Sparknotes: 1. Look at the target’s movement before firing. 2. Go for one clips if the target isn’t aware of you. 3. Stand still if you can. 4. Use mouse less and keyboard more. 5. Keep your crosshair on the target
@@Seikushim0 no. I never had consoles nor i played on console joysticks ever in my life. For some reasons, i prefer using movement rather than flicking.
@@7mahmud7 thanks for the response. i'm a GunZ: The Duel old player so I could never not move haha today I move and aim but I might have better results on OW not moving when I can
@@gravydude9787watch people’s legs in overwatch and you’ll be able to track people easily and after you get good at it it’s subconscious, side note if you can try to get on people’s side you can usually get their strafe in a straight line for you so you can easily shoot people on any character
Wow, Shrugger is a name I have not heard in years. I remember watching him when I played tf2 in like 2014. Didn't even know he played overwatch. Sick collab
The aiming distance you describe is called "angular distance" and it is the angle between two lines/vectors (POV to crosshair VS POV to target). Game engines use angles because it makes hit detection calculations really fast and independent of how far the target is from the player. As you said, we are human and we do not think in terms of degrees or radians, our brains and muscles like to deal with more familiar units like length
I'm glad I saw this. I just commented something similar. Linguistically aim distance is confusing, so I suggested crosshair angle or aim vector since there are 3 points the enemy, your hero (middle of the screen) and the crosshair
14:50 i think this single clip illustrates your point so perfectly, It feels SO good and bad at the same time realizing what i‘ve been doing wrong for more than half a decade
It's honestly subjective, depending on how good your raw aim is your going to be able to hit a target regardless. Obviously there is nuance to that but I hope you understand what I mean. Basically (better aim) = (more possible [hard shots]) you easily hit.
Had to come by and say after watching this video my next 5 games immensely improved based on just the reduction of (joy stick) as a console player. Amazing content.
I think its worth noting that unlike some Source games, Overwatch is not a game where between pressing A and D buttons your character has to decelerate, stop and accelerate, and instead the movement direction instantly changes in a milisecond. Which means that there will always be some amount of "aiming distance" between your crosshair and the target when attempting to go for raw aim and tracking, at least when their feet are on the ground and they're not moving in a straight line. Simply observing changes in enemy's animation for them to telegraph their direction changes is not possible, and there always will be some required amount of prediction, and some amount of unpredictability that u can't do anything about (bigger than in other games, because there's also human reaction speed that plays a role in any game, obviously).
a lot of gm players will just try to headshot an ad strafing and crouch spamming enemy and miss and they'll say that their aim is bad... it's not, it's that this game lets you have highly unpredictable movement when you are on the ground, even if you had the best reaction time in the world it wouldn't be possible to have 100% accuracy in that case. you can try to predict the enemy strafing pattern, but if they are good at hiding it it won't matter much. Going for a bodyshot in that case would probably result in more consistent damage. Another example is the clips of top players dodging shots by simply standing still and tapping the strafe buttons at irregular intervals, often when the enemy is expected to shoot. Many players will simply rush their shots and take the chance as soon as their gun has a bullet in the chamber, but they would probably be better off stop shooting for a moment to catch the opponent when he is standing still.
Great vid, spreading the word of real 'aim philosophy'. I haven't coached or played pro, but I have like ~30 yrs of aim 'experience' (soloq 3300 widow/ashe otp) and you nailed it about consistency. Anyone can hit a flick, lead a target or predict a peek, but to do it consistently is what makes you a dangerous aimer. Once the enemy sees you don't have consistency with your shots, you actually empower the other team to be more aggressive and challenge you, making it harder for your supports and thus your tank. But if you keep them scared and they have to switch to counter you, your team can afford the resources to help keep you alive.
Caveat for console: Take full advantage of rotational aim assist. If you stand still on console you will get the aim assist slowdown near enemies but you will only get the tracking assist when you're moving, this is one of the reasons that PC aim advice must be taken with a grain of salt on controller. In a situation where you would want to stand perfectly still on PC (ex. the enemy isn't looking at you) you would still want to move the left stick just out of the dead-zone to get the rotational aim assist while not throwing yourself off by full-on AD strafing. Rotational aim assist is very powerful in Overwatch because your enemies' movements can be so hard to keep up with, so not using it properly is a massive disadvantage. (source: I was GM on PC and Xbox at the same time in season 8 so I understand the differences well)
The last few weeks i’ve been really paying attention to my aim and how I aim. I noticed that i relied on flicks way too much, so i’d have days where my aim was crazy and days where i couldn’t hit anything. This video really helped open my eyes on a lot of the struggles i’ve been facing with my aim
7:30 i wouldn't say that the aim comumunity disparages practical prediction. prediction in aim trainers involves guessing when a target will change direction instead of reacting to it, especially common in tracking with rapid directional changes. it can be a temporary score boost, but it's a rly bad habit for ingame translation and long term improvement. but for arc reading scenarios like popcorn tracking, there necessarily has to be some level of prediction in order to follow through with a target's movement. prediction of player patterns is something separate, something that nearly all aim trainer players will advocate for, whether that's understanding how a player's movement will change in confined space/based on gameplay circumstances, or reading habits like a tracer blink. the term "reading" in the aim space is also a bit different than the way it's used here, where it's about discerning the velocity and relative position of your target to inform your aim, rather than a habit "read" like in a fighting game.
when he was talking about prediction/reading didn't he showed clear examples of actual reads as well though? Predicting when the target will choose to change direction/height is different than lining up a shot by calculating the velocity/position when they are moving in a straight line or arc but he kinda talked about both.
the aim community doesn't like prediction because to them aim is much more narrow than just landing shots, to them its only mouse control. and predicting is not mouse control which is ultimately what things like kovaaks and aim labs are supposed to train. if you want to practice predicting you should do it in the game you want to play
Watching this video made me realize how much this applied to shooting in console widow hs lobbies back in 2017- 2018, I was so good at it but found myself unable to use my skills outside those lobbies. I was confused and wondered why but now I understand why. I moved too much and didn't take my time to practice the enemy as I usually did in those lobbies. it was literally day and night with my aim percentage as in those lobbies I usually had around a 60-80% hit accuracy compared to comp/quick play 15-20%.
