Andwhy I likethisdrill a lotisthatwhenyou'rein a realgame, andforinstanceyou'removingfromonepieceofcovertothenext, oftentimesyouwanttokeepyourcrosshairlockedon a locationwhereyouexpectanenemytobeincasetheypeekyouwhileyou'removingoutintheopen.
Andthereasonthat I likethisdrillisverysimilartothelastone, becausewhenyouplay a gameofWarzone, youdon't alwaysknowwhereyouropponentisgoingtobe, andyou'regoingtohavetobeabletocentertodifferentlocationsasyoumovearoundthemap.
Likeforinstance, if I wanttopeekaroundthiscornerandchecktoseeifthere's a playerinthiswindow, I havetoknowexactlywherethatwindowisgoingtobeonmyscreenas I comearoundthewallsothat I canputmycrosshairintherightlocation.
Nowthissoundssimple, butit's actuallyprettydifficultandthiswasoneofthethings I reallystruggledwithearlyonwhen I wastryingtolearnmovementandimprovemyaimbackinMW19.
Andthepracticedrillthat I liketodoforthisis I liketopick a buildingwithseveralwindowsanddoors, andthen I find a wallthat I canslidecancelaround, and I liketopracticetryingtoplacemycrosshairatoneofthesewindowsordoors.
BackinthedaysofVerdansk, I wouldwatchYouTubetipsandtricksonhowtogetbetterand I wouldfeellike I wasbeingproductive, butthenwhen I gotintoanactualgame, I prettymuchforgoteverythingthat I'd watchedinthevideosandeverythingjustfellapart.
Andwhen I gotoverwhelmedwiththisinformation, I wouldlosegunfightsbecausemyreactiontimewasslowbecause I wasthinkingwaytoomuch, andeventually I wouldgetsoexhaustedfromallthisthinkingthat I wouldgointoautopilotmodeand I wouldjustfallbackonoldhabitsandnotgetbetter.
Thestrategythat I trytouseis I'llpractice a skillinisolationusingpracticedrills, andthen I'llgointoPlunderor a gameand I trytousethatskillagainstrealplayers.
I justwanttotrytousethatskillingunfights, andthen I'lleventuallygoandplayrealgamesnormally, but I'llconstantlyremindmyselfduringthegameorinbetweengamestofocusonthatskill.
Sometimes I'lldo a fewpracticedrillsinbetweenmatches, butoneothersimplethingyoucandothat I shouldprobablydomoreoftenisjustwriteitdownon a post-itnoteandreferbacktoitonyourdesk.
Butthemoreyou'reabletorecognizepatterns, you'llstarttoseehowplayerscamp, howtheyhold a buildingforposition, howtheypushyouwhentheythinkyou'reweakin a gunfight, andsomanymorethings.