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by baby 1002 days ago
Another pro move is to aim on the wall where you crosshair will meet the target after you straff. So you aim at the wall, move left and now you’re aiming at the correct position without having had to move your crosshair, then move your crosshair again to the wall, rinse and repeat.
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Indeed, a key part of this crosshair placement is 'prefiring' - knowing you're about to shoot before peeking.

The time-to-kill is rather low, the victor is [usually] who prepared the most - not who has the best natural aim.

I decide where I go each round by my spawn point - that's one of the easiest advantages you can have; knowing which allows you to beat the other team to a position/setup.

Once that initial fun is over, it's mostly about keeping a mental model of where the other team 'should be', and preparing for that.

Public games are a wild animal, you lose a lot of this 'reasoning' when it's no longer 5v5 or some reasonable number.

You generally assume a 2-1-2 split on the left/mid/right 'lanes' of the map; but some teams may stack when economically challenged. Many pistols beat one/two rifles, and can turn the round around!