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Why Your Default Fails: The Psychology Behind Predictable Openings In Valorant, teams often rely on a default strategy that can become predictable and ineffective over time. When defaults turn into rigid routines, they become easy for opponents to read, allowing defenders to anticipate plays and react accordingly. This article explores the common pitfalls of defaulting, including psychological factors like comfort in routine and decision fatigue that lead to stagnation. It emphasizes the importance of maintaining a flexible and adaptive approach to defaults, urging teams to implement micro-adjustments, layer objectives, and shift tempos to create pressure and retain unpredictability. Recognizing when a default is failing is crucial for strategic success.

Why Your Default Fails: The Psychology Behind Predictable Openings

In Valorant, teams often rely on a default strategy that can become predictable and ineffective over time. When defaults turn into rigid routines, they become easy for opponents to read, allowing defenders to anticipate plays and…

Anyone know where I can post my WIP books? Not happy with wattpad or Inkitt rn

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Ripped apart, rebuilt, and renamed by the corporation that erased her soul, a cybernetic weapon breaks free — and now the fire they gave her is the one thing that might burn them all to the ground.

If you want to read that it's on wattpad. Check the link below

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Branded by his eyes and hunted for a power he never knew he had, a factory worker in a corporate-run world becomes the most valuable—and dangerous—asset in a war no one sees coming.

If you want to read that the drafts of my chapter are available on wattpad. Check the link below

With the basic packages all it is, is a pure VOD review with a maximum of 2 hours on the time limit. No open line of constant communication after the session just before and no access to those additional fitness, ergonomic, etc forms of coaching

On top of that, the pro packages have access to team VODs for all those pro player hopefuls in premiere or people who just wish to improve their team's game as a whole. Pro packages also lack the time limit for VOD reviews so they can range from 1 hour to 6 hours (This has happened XD)

Pro packages: You'll have a constant open line of communication with me before and after the scheduled sessions. Additionally you have an optional fitness, diet, aim-training, and ergonomics coaching session that you have access to at no extra cost, just tell/ask me and we'll work it out.

Updated Coaching Prices March 4, 2025

For anyone interested in my Valorant coaching feel free to contact me and consult this excel sheet for pricing! I'll put the differences between the basic and pro packages in the replies below
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Unbeaten on Bind: How IGLing Turned a Map into a Kingdom

In Valorant, no map is just geometry — every spike site, chokepoint, and teleporter tells a story about how a team thinks. For my teams, Bind has always been the page where we wrote our dominance. Across multiple rosters, with changing…

How Ascent Exposed My Weakest Calls

4% Winrate, 100% My Fault: What Ascent Taught Me About Calling

As an IGL who prides myself on adaptability, proactiveness, and crafting a structured chaos that bends matches to our pace, I rarely walk into a map feeling uncertain. But if there’s one battleground that’s consistently humbled me and…

Leadership, Instinct, and Owning the Flow

In Valorant, the in-game leader (IGL) role encompasses strategy, motivation, and adaptability. Successful IGLs create team identity and stability while navigating chaos. They employ a three-part round structure, utilize a "BAM" framework for success, and…

DarkViperAU $6000 Giveaway To Celebrate PC Upgrade (2x$3000) As I am going to be upgrading my system with the newest 50 series graphics card so I can better produce my content in 4k and I figured I'd take the opportunity to share some love and do a giveaway. I would just give away a graphics card, but giving money is easier and people can just spend it on whatever they want. There will be two winners, each recieving $3000 USD. You will recieve the equivalent in your chosen currency e.g 3000 USD is 4,745.41 AUD. You will be contacted via email and social media. I will track you down based on the info you give basically. The money will be sent preferably via Wise or Paypal, but I will organize it with the winner via whatever means necessary due to the large amount. Winner will be announced publicly via community post, discord announcement, and Twitter/Blue Sky post.

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To celebrate upgrading my system so I can record and upload content in 4k, I am sharing the love with a giveaway. Same way to enter as the last 30 odd giveaways, best of luck everyone!

Prepare to Perform In the high-stakes world of esports, expectations can run high—players dream of clutch moments, game-changing plays, and championship titles. But when the pressure is on and the crowd is watching, success isn’t determined by hopes or ambitions. It’s defined by preparation. As Archilochus wisely said, “We don’t rise to the level of our expectations; we fall to the level of our training.” This principle doesn’t just apply to esports but transcends competitive domains, offering lessons from both traditional sports and gaming pros.

Prepare to Perform

In the high-stakes world of esports, expectations can run high—players dream of clutch moments, game-changing plays, and championship titles. But when the pressure is on and the crowd is watching, success isn’t determined by hopes or ambitions. It’s defined by preparation. As…

ChaS4m - Twitch [18+] mastering sifu [Slow to Read Chat]

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Making Leaders Effective leadership is built over time, emphasizing empathy, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Great leaders make team members feel valued, cultivate future leaders, align goals for unity…

Wanna know how to lead others effectively? Read the article below! chasam8.wordpress.com/2024/12/30/m...

might do a trauma thread where i post about my trauma sources, like a fucked up table of contents XD

Oh I'm alright! This happened years ago, pretty sure I was in 8th grade when it happened

Fun Fact: I had a piece of glass stuck in my hand for 2 months because I couldn't afford to go to the hospital to have it removed so I used scissors to remove it myself

I think I wanna talk about some of my trauma and be open about it

You will get an In-Depth Valorant Coaching Session Get an In-Depth Valorant Coaching Session from Upwork Freelancer Samuel Carlos M.

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Chas4m: I will coach you to high elo valorant for $10 on fiverr.com Fiverr freelancer will provide Competitive Gaming services and coach you to high elo valorant including Session length (in Mins) within 1 day

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My Fiverr and Upwork are up and running! If you want affordable Valorant coaching head on there!

Links down below!

In this video I talk about the SECRET tech I used to immediately get insane aim. The Perfect Sensitivity Approximation calculator, a calculator I developed for calculating my own sensitivity that takes into account your personal preference and playstyles! Link to my socials and the calculator: https://tr.ee/-vpZ-b3ig9 #valorant #valorantgaming #basics #essentials #radiant #ranking #ranked #rankingup #sensitivity #aimbot #aimtraining #valorantaim #valorantcoaching #valorantcompetitive The SECRET to Getting RADIANT Level Aim

How to Get Better Aim Instantly

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My Fiverr Valorant Coaching is Back Up and Running!

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In this video I teach you guys how to play controller at a high level and let you carry games in ANY ELO. #valorant #valorantranked #essentials #basics #smok... Carry on Controller Like a PRO | Split Controller Guide

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Play controller on Split like a PRO!

SH ChaS4m caught cheating! #sanctuaryofhyacinth #hyacinthesports #valorantclips #valorant #cheater

I just might be the greatest

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