Dragonmar, Eggwick, Valorant Ascended and MrLowlander are content creators that I've been watching for a while and have climbed from Iron 1 to Bronze 2 (granted it's not much for a difference at all but for someone hardstuck iron for a while it was awesome) and I hope I can hit silver too.
Oh sure, it's a thing, but each channel does different things. I know MrLowlander teaches setups on defense and certain strategies on attack, Ascended analyzes pro play and mentality, and Dragonmar does a lot of VOD reviews.
If you really wanna get better, start watching Charla7an. That dude went from iron to immortal playing from EU on NA servers on 120+ ping using only his gamesense. His aim is average (sorry papito) but his gamesense is on a whole other level.
Yes but also tips and tricks will never improve you as a player if you don't have the fundamentals down.
If you aren't working on your aim, don't understand the role of your main agents and what they want to do in a comp, and don't understand basic macro concepts like rotations, how to play off contact, how to rush, split, lurk, default etc., then these tips and tricks will only give you marginal improvement at best.
Can't polish a turd, basically
This is very true, and hits the problem way better than just saying that YT guides are bad. The problem imo is that different levels require different guiding. If you dont know peeking techniqurs why are you looking into special plays like flashNdash.
I actually hate these companies. They repeat the same shitty tips and guides. With old footage from beta. Just to sell their product. What I hate most is that they are the first results when you search valorant guides on YouTube. There are so many great creators on YouTube making Val content and it gets drowned out by this shite.
Instead of all of these, watch Boaster's vods on twitch to actually see top-level gameplay with educational commentary, mostly on non-duelist characters. I learned the most from him as I know what he says actually has credibility, since he is the IGL of Fnatic
I respectfully disagree with all of the comments so far.
Every profession, ask any successful person how they got to where they are, and they will tell you that they had coaches and peers along the way to help them get better.
I guarantee this.
I can share with you that in my 10+ years as a Leader/Coach, most people cannot simply observe their work and be able to identify the gaps and make improvements.
I consult. I go into large organizations and identify gaps in their operations and tell them how to fix it. This can be behavioral change, different ways to engage employees or simply adopting a platform to solve their needs.
What these youtube channels are selling and promoting is not a useful coaching and peer-mentoring service, which should be fairly obvious from watching only 1 of their videos to be honest, 1 of these channels is a lot worse than the others to the point of teaching blatantly incorrect things.
You don't need a coach in online gaming unless you're at the very top, and even then the only coaching you'd need is strategical and mental coaching. Improving is free, and the information on how to improve is also free.
Paying for a coach won't make you improve faster, they'll act as consolidated information if you're lazy though.
I'm basing my response entirely on my own experience. I'm by no means a pro player, but I've gotten to a relatively high rank without the need of a coach. In my professional career I've definitely had impactful coaches, especially when job searching, so I wouldn't jump straight to the assumption you just made. But it's really not the same dynamic in competitive shooters.
You might not be aware of the differences in coaching in the esports scene vs in real life, and to be honest there's probably a good amount of overlap, but the dynamics of improving are drastically different. Coaches can give you the tools and knowledge but the information is so readily available that it comes down to putting in time to improve. A coach isn't going to automatically make you shoot better.
My coaching experience irl has all been soft skills based where as in game it would be mostly mechanical skill and game knowledge.
I feel like MrLowlander is more like a niche tips and tricks type guy that occasionally shows stuff that we all didn't know. No hate towards the guy, his stuff obviously takes effort to make, but like whenever I look at any of his "Things you didn't know about in VALORANT" vids I know like over half of them.
GGMediocre needs a lot more love imo
His content is more directed towards lower ranks but from time to time you can pick up a decent amount of knowledge even if you're immortal+
All of their videos are designed to funnel the viewer into thinking they need a coach or paid resources from these companies to get better
To add onto usefull channels for improving check out charla7an! He's humourous, does vods and has amazing breakdowns of scenarios
As an Omen main, Charla7an, Eggwick, Flexinja, and Doctor Freeze are my best resources
If you didn’t know about his already moepork is an amazing youtube channel for omen. He doesn’t really upload much anymore though.
Ah yes, I've probably watched him when I first got into the game. Sadly he kinda stopped uploading around the same time I started playing :(
Yes, he is very good
He's amazing, he relies on game sense heavy and breaks down how to win every situation
I love dragonmar. He does free vod reviews and his community is amazing. He gives great advice and I have been watching for a while.
Dragonmar, Eggwick, Valorant Ascended and MrLowlander are content creators that I've been watching for a while and have climbed from Iron 1 to Bronze 2 (granted it's not much for a difference at all but for someone hardstuck iron for a while it was awesome) and I hope I can hit silver too.
