Hi all,

I’ve been playing Valorant seriously for the past year and a half. My friends from high school picked it up when the pandemic hit in 2020 (we were all graduating seniors), and are all around the Plat/Diamond level right now. Me, on the other hand, started way later than them, but even then I was hardstuck Iron for a really, really long time. I’ve been playing more consistently and warming up before every ranked match, and trying to play smarter every game. Even then I find myself stuck in Bronze 3. This is a massive improvement from where I was a couple of months ago but I still would like to know how best I can improve. Don’t know if vods are necessary, but when I play custom DMs with my Plat/Diamond friends I can usually hold my own. Should I be playing different agents? Using a different routine? Any help would be much appreciated, thanks!

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