most pro players dont gaf about their youtubes at all , i understand that descision but seeing someone actually make a youtube video instead of having an editor churn out another highlight video from streams is so refreshing , great video !
Great vid Zander, can't believe I got name dropped on a masterpiece like this. A bit of lore, you were the first player that I saw that was doing crouch peeks to open up duels. I remember dying to you in ranked and was mind blown, then came across it again watching your vods. Specifically it was a vod over 6 months ago now where you contacted A main on Ascent after the 1 way faded(you were defense). And ended up killing 2. I'm not sure who created this technique but you opened my eyes to it. So thank you. I was able to find the vod for anyone curious(I timestamped it) th-cam.com/video/xBRzT682n24/w-d-xo.htmlsi=TGkhwyLnwuUttY1P&t=717
Saw Dopai's video a couple months back and was surprised by how little people were talking about or even knew about the Primmie movement. Awesome to see a great mind elaborating on it and giving credit where it's due. Great video Zander!
wait im about to hit radiant this act because of this guide, changed my perspective and approach to so many things, thank you so much zander i have learned.
One tip I have for crouching like Primmie is to actually have an alternate bind than your regular crouch key. I play with my movement fingers on WASD, which made me realize that I can use my space bar as the alternate crouch key. It has not only freed up all of my other fingers for my regular movement, but I personally have really well control over my thumb over my other fingers. I'm consistently able to slightly crouch without even a glimpse of a thought to spray considering it's a different finger on a different key. I hope this can help anyone who's wanting to add crouching into their fights more :)
Wait I lwk might try this, I also had this issue where my pinky would feel uncomfortable tapping the ctrl key without going too deep. Thabks for the info!
The head hitbox extends a lot farther down into the neck than most people realize. Aiming neck level is really good especially against people who tap crouch. It also helps at farther ranges.
Yo what up Kevin, thanks for lending me your Bugatti yesterday. My date thought I was rich, and the flowers you left in the front seat were a nice touch.
Zander you are my goat. Ive watched you play pro and have learned controller watching you play. These tips are really helpful and I would appreciate if you make more videos that goes over being at advantage like having a better positioning that benefits to win a gunfight or rounds.
Hello, First time in found your video. This is by far the best movement guide I've ever seen. Thanks! Iam playing valo for 4 weeks now and I am so bad😂 this helps a lot
Hi Zander! Thank you for this video, it explained alot! Please keep these videos going as they are very helpful. For the next video could you please include agent specific tutorials? Like a tutorial on Omen or breach or fade?
1:59 Counter-strafing doesn't technically work in Valorant. If you count frames, there is little-to-no discernible difference between natural deceleration and perfect counter-strafes. Most players who do counter-strafe moved to Val from CS where there was an advantage to be gained due to the significantly slower movement deceleration but this advantage is not present in Val. That being said, there is no downside to it so you don't have to worry about being at a disadvantage because of that particular habit from CS. Additionally, the mechanic of shooting when you switch directions as you covered is generally referred to as dead-zoning and is absolutely a mechanic that all players should learn. The two mechanics are indeed similar but I feel that the nuance between them and their use cases warrants this clarification.
@Johnny91832 Can you like elaborate briefly on it if you don't mind please? I also am noticing a lot of inaccurate shots lately ever since I stopped counter strafing and stopping my movement key to shoot.
personally, I sometimes bind left click to crouch, usually for Phantom and what it does is that whenever you shoot you automatially crouch, as a side effect if you tap fire with it you end up with something similar to a primmie peek
For the primmie crouch, applying it in gun fights comes with practice and making it a habit, personally if the fight last more than 2 burst I’ll start implementing crouch Primmie’s crouch peek is op from my experience BUT only use it for common angles where you know ppl will know how to hold headshot level
I know you made this guide to have wider reach for beginner players and its pretty comprehensive for that. Please drop an advanced guide, particularly including scaling and more situational stuff. I think its the biggest gap a lot of players in the intermediate ranks face compared to radiant and top players movement wise
Great vid! To add, make sure to set your keyboard delays to the fastest delay on your control panel. Some keyboards have an automatic delay which makes their a-d strafing inaccurate. I was hardstuck dia until I found this out and turned asc.
i think verno picked up primmie's movement mechanics very well so he's prob another good example of this "crouching while counterstrafing" movement style
wym by aim guide? There's really 3 or 4 skills in aiming - Crosshair placement: this is map knowledge (what angles exist, what elevations) + remembering the concept that you should be aiming for the head. - Spray patterns: grab a gun in the range and shoot at a wall lmao - Peaking: Lightly covered in this video, covered in detail in others. The only other element is movement which is the whole point of this video
First “move like a pro” video I’ve seen that’s actually made by a pro tbh
most pro players dont gaf about their youtubes at all , i understand that descision but seeing someone actually make a youtube video instead of having an editor churn out another highlight video from streams is so refreshing , great video !
