This seems like common sense, but a lot of people still try to go into ranked and even social with a stubborn bang-your-head-into-it mentality thinking their inability to rank up or win games Is somehow the game’s fault, or the enemy team being unfair somehow, or their teammates screwing them over, etc.
But even the most rudimentary things that the pros have been doing in these tournaments can throw your gameplay into overdrive. I recommend doing just a little research by watching their clips and gameplay vods then go into a match with more tools in your tool belt.
Because everyone in this game should be able to get at least diamond right now, the ranking system is super lax compared to past halos. It’s all a matter of perspective.
Edit: one thing to add is, people are constantly ragging on how BR ranked gameplay is only people using the BR, but the most intense games I watched yesterday had the best players in the game using a myriad of weapons. I saw Needler gameplay, pulse carbine gameplay, plasma pistol gameplay, sentinel beam gameplay, and maybe the most important two weapons I saw anyone use which proves how strong and important they actually are: stalker and shock rifle gameplay. People in AR starts rarely use these weapons, or use them a lot less for various reasons.
But watching pros use the stalker rifle should enlighten you if you think the weapon isn’t good or is too hard to use so you avoid it.