Dude, like, honestly thank you so much for the time and effort you put into making this video. I've been struggling so much with aim and DPS in general because I feel like I can't score kills; I always miss and end up leaving them with little health, but they escape and return later to kill us. I know DPS isn't all about aim, especially in higher ranks and top tier players, but I still feel much more competent and like I'm genuinely contributing to games. Literally just watched your video once and played a few games, and my accuracy IMMEDIATELLY skyrocketed way up. I'm trying to main sojourn because she's just so fun, versatile, and incredibly powerful as a DPS, but my railgun accuracy was always like around 30-50%. After taking the advice in your video to heart, my accuracy in the games I played today shot up to 70-80%. I'VE NEVER seen those numbers before on any hero. I know it's just a video game, and I'm not even a competitor/professional, but seriously thank you for this video. It was incredibly educational and very well explained. I've always heard that phrase "don't aim with your mouse," but you're the only one who actually explained what that exactly meant and entailed. Big big thanks again.
as someone who is relitively high level in the "aim community" (that being kovaaks/aimlabs players, i am voltaic grandmaster which is decent), reading movement is very highly focused on and enphisised! i think some confusion comes because the term "predicting" is used to describe something else (that being guessing where a target is going without the proper information needed to read the target) which is negative. essentually the term predicting is used to describe incorrect target reading (like what you described the illari doing at 14:55), so if you see someone in the aim community talking about "not predicting" this is what they mean, not that you shouldn't try to intuite where the target is going through reading. hope this helps and ty for the content!
@@marcovazquez-ou2pvyeah but this guy is like gold in valorant and probably only in a 2 digit percentile ow rank so he only has well honed mouse control
Editing a comment and still having several writing mistakes as a presumably native english speaker is wild. Not only that though, you completely avoided proper punctuation and capitalisation. Pretty sad.
Firstly wizard hyeong has a large amount of korean speakers so assuming hes native english is stupid secondly being so pissy about someone not having acedemic level writing on a youtube comment is pathetic @wodkdnwiwondsn
Heya! I would like to clarify a point about people into aimtraining. What would be called predicting in aimtraining is not the same as what you would call predicting in game. In Aimtraining, we would call predicting when someone would, instead of reading the target movement and making reasonable assumption on their future movement based on that, "predict" some direction change in their strafe when tracking. Target reading is a very big part of aimtraining and pretty much aligns with your point made in the video.
My aim sucks and it's the reason I'm still in lower ranks. I went from about 25% accuracy to 50% on Ashe and 45% on Ana after watching this video. Definitely going to watch the others and use the rest of your training. Might even consider one on one coaching but going to start with the content you have. Thank you so much!
Only halfway through this but it’s very eye opening. I have always tried to predict movement. But never thought about simplifying movement in between shots and strafes.
this video is incredible, good god. one of the first times i've seen someone take a first principles approach to gaming in a method that actually makes sense.
I've been waiting for a video like this for about 8 years. Watched a lot, learned a lot but also feel like I've hit a plateau. Some things I've learned from copying and some for intuition, but this video has brought a fresh new perspective and a lot of things just clicked into place and I've made some conclusions on my own in regards to when to use certain types of movement and/or aiming techniques. Very grateful. Thank you!
My only nitpick: in firearms training you don’t hold your breath to steady yourself; you exhale and shoot in the pause before your next inhale. Holding on the inhale can lead to more shake, plus the movement of your torso on the inhale alter the cheek to stock weld of your firing position, which in turn alters your shot. You certainly can shoot from an inhale, but it’s better from the exhale. Aim distance, as well, is minute of angle in reality. MOA is the accuracy of shots with respect to reticle placement and where the shot lands. “Zeroing” your weapon is achieving as close to a 0 MOA as possible for a given distance (usually 100m).
24:55 my favorite part. So much good information, even knowing some of these aiming technique's for aiming, this helps solidify some knowledge and becoming more aware. Thank you for your video!
with over 10+ years of experience on a mouse I think this video is the best in class in terms of aim advice on youtube. 98% of everything you’ve mentioned is a “skillset” that is done involuntarily all under the headline of “raw aim” when in reality it is divided into 4 sub-categories as you clearly explained in your video I’m using this as a reference for all my friends that are new to pc gaming, thank you for this gem
when I first started pc about 7 years ago, I was focused on soley getting better at raw aiming for the first few years, (u don't have to) but watching my old vids you can also see how i've evolved over the years, I remember when I started focusing on my movement and positioning, movement is such a KEY factor in your aim and It's cool seeing someone explain this properly!
Thanks a lot, this video is definitely the greatest I've ever watched for aiming better. I don't play much FPS because I always felt I was really bad at aiming and I couldn't get why (obviously I need to practice raw aim) but this video actually makes me want to play Overwatch again
I always poop standing up, I used to only hit the inside of the bowl a good 30% of the time but after watching this video my accuracy has skyrocketed to a cool 48%. Thank you Korean guy
This are really good tips, I've seen some of this myself while playing againts snipers or experienced players and they do make a big impact. But there is one important thing you forgot to mention and that's how to aim at your heart, baby. 😌
I can't even begin to tell you how helpful this video has been. The only advice I've ever been given is to go into VAXTA (or any aim trainer) and practice in there. Never had I had someone explain the actual details on how to properly aim and setup shots. Really looking forward to going into my games now with something new to learn.