There are also plenty of pros who do a lot of commentary and analysis too
@@jakelee7083 i only know of boaster tho he does analysis , i am only talking about t1 for english speaking players
Why is your chrosshair placement so steady like it’s following a line lmao mine is beyond that
@@luisnavarro9763 yeah zanders crosshair placement is really satisfying to watch
Great vid Zander, can't believe I got name dropped on a masterpiece like this. A bit of lore, you were the first player that I saw that was doing crouch peeks to open up duels. I remember dying to you in ranked and was mind blown, then came across it again watching your vods. Specifically it was a vod over 6 months ago now where you contacted A main on Ascent after the 1 way faded(you were defense). And ended up killing 2. I'm not sure who created this technique but you opened my eyes to it. So thank you. I was able to find the vod for anyone curious(I timestamped it) th-cam.com/video/xBRzT682n24/w-d-xo.htmlsi=TGkhwyLnwuUttY1P&t=717
W dopai
Congratulations! Dopai he saw your video🎉
they were on eco lol, a pretty shitty example also considering the 2 ppl he killed are low elo dogshit players
Goatpai
goatpie
10/10 video
Hi spawn
Saw Dopai's video a couple months back and was surprised by how little people were talking about or even knew about the Primmie movement. Awesome to see a great mind elaborating on it and giving credit where it's due. Great video Zander!
zander sounds like he doesnt even wanna be here
brotha really wanna gatekeep this hard
@@yowhosthatguye1thats crazy 😭
That's how you know he grinds the game 😅
it's mainly because he's just reading off a script, monotone asf
wait im about to hit radiant this act because of this guide, changed my perspective and approach to so many things, thank you so much zander i have learned.
I in fact did hit radiant.
@@seanwalla congrats dude!
One tip I have for crouching like Primmie is to actually have an alternate bind than your regular crouch key. I play with my movement fingers on WASD, which made me realize that I can use my space bar as the alternate crouch key. It has not only freed up all of my other fingers for my regular movement, but I personally have really well control over my thumb over my other fingers. I'm consistently able to slightly crouch without even a glimpse of a thought to spray considering it's a different finger on a different key. I hope this can help anyone who's wanting to add crouching into their fights more :)
Wait I lwk might try this, I also had this issue where my pinky would feel uncomfortable tapping the ctrl key without going too deep. Thabks for the info!
I crouch on spacebar as default :)
As someone who jumps on spacebar, i have it binded on alt instead. But i guess that means i cannot crouch jump...
I have crouch on my mouse button lmao
@@UltimatelyGangsty nah its too much
Every pro should make one of these to help their audience. Great service to the community with little effort.
Very nice video Zander, i watch this type of content a lot and you still gave me some unique insights and tips i never heard before.
The head hitbox extends a lot farther down into the neck than most people realize. Aiming neck level is really good especially against people who tap crouch.
It also helps at farther ranges.
Bro actually sounded like L when the death note theme started playing
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Yo what up Kevin, thanks for lending me your Bugatti yesterday. My date thought I was rich, and the flowers you left in the front seat were a nice touch.
I loved this, please give us more!!! It's so well worded and the quality is insane. Truly amazing!
Love getting the insight of pros like you, it's super helpful. Pls make more vids like this and gl next season 🖤
00:25 bro is looking at the kidnapper holding him at gunpoint💀
Sgares was watching this on stream and had to come give me support, fire video man!
We need a full series of this guide. Your the only content creator that doesn’t hold back info or charge for 1 on 1coaching
Zander you are my goat. Ive watched you play pro and have learned controller watching you play. These tips are really helpful and I would appreciate if you make more videos that goes over being at advantage like having a better positioning that benefits to win a gunfight or rounds.
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Hello, First time in found your video. This is by far the best movement guide I've ever seen. Thanks! Iam playing valo for 4 weeks now and I am so bad😂 this helps a lot
I think my mom would like this video, thanks Zander
ive been trying to get good at this kinda counter strafing for a while now and i couldnt be happier with my progress!
Well done video, all of the examples fit perfectly with the points you're making.
It's funny cause Donk in CS does the exact same thing primmie does when it comes to crouching and that's what makes him so formidable too
Hi Zander! Thank you for this video, it explained alot!
Please keep these videos going as they are very helpful.
For the next video could you please include agent specific tutorials? Like a tutorial on Omen or breach or fade?
1:59 Counter-strafing doesn't technically work in Valorant. If you count frames, there is little-to-no discernible difference between natural deceleration and perfect counter-strafes. Most players who do counter-strafe moved to Val from CS where there was an advantage to be gained due to the significantly slower movement deceleration but this advantage is not present in Val. That being said, there is no downside to it so you don't have to worry about being at a disadvantage because of that particular habit from CS. Additionally, the mechanic of shooting when you switch directions as you covered is generally referred to as dead-zoning and is absolutely a mechanic that all players should learn. The two mechanics are indeed similar but I feel that the nuance between them and their use cases warrants this clarification.
alright woohojin come from real account
But tho he's not wrong, it's actually much faster and more accurate without doing the counter strafe.@bunnyxdxd
@@maazalihd how so?
