I've just hit Ascendant 1 two weeks ago. I've noticed that the tilt and mental game of my gameplay, that I've shut off back when I was hardstuck Diamond for 4 months, has kindoff been in a downhill. I'm sure I just gotta dial in but I tilt alot more than I used to. Maybe it's because I'm in a new rank. My ultimate goal is to reach Radiant and find a premier team, but I know I cant reach that goal if all I do is work on my mechanical side rather than my mental side. This is the reason I've joined this community as I want to become someone who phases through most of the frustrations, handles tilt well, and grows better as a player both in the mechanical and mental sides.

i am so happy to finally hit gold. soon, i will be even higher ranked. study the inner game; work on your mechanics and trust the process. many thanks to neuroshot, helped me a ton at my lowest, and supported me even at my highest moments. he helped me study the inner game, and walked me through the mental side of valorant. big up joão ❤️

I finally understand the "inner game," but now I’m wondering how to actually train it. I can’t exactly just practice in Deathmatch or Aimlabs.

I wanna learn how to actually get good Valorant Aim cuz either if I take my time to aim im always dead so i try to just pray my micro adjustment works how do i fix that and also what aim labs tasks should i use and also how do i stay consistent with my aim beacause sometimes its off the head by like a millimetre bruh

You had games where you didn't care at all. And you popped off. But why do we play better when we are relaxed? Because just knowing that doesn't help you fix it. Here is what's actually happening in your brain. When the game matters to you, you think on what you are doing, and you try to perform, and that makes you focus on your mechanics instead of the game, and that kills flow state. So the more you need the win, the more that part activates. The more it activates, the more interference you have. The more interference you have, the worse you play. And the worse you play, the more you need the win. That cycle is called the law of reverse effort. The harder you try to play well, the harder the game becomes. You cannot fix this by caring less. You cannot just tell yourself to relax. Your brain knows better than that. What you can fix is what you focus on. You need to focus only on your team and on what the round needs you to do. And when your attention is not on yourself, your brain stops watching itself. Self 1 trusts self 2. Your mechanics run on automatic. You stop playing scared and start just playing. Ask any questions!