33:35 This is a massive problem in the Genji community. There's a culture around massive unnecessary flicks for style points and unmanageable sensitivities. They watch a TikTok clip and think they have to flick every shot to be good when in reality, there's nothing impressive about missing quickly. They prefer to miss quick rather than hit slow, then wonder why they're so inconsistent. This culture in the Genji community is the biggest reason why there are very few popular Genji streamers these days, everyone wants to be Necros from the start and then they get discouraged and give up. Edit: I just finished the video and want to say the whole thing is masterfully created. You have put into words the vague concepts that many of us have some idea of but couldn't formulate. Thank you, sub well earned
20:00 Just wanna mention that on console you wanna use your movement to make shots easier. Accuracy goes up if you make smart use of your movement stick. Standing still makes things a little harder in my experience.
I played on Xbox for years and only switched to pc a couple years ago and notice myself still doing this despite using m&kb, not sure if it's a good or bad thing but especially on someone like widow I often make micro adjustments by just strafing
honestly, standing still and using your movement is situational. its all about what position you're in, and as a ps player, i can say it takes some brain power to use that movement in conjunction with your aim. i learned to aim better standing still first, then with movement, but to each their own lol
That's a amazing video! I always aimed better with weapons and heros that need more relax and calm shoots, especially in Overwatch, and I really didn't know the motive for that, and you enlightened everything, now it all make sense. Overwatch is probably the game with the most necessary predict and look out enemy movement of all games, it is primordial for aim 10x better, that's why even with my ordinary tracking I feel so good at aiming and land shoots in OW than other games like Apex and Fortnite which certainly require much more raw aiming and tracking, more mouse movement than keyboard movement and prediction. ps: sorry for my bad english :D
Meanwhile, I am trying to improve my aim with a controller with drift, who can barely be maintained on without being constantly connected to the ps4 cable :D
Hey Wizard! Personally when referring to "aim distance" I personally refer to this mechanic as "active aiming" what we are doing with our crosshair in and out of combat in order to minimize shot variability when i coach OW/CS . It may help diminish the confusion some may have regarding the term. Thank you for the fantastic breakdown!
When I used to play OW I would notice in replays that my aim skill/movement was my best trait. My game sense was pretty bad overall. I was just good at aim naturally, mirroring movement very well, minimizing distance of crosshair to target, heavy tracking on snipers or 'flick' based heroes. The reason was because I had an obsession with movement, and having optimal movement because I knew it is essentially the same as aiming. If you have incredible movement, you don't need very much 'raw' aim skill to do consistently well. Many people see movement as a way to not waste time getting in position, or to dodge shots exclusively, instead of a component of aim skill overall that makes your job, shooting target, way easier. I would stand still if nobody was looking at me, I would try to never aim at walls, and also try to aim BEFORE shooting, aiming reactively instead of shooting reactively. Have a patient shot. People tend to overcomplicate things. Sometimes all it takes to kill someone is sneak up behind them, and dump a clip in their general positioning at a corner, even if they are strafing, because windshield wiper aim makes you miss 80% of your shots. There's no way to predict which way they will strafe 10 times in a row perfectly and match aim accordingly, but you can predict that if you dump a clip in their general position and dont kill them, they will likely try to turn around and maybe even jump in a particular direction in a panic. But I do know that if you surprise someone they will likely not have time to react while doing a pre-strafe before they die if you just stand still behind them and laser a clip on them. This video gives great advice. If you are really conscious about these things and you are in lower ranks, people will accuse you of aimhacking after awhile of practicing this kind of mindfulness, because they just won't believe how consistently you can hit shots. Also, prediction is overcomplicated by people's thought processes as well. It's not choosing 1 outcome out of 1,000,000 that could possibly happen and going with it hoping it's right, it's being open to the possibility of those kinds of things happening. If you're even just aware that when you rush around the corner at a tracer, she is very likely to blink behind you or retreat, then you're already as prepared as you need to be. Predictions are not consistently right, so don't rely on them, prediction is all about knowing there are a limited amount of ways someone could react to any given situation, and being aware of what the most common reactions to a given situation are, such as someone ducking behind cover, or jumping after being surprised. The clip of the Soldier vs Tracer on Hollywood is a great example of needing more mindfulness. The tracer already dumped her clip and is now useless whilst reloading and just strafing back and forth, in that time you can just stand still for a second and focus your aim directly in between the two spaces shes strafing back and forth from, with a really good chance of killing her for doing such a bold move, vs what we saw which is like a 95% chance of the Tracer living based on the Soldier's reaction. The things that get the most kills are tracking no matter what hero you play, mirroring movement, minimizing your own movement at every opportunity you can (it's a fine line), and only using flick shots as a hail mary once per game, last resort move. Good positioning and game sense just make executing those things even easier after it becomes your default mode of aiming.
Of course movement makes it harder for your opponent to land the shots so you tend to always want to move as a habit. I think the counter strafe when shooting tendency that all of the students have(so do I) is a means of controlling the over abundance of movement variable under those circumstances. The problem that I never realized is that I do indeed unnecessarily complicate my shots with this very entrenched habit of too much movement. Thank you for the thought provoking content fellas!
this is why quake pros often transition well to other games, the different weapon types force you to get good at tracking (lightning gun), prediction (rockets), flicks/raw accuracy (railgun) and it has tough movement, you really are learning every important FPS skill (except cooldown management, but Champions added that, although I guess teamwork if you only duel)
I believe a better name for aim distance would be “crosshairs distance”. Anyways the information you give us in videos like this is absolutely amazing. Keep up with your channel
My suggestion for "Aim Distance" Is "Prox Lock." It means proximity locating before moving for the final destination. Or maybe use it for that triple flick move. And thank you for this, I used to watch this a lot, but didn't get playing because I thought I had my fill on Unreal Arena shooters, but then Doom eternal happened and I realized i wasn't decent anymore, Nightmare is a legitimate difficulty... Never thought of the Halt Shot thing. (That pause before you retaliate move while under fire). Def/Sticking around.