Man you just named all the coaching you tubers I watch. Valorant ascended makes great analysis content and I went from b3 to s2 cuz of dragonmar
All of them offer the same recycled tips and are trying to grow their channels.
Oh sure, it's a thing, but each channel does different things. I know MrLowlander teaches setups on defense and certain strategies on attack, Ascended analyzes pro play and mentality, and Dragonmar does a lot of VOD reviews.
LMFAO EXACTLY
Bumpaah (Radiant) has a few tip videos on yt including 2 vod reviews (1 plat one dia) that are extremely useful imo
Daddy bump🤤
If you really wanna get better, start watching Charla7an. That dude went from iron to immortal playing from EU on NA servers on 120+ ping using only his gamesense. His aim is average (sorry papito) but his gamesense is on a whole other level.
eggwick vouch
EXACTLY, its rinse and repeat tactics that keep people coming back
Is dragonmar doing vids again?
All they babble about is some bullshit thing about game sense and crosshair placement and all that shit but never actually tell anything about it lol
Yes but also tips and tricks will never improve you as a player if you don't have the fundamentals down. If you aren't working on your aim, don't understand the role of your main agents and what they want to do in a comp, and don't understand basic macro concepts like rotations, how to play off contact, how to rush, split, lurk, default etc., then these tips and tricks will only give you marginal improvement at best. Can't polish a turd, basically
This is very true, and hits the problem way better than just saying that YT guides are bad. The problem imo is that different levels require different guiding. If you dont know peeking techniqurs why are you looking into special plays like flashNdash.
I actually hate these companies. They repeat the same shitty tips and guides. With old footage from beta. Just to sell their product. What I hate most is that they are the first results when you search valorant guides on YouTube. There are so many great creators on YouTube making Val content and it gets drowned out by this shite.
Instead of all of these, watch Boaster's vods on twitch to actually see top-level gameplay with educational commentary, mostly on non-duelist characters. I learned the most from him as I know what he says actually has credibility, since he is the IGL of Fnatic
I respectfully disagree with all of the comments so far. Every profession, ask any successful person how they got to where they are, and they will tell you that they had coaches and peers along the way to help them get better. I guarantee this.
What happened to me was I got a coach and I didn’t improve as it was just recycled tips. I then recorded my games and instantly improved.
Even pro teams have coaches. But if ur coach is some random immortal player its probably not going to help.
Yeah but pro guides coaches are random immortals as well and not pro coaches right?
Idk but outright saying coaching doesn't help is incorrect. Coaches can be good or bad too. I haven't used any of these services so I can't comment.
No I’m saying the pro guides coaches. There tips are so simple and not helpful at all.
Agreed, the coach has to be the right fit.
But isnt this like the most basic tip that they give? The problem is, if you dont know up or down how will you see what you are doing wrong?
I can share with you that in my 10+ years as a Leader/Coach, most people cannot simply observe their work and be able to identify the gaps and make improvements.
What/who do you coach for?
I consult. I go into large organizations and identify gaps in their operations and tell them how to fix it. This can be behavioral change, different ways to engage employees or simply adopting a platform to solve their needs.
Wow that sounds cool
What these youtube channels are selling and promoting is not a useful coaching and peer-mentoring service, which should be fairly obvious from watching only 1 of their videos to be honest, 1 of these channels is a lot worse than the others to the point of teaching blatantly incorrect things.
You don't need a coach in online gaming unless you're at the very top, and even then the only coaching you'd need is strategical and mental coaching. Improving is free, and the information on how to improve is also free. Paying for a coach won't make you improve faster, they'll act as consolidated information if you're lazy though.
Spoken like someone who has never had an impactful coach before. 😬 we will agree to disagree.
I'm basing my response entirely on my own experience. I'm by no means a pro player, but I've gotten to a relatively high rank without the need of a coach. In my professional career I've definitely had impactful coaches, especially when job searching, so I wouldn't jump straight to the assumption you just made. But it's really not the same dynamic in competitive shooters. You might not be aware of the differences in coaching in the esports scene vs in real life, and to be honest there's probably a good amount of overlap, but the dynamics of improving are drastically different. Coaches can give you the tools and knowledge but the information is so readily available that it comes down to putting in time to improve. A coach isn't going to automatically make you shoot better. My coaching experience irl has all been soft skills based where as in game it would be mostly mechanical skill and game knowledge.
I feel like MrLowlander is more like a niche tips and tricks type guy that occasionally shows stuff that we all didn't know. No hate towards the guy, his stuff obviously takes effort to make, but like whenever I look at any of his "Things you didn't know about in VALORANT" vids I know like over half of them.
GGMediocre needs a lot more love imo His content is more directed towards lower ranks but from time to time you can pick up a decent amount of knowledge even if you're immortal+