@@maazalihd that's just false
@Johnny91832
Can you like elaborate briefly on it if you don't mind please? I also am noticing a lot of inaccurate shots lately ever since I stopped counter strafing and stopping my movement key to shoot.
First time the algorithm brought me here. You’re pretty cool mr zander . Good luck for 25 .
Clearing angles with crouch is actually common in CS, especially if done correctly it can be very useful in peeking angles.
this video really helped me! please make this type of content more!!
Yo raise your editor Zander cuz this video is actually fire. You explained everything very clearly and easily understandable
this vid is actually fire keep it up
good vid thank you, even as ascendant 3 peak, theres still so much to learn from much better players such as yourself
Incredible video - really clear, with precise examples,looking forward to implement it in getting to silver! cheers!
Amazing guide zander
great guide zander :)
been waiting so long for this
personally, I sometimes bind left click to crouch, usually for Phantom and what it does is that whenever you shoot you automatially crouch, as a side effect if you tap fire with it you end up with something similar to a primmie peek
Will be waiting for part 2 , loved this video ❤
ty for making such an in depth video king
Might be the best movement guide i've ever seen
Live this content out of you. Love watching this typa content
Finally I got a general movement guide instead of neon movement guide videos😭
great video please make more of these guides
this is awesome love your vids and streams your input on the game is siiiizk
can u keep uploading videos like this? ty a lot
Super educational, love to see it!
there is no point to pay a coach having this videos, ty a lot for ur work
W video cld you make an aim routine (maybe what you follow) video next
For the primmie crouch, applying it in gun fights comes with practice and making it a habit, personally if the fight last more than 2 burst I’ll start implementing crouch
Primmie’s crouch peek is op from my experience BUT only use it for common angles where you know ppl will know how to hold headshot level
with the sounds it feels like im watching something pokemon related
I know you made this guide to have wider reach for beginner players and its pretty comprehensive for that. Please drop an advanced guide, particularly including scaling and more situational stuff. I think its the biggest gap a lot of players in the intermediate ranks face compared to radiant and top players movement wise
very well-made my goat
GREAT VIDEO!! (pls make jump spotting and jiggling vid ❤)
I want another video like this vro it was very enjoyable
u can see this had so much effort put into it
Zander you're the goat GL in tier 1 this season
great guide helped me alot
Good video. I think Flor does a good job of using crouch in gunfights similar to Primmie
Zan zan my GOAT
This video reminds me of the early Yay tutorial about movement and aiming
great video! i can't wait for other tips like these.
Actually a good vid on movement, nice job!
Great vid! To add, make sure to set your keyboard delays to the fastest delay on your control panel. Some keyboards have an automatic delay which makes their a-d strafing inaccurate.
I was hardstuck dia until I found this out and turned asc.
amazing video, and good tips. im trying to get better , this video was easy to follow.
good stuff zander looking forward to more content : )
That was so informational can you make more content like this !!!!
Great vid, thanks Zander. Coming from Sean Gares stream to say this
yeee the movement guide is finally out
This is the best movement guide on TH-cam icl
Banger Vid pls more of this kind of content
ZANDER MY KING I LOVE YOU
Some of these clips are wild cause like I swear to god if I wide peek into 2 people at long I just get turned into Swiss cheese
Great video. Looking forward to applying this stuff real soon :)
Oh my god, I thought this day would never come, its been ages since he said he will make this video 😂😂
helped me so much thank u
7:01 I love this song! Yippe!
so useful video for me to improve
You gained a subscriber bro!
really nice video, need more of these
GOATED video holy
nice video zander
wake up boys the GOAT just dropped
Lowkey about to apply this and see if it works 😛
Could we ge a longer version with more tips?
sayf also crouches during fights, but him and primmie are legit the only ones that been doing it. W video btw
make a video on mental aspect of val gunfights etc
Thank You Bro 😊
i think verno picked up primmie's movement mechanics very well so he's prob another good example of this "crouching while counterstrafing" movement style
W goated content, keep it up
Love you brotha thank you for the guide
my goat
Meggga Video 10/10 ❤
W vid zander!
We need an aim guide next! As a beginner, aiming better would help me more than counter strafing
wym by aim guide? There's really 3 or 4 skills in aiming
- Crosshair placement: this is map knowledge (what angles exist, what elevations) + remembering the concept that you should be aiming for the head.
- Spray patterns: grab a gun in the range and shoot at a wall lmao
- Peaking: Lightly covered in this video, covered in detail in others.
The only other element is movement which is the whole point of this video
amazing video, great info!
Goated video
random zander tutorial drop is fire
God zander i love you
Nice video love these tips from you
0:36 bro is reading off the screen
he's looking at the kidnapper holding him at gunpoint💀
What you think he's going to memorize everything? ofc he reads off screen