Your video is beyond expectation. Now I understand why Koreans play like Gods in OW. Not just OW, but in many game too. Just change a factor, uplift the level of the whole community. And the last and most valuabe thing, your knowledge not only applies in game, it applies for many related fields that containing actions/movement.
Fun fact: Playing Hanzo helped me a lot with this! It's not spam but predicting movement. Arrge talked about this, and it helps (I am a Hitscan player)!
I died when he showed the Top 500 example and then proceeded to say "So let's watch Kevster in comparison" Comparing your avg OW2 Top 500 DPS player with Kevster is comparing your average McDonalds employee with a Michelin Star chef. Very cruel
Great video! ❤ I'm looking forward to going over a few replays of my own aiming to see what my current process is, if any. I'm on controller, but I think a lot of this can be applied to controller as well. I know, without watching replays, that I have a habit of moving while tracking, which may not be optimal.
great insights, emphasis is on consistency , smoothness and reactive aim.. develop better reading skills so you can improve (geometrical)positioning , then work on dodging enemy shots - another useful technique to even further develop fighting mechanics
thank you. I understand now what my problem was. I was moving while flicking which made my shots inconsistent in valo and cs eventhough my crosshair was on the target. Now I understand why that is. 😂😂
It should also be said that even if you do these things it's about repetitions and muscle memory building up that really advances you to being better. Also map knowledge is HUGE advantage it doesn't even matter if you have bad aim you can out play them by stalling making them chase you
i believe aim trainer nerds tend to look down on prediction in the aim trainer because: 1. you can't really predict an RNG target in an aim trainer; 2. their sole focus is on improving mouse control. It's also fair to say that characters move differently in different games, not only based on the game physics engine, but also in terms of what positions it would actually make sense to be in at a give time.
It's not necessarily about predicting the pattern in an aim trainer but the habit it can create. For a score it can be beneficial even. But having this habit can break a perfectly fine track by having your brain predict the targets about to switch directions when it's not. Prediction is valuable when applied to targets that use set distances to move or are already in a predictable path. Like a falling target or a jumping one (I.e. Jumping healer guy I forgot the name).
@@IKKAIWINS Thanks for the insight. Good point actually... i forgot about things like arctrack, popshot, etc. where prediction is crucial... although I'm not sure the OP was considering those either. But, as you say, that would be useful when shooting a jumping Baptiste
sorry, my public speaking skills aren't good like wiz's. u would think I would be good at the only language I can speak lmao
I thought you were great. I liked hearing your story on how your aim evolved in TF2 after learning from the best players and their techniques
you did great man dont doubt yourself
wait are you THE HRG shrugger???
Bro you are my GOAT
@@moondiver1987YES
everybody talks about skill issue but this guy just showed us the skill solution
damn that line hits hard😢
they always want tell us "skill issue" but never "skill solution"
goes to show how heartless gamers be.......
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@@DeadMemeManthat was dumb AF lol
aaaand the learning is all over the screen
Nut
Aura?
@@ArdaSReal he busted a nut
its everywhere it stinks
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Sparknotes:
1. Look at the target’s movement before firing.
2. Go for one clips if the target isn’t aware of you.
3. Stand still if you can.
4. Use mouse less and keyboard more.
5. Keep your crosshair on the target
i naturally do no. 4. ppl think my aim is stiff.
@@7mahmud7 do you happen to play console or played a lot before? just curious
@@Seikushim0 no. I never had consoles nor i played on console joysticks ever in my life. For some reasons, i prefer using movement rather than flicking.
@@7mahmud7 thanks for the response. i'm a GunZ: The Duel old player so I could never not move haha today I move and aim but I might have better results on OW not moving when I can
@@Seikushim0 i play both valorant and ow2. But mostly played val, maybe thats why my aim became like that.
“All we need to do is just flashbang the tracer and hit the headshot…..”
*HOWEVER*
My aim...
@@Leuhimit eludes me
this is insane, I've immediately went into my next game with a focus on movement and take my time with shots diamond feels like gold now !
that is what we want to hear!!
Can you help me? what was it did you really focus on? was the prediction? was it the movement?
@@gravydude9787watch people’s legs in overwatch and you’ll be able to track people easily and after you get good at it it’s subconscious, side note if you can try to get on people’s side you can usually get their strafe in a straight line for you so you can easily shoot people on any character
@@gravydude9787Watch your replays. You should be able to self diagnose what you need to work on.
@@gravydude9787watch the video my man
like soldier says "aim where theyre going not where they are"
he also says spray and pray.. lol
Applejack said that in Equestria girls once and I haven't forgotten since
isnt soldier hitscan
@@Jo_Rogan did you watch the video? You still have to predict enemy movement even if the weapon is hitscan
Movement is so undervalued by people for aim, glad this went into that.
Halo was the first game I played where I realized movement was key to hitting your shots
Wow, Shrugger is a name I have not heard in years. I remember watching him when I played tf2 in like 2014. Didn't even know he played overwatch. Sick collab
Benry Beare? I haven't heard that name in years. I remember losing all my money in poker to him. Didn't even know he still plays.
The aiming distance you describe is called "angular distance" and it is the angle between two lines/vectors (POV to crosshair VS POV to target).
