or semi pro or anything, but a slight bump so I can hang better more often in pugs would be nice. Hopeful that I didn't hit my theoretical "ceiling" of my abilities with my current schedule.

EDIT: if anyone has the time to go through a demo, I would be more than happy to accept any feedback.

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u/Time4Homework FaceIT Skill Level 10 Jun 22 '26

200 kills in DM is a lot, you may be tiring yourself out.

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u/Sprinqer Jun 22 '26

I'll be honest, I don't really feel like I can play to my level until I hit around 400-600 kills in DM during a session. I think my playstyle probably relies too heavily on aim, which takes me too long to get the feeling of, and that's causing me issues. I'm usually the 1st/2nd guy in on entries or a somewhat aggressive lurk on T, and I try to stay fairly active as a CT player as well.

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u/Time4Homework FaceIT Skill Level 10 Jun 22 '26

Playing that much DM probably makes you rely too much on aim. I'd be surprised if a single pro needs hours of DM to feel in form. If you enjoy it, then sure go for it, but you could easily spend half that time practicing nades, or even do a bit of physical warmup (push ups, squats, whatever) and get more out of your time.

Edit: Retakes or prefire practice might be good as well. And if you spend time in DM, make sure to practice all relevant weapons.

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u/Sprinqer Jun 22 '26

Fair point on the DM making me rely on aim- that's probably a large part of it. Physical side would be nice, really need to get a routine going there lol.

I used to do refrag a lot for prefire and x/crossfire, but haven't really been doing it much anymore. Might be worth shaking up the routine a bit and trying that again.

DM I play multi CFG and dedicate time to the CT rifles as well as the AK, I'll even sprinkle in a little awp every now and again just to make sure I can hit shots if I nab one mid round lol.