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    	    <title>Reply by Silan</title>
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    	    <description><![CDATA[For me, reliance came with experience. I had the same problems as you when i was active, sometimes i was on fire and sometimes, not so much.

Think longterm. You might not see difference in your play from day to day, or week to week, but when I kept playing a lot, I got a feeling every few month like "Hey, I've performed pretty good the last 3-4 matches, none of the usual dropouts!". 

Its without doubt the most boring advice, but i really believe reliability and confidence comes with alot of practice - and obviously it helps if most of that practice is with a team around same skill level as yourself :).]]></description>
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    	    <pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 18:18:28 +0200</pubDate>
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    	    <title>Reply by stwn</title>
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    	    <description><![CDATA[bs
youre good or you fail


...
good read anyhoo]]></description>
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    	    <pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:51:37 +0200</pubDate>
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    	    <title>Reply by KOVACS</title>
    	    <link>https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-9565/page-5/?recent=164337#post=164318</link>
    	    <description><![CDATA[Be confident, know that you are better without underestimating opponents.

Don't over-analyze any aspect of your game, especially when playing. It just leads to hesitation and lack of confidence.

Experience will make it so you KNOW the answer (what to do) without even asking yourself the question. Trust yourself and don't second guess your instincts.

Adapt your gameplay to how well or badly you are aiming. In other words, DO NOT RELY ON AIM. All players have variation in aim over time. The best players adjust their approach so that they can do well even when their aim is terrible, and capitalize on it when aim is strong.]]></description>
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    	    <pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:35:49 +0200</pubDate>
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    	    <title>Reply by CaNtThInKoFaNaMe</title>
    	    <link>https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-9565/page-5/?recent=164337#post=164316</link>
    	    <description><![CDATA[AcidRenix's post is a <strong>must read</strong>

That was just excellent AcidRenix, you totally cleared out some major things in this game for me and probably for most of the people on this forum.
Good job!]]></description>
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    	    <pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:28:53 +0200</pubDate>
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    	    <title>Reply by jwalker236</title>
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    	    <description><![CDATA[<i>Quoted from GibbZ</i>
		<blockquote>I always play at a top standard.</blockquote>

Obviously. Best scout in Europe man.]]></description>
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    	    <pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:28:07 +0200</pubDate>
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    	    <title>Reply by AcidReniX</title>
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    	    <description><![CDATA[Consistency has several factors. The one that I find the most influential (apart from keeping the same settings) is confidence.

This is especially bad against players you know are very good. You know they are going to hit their shots and if you miss one you will probably die. The second you miss a couple, your confidence goes right down and you expect that you are going to lose... and you do.

Other games you will 2 hit the first scout in the first round of the first map and for the rest of the map you're on fire. Your confidence is high which means you KNOW you are going to hit a shot before you've even fired. Of course that can change mid-game but at least for the start you will stay confident.

Another example is sniping. For a long period when I started TF2, I would consider myself an excellent sniper. I was calling players dead on comms before i'd even fired. Only occasionally i'd have to correct my call. After a while, my aim started to get worse, or other players were getting better, and I lost the confidence to hit those crucial headshots. I'd hit thousands of body shots or just simply miss my target. Some games however I still get a number of headshots in a row and for the rest of the game i'm totally on fire.


Now that's my explanation, what's the solution?

Well I was explaining to some American team I was mentoring that the pre-game warmup is one of the most influential parts of a match. Most of the top players are confident enough that they just mess around, and other players just have fun while warming up, waiting for the enemy team to get in the server etc...

The thing is, this time can also be used to assess the enemy team. I've played against a number of low division teams who I totally didn't rate only to find in the warmup, when I had my try-face on, one of their scouts or their demoman would be exceptionally good... much better than i'd expected. I'd start off the first round being cautious of that player which would make me change my usual game plan. I'd almost certainly perform worse.

It works both ways, against good teams, i'd fly around with a full try-face on, killing all these top named players (who were just messing around) and it would build my confidence up. Even if they are better players than me, I was still getting nice shots on them (maybe they weren't dodging properly? etc..). When it came to the match, i'd charge at them full of confidence and i'd perform a lot better than I would if I played my game according to their reputation.

Put your try-face on in prematch. Try to keep your confidence up. Credit your opponent (even in your head) if they got a good kill on you... "it wasn't my fault! He just got an absolutely amazing frag on me!, i'll get him this time though!". When you are weak, focus on getting the equalising shot on them, then go for the kill... "He meatshot me, I'm going to need a 90 damage shot here, then i'll hit him with a baby hit". When he is weak and you are full, remind yourself you only need to scratch him... but go for the full blown face shot that's going to do another 100 damage.

Sorry it turned out longer than expected, but I'm bored at work :P]]></description>
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    	    <pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:13:10 +0200</pubDate>
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    	    <title>Reply by Xzar</title>
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    	    <description><![CDATA[@chris: omfg you need to l2read

OTT: it's mostly about concentrating on your shots and the game itself. I find myself being absolutely fucking horrid when I play tired and my head is somewhere else. 

Just stick to training scout on dm etc, and learn to take time with your shots and learn the timing. Try to be confident that when you shoot, you know that you are going to hit :)]]></description>
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    	    <pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 13:47:41 +0200</pubDate>
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    	    <title>Reply by caned</title>
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    	    <description><![CDATA[I recently moved my sensitivity up from 48cm/360 to 26cm.  Its helped me alot when im playing at my best imo, but it has definitely made me less consistent.  :[]]></description>
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    	    <pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 13:31:59 +0200</pubDate>
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    	    <title>Reply by FunkDawg</title>
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    	    <description><![CDATA[<i>Quoted from Traxantic</i>
		<blockquote>There's nothing wrong with a high sens. If you do have one, just play on public servers to keep your aim steady. And don't change your sens. Keep playing with the sens you have. It's no use changing it on a higher one.

imo</blockquote>

It's only because you loving twitching your shots. :/]]></description>
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    	    <pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 13:28:49 +0200</pubDate>
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    	    <title>Reply by Noeandee</title>
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    	    <description><![CDATA[I agree with Trax. High sens is ok, when you like to play more twitchy. A good tip would be: put your mouse sens in your class.cfg together with the pitch, etc. That way you always have the same sensitivity.]]></description>
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    	    <pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:48:01 +0200</pubDate>
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    	    <title>Reply by Traxantic</title>
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    	    <description><![CDATA[There's nothing wrong with a high sens. If you do have one, just play on public servers to keep your aim steady. And don't change your sens. Keep playing with the sens you have. It's no use changing it on a higher one.

imo]]></description>
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    	    <pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:37:12 +0200</pubDate>
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    	    <title>Reply by Eledorian</title>
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    	    <description><![CDATA[<i>Quoted from ambra</i>
		<blockquote>public servers with instarespawn are the best training</blockquote>

Only if it's a 24/7 instarespawn 2fort server.]]></description>
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    	    <pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:34:07 +0200</pubDate>
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    	    <title>Reply by Ka0s</title>
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    	    <description><![CDATA[public servers with instarespawn are the best training]]></description>
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    	    <pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:28:19 +0200</pubDate>
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    	    <title>Reply by Rude-</title>
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    	    <description><![CDATA[DM is good, but it makes you over-agressive, take care !]]></description>
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    	    <pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:21:04 +0200</pubDate>
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    	    <title>Reply by gLongas</title>
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    	    <description><![CDATA[60cm/360º ftw
viewmodel off
DMatch servers
Watch demos]]></description>
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    	    <pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:56:00 +0200</pubDate>
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