Game engines use angles because it makes hit detection calculations really fast and independent of how far the target is from the player. As you said, we are human and we do not think in terms of degrees or radians, our brains and muscles like to deal with more familiar units like length
I'm glad I saw this. I just commented something similar. Linguistically aim distance is confusing, so I suggested crosshair angle or aim vector since there are 3 points the enemy, your hero (middle of the screen) and the crosshair
14:50 i think this single clip illustrates your point so perfectly, It feels SO good and bad at the same time realizing what i‘ve been doing wrong for more than half a decade
It's honestly subjective, depending on how good your raw aim is your going to be able to hit a target regardless. Obviously there is nuance to that but I hope you understand what I mean. Basically (better aim) = (more possible [hard shots]) you easily hit.
As an average aimer who consumes countless hours of content on how to improve, this is an absolute gold mine!
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Had to come by and say after watching this video my next 5 games immensely improved based on just the reduction of (joy stick) as a console player. Amazing content.
I think its worth noting that unlike some Source games, Overwatch is not a game where between pressing A and D buttons your character has to decelerate, stop and accelerate, and instead the movement direction instantly changes in a milisecond. Which means that there will always be some amount of "aiming distance" between your crosshair and the target when attempting to go for raw aim and tracking, at least when their feet are on the ground and they're not moving in a straight line.
Simply observing changes in enemy's animation for them to telegraph their direction changes is not possible, and there always will be some required amount of prediction, and some amount of unpredictability that u can't do anything about (bigger than in other games, because there's also human reaction speed that plays a role in any game, obviously).
a lot of gm players will just try to headshot an ad strafing and crouch spamming enemy and miss and they'll say that their aim is bad... it's not, it's that this game lets you have highly unpredictable movement when you are on the ground, even if you had the best reaction time in the world it wouldn't be possible to have 100% accuracy in that case. you can try to predict the enemy strafing pattern, but if they are good at hiding it it won't matter much. Going for a bodyshot in that case would probably result in more consistent damage. Another example is the clips of top players dodging shots by simply standing still and tapping the strafe buttons at irregular intervals, often when the enemy is expected to shoot. Many players will simply rush their shots and take the chance as soon as their gun has a bullet in the chamber, but they would probably be better off stop shooting for a moment to catch the opponent when he is standing still.
Great vid, spreading the word of real 'aim philosophy'. I haven't coached or played pro, but I have like ~30 yrs of aim 'experience' (soloq 3300 widow/ashe otp) and you nailed it about consistency. Anyone can hit a flick, lead a target or predict a peek, but to do it consistently is what makes you a dangerous aimer. Once the enemy sees you don't have consistency with your shots, you actually empower the other team to be more aggressive and challenge you, making it harder for your supports and thus your tank. But if you keep them scared and they have to switch to counter you, your team can afford the resources to help keep you alive.
doom released 31 years ago, either you are a liar or you have no life to PLAY VIDEO GAMES for 30 years non stop.
you had me hooked with "10 minutes will be tedious but it will click" btw nicely done
This actually changed my whole perspective of aiming
Caveat for console: Take full advantage of rotational aim assist. If you stand still on console you will get the aim assist slowdown near enemies but you will only get the tracking assist when you're moving, this is one of the reasons that PC aim advice must be taken with a grain of salt on controller. In a situation where you would want to stand perfectly still on PC (ex. the enemy isn't looking at you) you would still want to move the left stick just out of the dead-zone to get the rotational aim assist while not throwing yourself off by full-on AD strafing. Rotational aim assist is very powerful in Overwatch because your enemies' movements can be so hard to keep up with, so not using it properly is a massive disadvantage.
(source: I was GM on PC and Xbox at the same time in season 8 so I understand the differences well)
I didn’t even know there were high level players on console
Very interesting perspective. I don't even play overwatch, but I think this applies overall to nearly any FPS. Thank you for the video.
The last few weeks i’ve been really paying attention to my aim and how I aim. I noticed that i relied on flicks way too much, so i’d have days where my aim was crazy and days where i couldn’t hit anything. This video really helped open my eyes on a lot of the struggles i’ve been facing with my aim
7:30 i wouldn't say that the aim comumunity disparages practical prediction. prediction in aim trainers involves guessing when a target will change direction instead of reacting to it, especially common in tracking with rapid directional changes. it can be a temporary score boost, but it's a rly bad habit for ingame translation and long term improvement. but for arc reading scenarios like popcorn tracking, there necessarily has to be some level of prediction in order to follow through with a target's movement. prediction of player patterns is something separate, something that nearly all aim trainer players will advocate for, whether that's understanding how a player's movement will change in confined space/based on gameplay circumstances, or reading habits like a tracer blink.
the term "reading" in the aim space is also a bit different than the way it's used here, where it's about discerning the velocity and relative position of your target to inform your aim, rather than a habit "read" like in a fighting game.
i love u
when he was talking about prediction/reading didn't he showed clear examples of actual reads as well though? Predicting when the target will choose to change direction/height is different than lining up a shot by calculating the velocity/position when they are moving in a straight line or arc but he kinda talked about both.
the aim community doesn't like prediction because to them aim is much more narrow than just landing shots, to them its only mouse control. and predicting is not mouse control which is ultimately what things like kovaaks and aim labs are supposed to train. if you want to practice predicting you should do it in the game you want to play
It's truly unbelievable that you are giving us this information for free.. TYSM, Best coach ever!
Completely unlocked a brand new perspective on aim mechanics thank you for this
Watching this video made me realize how much this applied to shooting in console widow hs lobbies back in 2017- 2018, I was so good at it but found myself unable to use my skills outside those lobbies.
I was confused and wondered why but now I understand why. I moved too much and didn't take my time to practice the enemy as I usually did in those lobbies. it was literally day and night with my aim percentage as in those lobbies I usually had around a 60-80% hit accuracy compared to comp/quick play 15-20%.
Dude, like, honestly thank you so much for the time and effort you put into making this video. I've been struggling so much with aim and DPS in general because I feel like I can't score kills; I always miss and end up leaving them with little health, but they escape and return later to kill us. I know DPS isn't all about aim, especially in higher ranks and top tier players, but I still feel much more competent and like I'm genuinely contributing to games.
Literally just watched your video once and played a few games, and my accuracy IMMEDIATELLY skyrocketed way up. I'm trying to main sojourn because she's just so fun, versatile, and incredibly powerful as a DPS, but my railgun accuracy was always like around 30-50%. After taking the advice in your video to heart, my accuracy in the games I played today shot up to 70-80%. I'VE NEVER seen those numbers before on any hero.
I know it's just a video game, and I'm not even a competitor/professional, but seriously thank you for this video. It was incredibly educational and very well explained. I've always heard that phrase "don't aim with your mouse," but you're the only one who actually explained what that exactly meant and entailed. Big big thanks again.
Glad to hear that!
as someone who is relitively high level in the "aim community" (that being kovaaks/aimlabs players, i am voltaic grandmaster which is decent), reading movement is very highly focused on and enphisised! i think some confusion comes because the term "predicting" is used to describe something else (that being guessing where a target is going without the proper information needed to read the target) which is negative. essentually the term predicting is used to describe incorrect target reading (like what you described the illari doing at 14:55), so if you see someone in the aim community talking about "not predicting" this is what they mean, not that you shouldn't try to intuite where the target is going through reading.
hope this helps and ty for the content!
Voltaic Grandmaster is not decent, it's amazing. You have better aim then most players when you are plat and diamond.
@@marcovazquez-ou2pvyeah but this guy is like gold in valorant and probably only in a 2 digit percentile ow rank so he only has well honed mouse control
Editing a comment and still having several writing mistakes as a presumably native english speaker is wild. Not only that though, you completely avoided proper punctuation and capitalisation. Pretty sad.
Firstly wizard hyeong has a large amount of korean speakers so assuming hes native english is stupid secondly being so pissy about someone not having acedemic level writing on a youtube comment is pathetic @wodkdnwiwondsn
@@wodkdnwiwondsnyou are miserable
Im using this to improve at Deadlock and its a great vid, regardless of game. Excellent tips ty
this is the first aim video that actually made a difference for me... u the goat
It took me 10 years to find the answer to something
I forgot about it in 2 seconds
Thats about it
My friends often say i have good aim but this video showed me so many ways i can improve and stuff i never think about. Good stuff, thank you.
Heya! I would like to clarify a point about people into aimtraining.
What would be called predicting in aimtraining is not the same as what you would call predicting in game.
In Aimtraining, we would call predicting when someone would, instead of reading the target movement and making reasonable assumption on their future movement based on that, "predict" some direction change in their strafe when tracking. Target reading is a very big part of aimtraining and pretty much aligns with your point made in the video.
An example of the predicting that is seen as bad in aimtraining is also one you make with the tracer on Zen clip
Shrugger was a scout inspiration for me back when i played scout for a 6s Iron team so I know this is a worthwhile guide for me :D
Same man, saw Shrugger and I clicked. One of my inspos from my Iron UGC team to the Invite ESEA team lmao
My aim sucks and it's the reason I'm still in lower ranks. I went from about 25% accuracy to 50% on Ashe and 45% on Ana after watching this video. Definitely going to watch the others and use the rest of your training. Might even consider one on one coaching but going to start with the content you have. Thank you so much!
Wait. This video is amazing! Learned a lot from this! Gonna use this to improve my Ashe's already high damage performance 💪
Super informative. Never seen content like this in the ow community, thank you
Only halfway through this but it’s very eye opening. I have always tried to predict movement. But never thought about simplifying movement in between shots and strafes.
this video is incredible, good god. one of the first times i've seen someone take a first principles approach to gaming in a method that actually makes sense.
오늘도 멋진 강의 우주우주 감쟈합니다♡♡
I've been waiting for a video like this for about 8 years. Watched a lot, learned a lot but also feel like I've hit a plateau. Some things I've learned from copying and some for intuition, but this video has brought a fresh new perspective and a lot of things just clicked into place and I've made some conclusions on my own in regards to when to use certain types of movement and/or aiming techniques. Very grateful. Thank you!
My only nitpick: in firearms training you don’t hold your breath to steady yourself; you exhale and shoot in the pause before your next inhale. Holding on the inhale can lead to more shake, plus the movement of your torso on the inhale alter the cheek to stock weld of your firing position, which in turn alters your shot. You certainly can shoot from an inhale, but it’s better from the exhale.
Aim distance, as well, is minute of angle in reality. MOA is the accuracy of shots with respect to reticle placement and where the shot lands. “Zeroing” your weapon is achieving as close to a 0 MOA as possible for a given distance (usually 100m).
24:55 my favorite part. So much good information, even knowing some of these aiming technique's for aiming, this helps solidify some knowledge and becoming more aware. Thank you for your video!
with over 10+ years of experience on a mouse I think this video is the best in class in terms of aim advice on youtube.
98% of everything you’ve mentioned is a “skillset” that is done involuntarily all under the headline of “raw aim” when in reality it is divided into 4 sub-categories as you clearly explained in your video
I’m using this as a reference for all my friends that are new to pc gaming, thank you for this gem
when I first started pc about 7 years ago, I was focused on soley getting better at raw aiming for the first few years, (u don't have to) but watching my old vids you can also see how i've evolved over the years, I remember when I started focusing on my movement and positioning, movement is such a KEY factor in your aim and It's cool seeing someone explain this properly!
Thank you so much for this! I usually play support, but want to start learning DPS. Very informative
Great video thanks for sharing your knowledge
The coaches assemble
Thanks a lot, this video is definitely the greatest I've ever watched for aiming better.
I don't play much FPS because I always felt I was really bad at aiming and I couldn't get why (obviously I need to practice raw aim) but this video actually makes me want to play Overwatch again
ABSOULTLY BRILLIANT VID. prediction aim is DEF underrated! great video man. u guys WERE COOKING this opened my mind a lil more
Incredibly good video! Thanks! Looking forward to more.
I always poop standing up, I used to only hit the inside of the bowl a good 30% of the time but after watching this video my accuracy has skyrocketed to a cool 48%. Thank you Korean guy
I cant predict the movement of my toilet D: i have to study my replays
The movement variable is something I’ve known of but hearing it be explained solidified the concept deeper 🤯
This are really good tips, I've seen some of this myself while playing againts snipers or experienced players and they do make a big impact. But there is one important thing you forgot to mention and that's how to aim at your heart, baby. 😌
Applying this knowledge in my game right now!
Him and Coach Moon are my favorite
I can't even begin to tell you how helpful this video has been. The only advice I've ever been given is to go into VAXTA (or any aim trainer) and practice in there. Never had I had someone explain the actual details on how to properly aim and setup shots. Really looking forward to going into my games now with something new to learn.
33:35 This is a massive problem in the Genji community. There's a culture around massive unnecessary flicks for style points and unmanageable sensitivities. They watch a TikTok clip and think they have to flick every shot to be good when in reality, there's nothing impressive about missing quickly. They prefer to miss quick rather than hit slow, then wonder why they're so inconsistent. This culture in the Genji community is the biggest reason why there are very few popular Genji streamers these days, everyone wants to be Necros from the start and then they get discouraged and give up.
Edit: I just finished the video and want to say the whole thing is masterfully created. You have put into words the vague concepts that many of us have some idea of but couldn't formulate. Thank you, sub well earned
20:00 Just wanna mention that on console you wanna use your movement to make shots easier. Accuracy goes up if you make smart use of your movement stick. Standing still makes things a little harder in my experience.
Much appreciated from a ps4 player 🙏
I played on Xbox for years and only switched to pc a couple years ago and notice myself still doing this despite using m&kb, not sure if it's a good or bad thing but especially on someone like widow I often make micro adjustments by just strafing
Appreciate this comment as a console player!
honestly, standing still and using your movement is situational. its all about what position you're in, and as a ps player, i can say it takes some brain power to use that movement in conjunction with your aim. i learned to aim better standing still first, then with movement, but to each their own lol
That's a amazing video! I always aimed better with weapons and heros that need more relax and calm shoots, especially in Overwatch, and I really didn't know the motive for that, and you enlightened everything, now it all make sense. Overwatch is probably the game with the most necessary predict and look out enemy movement of all games, it is primordial for aim 10x better, that's why even with my ordinary tracking I feel so good at aiming and land shoots in OW than other games like Apex and Fortnite which certainly require much more raw aiming and tracking, more mouse movement than keyboard movement and prediction.
ps: sorry for my bad english :D
Meanwhile, I am trying to improve my aim with a controller with drift, who can barely be maintained on without being constantly connected to the ps4 cable :D
Hey Wizard! Personally when referring to "aim distance" I personally refer to this mechanic as "active aiming" what we are doing with our crosshair in and out of combat in order to minimize shot variability when i coach OW/CS . It may help diminish the confusion some may have regarding the term. Thank you for the fantastic breakdown!
When I used to play OW I would notice in replays that my aim skill/movement was my best trait. My game sense was pretty bad overall. I was just good at aim naturally, mirroring movement very well, minimizing distance of crosshair to target, heavy tracking on snipers or 'flick' based heroes. The reason was because I had an obsession with movement, and having optimal movement because I knew it is essentially the same as aiming. If you have incredible movement, you don't need very much 'raw' aim skill to do consistently well. Many people see movement as a way to not waste time getting in position, or to dodge shots exclusively, instead of a component of aim skill overall that makes your job, shooting target, way easier. I would stand still if nobody was looking at me, I would try to never aim at walls, and also try to aim BEFORE shooting, aiming reactively instead of shooting reactively. Have a patient shot. People tend to overcomplicate things. Sometimes all it takes to kill someone is sneak up behind them, and dump a clip in their general positioning at a corner, even if they are strafing, because windshield wiper aim makes you miss 80% of your shots. There's no way to predict which way they will strafe 10 times in a row perfectly and match aim accordingly, but you can predict that if you dump a clip in their general position and dont kill them, they will likely try to turn around and maybe even jump in a particular direction in a panic. But I do know that if you surprise someone they will likely not have time to react while doing a pre-strafe before they die if you just stand still behind them and laser a clip on them. This video gives great advice. If you are really conscious about these things and you are in lower ranks, people will accuse you of aimhacking after awhile of practicing this kind of mindfulness, because they just won't believe how consistently you can hit shots. Also, prediction is overcomplicated by people's thought processes as well. It's not choosing 1 outcome out of 1,000,000 that could possibly happen and going with it hoping it's right, it's being open to the possibility of those kinds of things happening. If you're even just aware that when you rush around the corner at a tracer, she is very likely to blink behind you or retreat, then you're already as prepared as you need to be. Predictions are not consistently right, so don't rely on them, prediction is all about knowing there are a limited amount of ways someone could react to any given situation, and being aware of what the most common reactions to a given situation are, such as someone ducking behind cover, or jumping after being surprised. The clip of the Soldier vs Tracer on Hollywood is a great example of needing more mindfulness. The tracer already dumped her clip and is now useless whilst reloading and just strafing back and forth, in that time you can just stand still for a second and focus your aim directly in between the two spaces shes strafing back and forth from, with a really good chance of killing her for doing such a bold move, vs what we saw which is like a 95% chance of the Tracer living based on the Soldier's reaction. The things that get the most kills are tracking no matter what hero you play, mirroring movement, minimizing your own movement at every opportunity you can (it's a fine line), and only using flick shots as a hail mary once per game, last resort move. Good positioning and game sense just make executing those things even easier after it becomes your default mode of aiming.
thanks for all these detailed insights and examples! this will definitely help me get better with my aiming
Of course movement makes it harder for your opponent to land the shots so you tend to always want to move as a habit. I think the counter strafe when shooting tendency that all of the students have(so do I) is a means of controlling the over abundance of movement variable under those circumstances. The problem that I never realized is that I do indeed unnecessarily complicate my shots with this very entrenched habit of too much movement.
Thank you for the thought provoking content fellas!
wow... I just found the gold mine thank you hyeong!!!!!!!!
Aimer7 wrote up something regarding movement aim a long time ago, actually revolutionary for his time
always thankful for ur videos, really learning much here that can help everyone to get a better mindset/understanding of the game
Thank you so much I always wanted to be good at OW2 enough to play comp and this video is gonna help me a lot
It's really fun how you put a character with auto aim on how-to aim guide
I am not even joking this is the only video that has helped with my aim, none of that aim guru boloney that'll take your money for nothing
this is why quake pros often transition well to other games, the different weapon types force you to get good at tracking (lightning gun), prediction (rockets), flicks/raw accuracy (railgun) and it has tough movement, you really are learning every important FPS skill (except cooldown management, but Champions added that, although I guess teamwork if you only duel)
All I could think was that this guy's English is really fucking good lol. Amazing guide btw, helps me a lot!
really? because all I hear is a thick korean accent
21:17 I fell asleep at the beginning of the video and woke up at this part so confused
Excellent video my dude. Thank you.
Imagine my surprise when i heard the name Shrugger after having quit competitive TF2 years ago... I used to idolize that guy! Great video guys
loving thurst's clips of what you should not do
So first ten minutes...the longer you wait...the more information you have...the more information you have the more likely you are to hit your shot
I believe a better name for aim distance would be “crosshairs distance”. Anyways the information you give us in videos like this is absolutely amazing. Keep up with your channel
I love that windshield wiper noise 😃
Perfect timing for me, thank you ❤
My suggestion for "Aim Distance" Is "Prox Lock." It means proximity locating before moving for the final destination. Or maybe use it for that triple flick move.
And thank you for this, I used to watch this a lot, but didn't get playing because I thought I had my fill on Unreal Arena shooters, but then Doom eternal happened and I realized i wasn't decent
anymore, Nightmare is a legitimate difficulty... Never thought of the Halt Shot thing. (That pause before you retaliate move while under fire). Def/Sticking around.
27:59 Macro adjusting (flick) and micro adjusting
Your video is beyond expectation.
Now I understand why Koreans play like Gods in OW.
Not just OW, but in many game too.
Just change a factor, uplift the level of the whole community.
And the last and most valuabe thing, your knowledge not only applies in game, it applies for many related fields that containing actions/movement.
Commenting to say that I just tried their tip of "calm the hell down while aiming" and jumped from ~20% accuracy to 37% in just two games.
Fun fact: Playing Hanzo helped me a lot with this! It's not spam but predicting movement. Arrge talked about this, and it helps (I am a Hitscan player)!
Yo pretty sure you coached my goat Saebeoylbe, it's so cool to see people from NYXL still in scence and cause of that I'm a fan now lol🔥🔥🔥
Great video , I liked and subscribed!
I died when he showed the Top 500 example and then proceeded to say "So let's watch Kevster in comparison"
Comparing your avg OW2 Top 500 DPS player with Kevster is comparing your average McDonalds employee with a Michelin Star chef.
Very cruel
There are top 500 players that are also insane but dont want to be pros .
True
it also varies for region..
Basically just listen to Soldier 76: “Aim where they’re going, not where they are.”
Great video! ❤ I'm looking forward to going over a few replays of my own aiming to see what my current process is, if any. I'm on controller, but I think a lot of this can be applied to controller as well. I know, without watching replays, that I have a habit of moving while tracking, which may not be optimal.
I love videos like this: I always watch them and never get any better XD
great insights, emphasis is on consistency , smoothness and reactive aim..
develop better reading skills so you can improve (geometrical)positioning , then work on dodging enemy shots - another useful technique to even further develop fighting mechanics
legit one of the greatest videos
thank you. I understand now what my problem was. I was moving while flicking which made my shots inconsistent in valo and cs eventhough my crosshair was on the target. Now I understand why that is. 😂😂
Thank god you exist !!
It should also be said that even if you do these things it's about repetitions and muscle memory building up that really advances you to being better. Also map knowledge is HUGE advantage it doesn't even matter if you have bad aim you can out play them by stalling making them chase you
가슴이 웅장해진다... 진짜 좋은 강의입니다..
i believe aim trainer nerds tend to look down on prediction in the aim trainer because: 1. you can't really predict an RNG target in an aim trainer; 2. their sole focus is on improving mouse control. It's also fair to say that characters move differently in different games, not only based on the game physics engine, but also in terms of what positions it would actually make sense to be in at a give time.
is prediction trying to guess movement rng instead of reacting to it
It's not necessarily about predicting the pattern in an aim trainer but the habit it can create. For a score it can be beneficial even.
But having this habit can break a perfectly fine track by having your brain predict the targets about to switch directions when it's not.
Prediction is valuable when applied to targets that use set distances to move or are already in a predictable path. Like a falling target or a jumping one (I.e. Jumping healer guy I forgot the name).
@@IKKAIWINS Thanks for the insight. Good point actually... i forgot about things like arctrack, popshot, etc. where prediction is crucial... although I'm not sure the OP was considering those either.
But, as you say, that would be useful when shooting a jumping Baptiste
shooting ulting genji midair how nice!
very good video i will try to improve following your tips
watching these videos makes me feel like a miner that has found tons of gold around the gold rush time