Trust me. Anybody can be good at PvP with following some common practices. 1. Pick your fights Easy to understand, you also need to understand what situation you are going into and what range you are fighting at. If you run into a building expect someone with a shotgun or to get clapped. Your radar and intel is your best friend. Also if you are in a bad spot regroup with your team. (More of a comp tip but try to teamshoot or challenge supers with supers.) 2. Backpedaling or Rushing Know when to backpedal or rush. Its always great to fight a shotgun ape and you back pedal to see hes only doing 12 damage to you at range because you backpedal while doing damage. Thus he needs to readjust by switching or committing, still you have advantage. Rushing yourself depends on your build or your class/scenario. If you have a shotgun its always good to be ready to switch whenever. Always make sure your shotgun is in 1 shot range before you commit. 3. Radar. Just pay attention you can get out of a lot of midmap situations. 4. Just play more. Learn common jump spots or crosshair placements. Time is the best way to learn and adapt to every situation. These so called “sweats” are actually average players who put as much time into PvP then into PvE and you cant hate them for that. 5. Teammates In casual D2 pvp Ive had bad team experience during solo q. But if you get good team thats always good. But outside of comp dont expect to rely on your team to always play obj, like control. Sometimes losing is just out of your control. There are nutty people. And you will face them. And you will lose. It sucks, but you can learn and adapt.

I really do appreciate the tips on how to improve my PVP game. I need all the help I can get. I do however, find it interesting that you want everyone else to change how they play to make your PVP experience better. So here are some tips on how you can improve your PVP experience: If you don’t like the sandbox that Bungie has created, play as part of a fire team or don’t play PVP at all.

I have a theory...hear me out. If you take a veiny tube of mystery meat that once may have been chicken, and put it in an aquairium for a month without cleaning it so its got that slimy algae all up on and in it, then remove it, roll it in various species' fecis, bake at 250 for 17 hours, sprinkle with some dumpster juice,  then with a rusty butterknife you lather it on the tate and scrap it back off, dip in a thrice used toilet, coat in recycled pubic dust then drop on floor in a walmart bathroom and wait to load. This, this is how bungie chooses my teammates.

BUT BUT I don't wana get better! I wana be insulated from people with thumbs or who know how to play! I want to be rewarded with a 1.0kd by matchmaking and team balancing algorithms!

I've been playing Destiny since the start and have bought EVERY expansion. Some have been great and some not so great and Crucible is my favorite activity. However, since skill-based matchmaking was removed, I seem to be up against OP teams who just slaughter me. I had an average K/D ratio 1.68 before this season. My average in crucible matches this season is well under 1. As crucible is my favourite activity and I'm going to hold off buying the new expansion until I know whether skill based matchmaking will return. If it does, I will buy it. If not, I am happy not to.

My Tips: #1: Practice your Fundamentals. Most of the time when I'm playing 6v6, 50% of people I killed were grounded, couldn't aim or were out in the open. You need to take advantage of your standard First Person Shooter skills starting with Movement, Aim Tracking and Use of Cover to help you STAY ALIVE. #2: Resource Management. Too many times I have used and seen weapons or loadouts that DO NOT WORK on certain maps or gametypes. Things like using short range guns on long range maps vice versa, not utilizing HEAVY AMMO and not using available abilities to the advantage etc. Make sure you are switching scopes, weapons types (Special ammo included) and using your abilities like supers, grenades, melees and class abilities when available as good habit. I have lost Comp matches because someone didn't use a super, pick up heavy, change their guns, grenade a doorway etc. #3: Map Control All us Halo Players know that Map Control is King. Standing in places of the map that are strong for angles or holding your side of the map can be SUPER EFFECTIVE during a match. KNOW YOUR LANES AND POWER POSITIONS. I have controlled spawns in this game simply by staying back when my team has overextended to the point I know the spawn will flip. You gotta know how to measure the pressure your team is putting on the enemy and know when to push the advantage and when not to. #4: Weapon and Armor Build Crafting. KNOW YOUR BUILD. Pair your exotics with your abilities and sub-classes properly by looking at a guide online or analyzing them yourself. Pair your Mods with the weapons your using for maximum effectiveness. What's the point of a SWORD MOD in Crucible when your not using one or BOSS SPEC on a gun in Control when there are NO ADS IN PVP??? Again, before you jump in, look up a guide or ask for help if you don't know. You can do whatever you want but learning new things can be cool most of the time. KNOWLEDGE IS POWER. #5: Mindset Accountability Look, the salt can be real at times but you have to have control over your thoughts when things turn out not in your favor. Not everyone is a Warrior who lives for the thrill of battle and wants to die a good death for the hell of it but for those that aren't, most of the time there is something YOU could have done in the situation. The moment you stop believing you could have done something is the moment you limit your self thinking which in turn limits your actions. Got sniped? Why? Peaked down a lane right? How could you have prevented this? 1. Emoted to look around the corner down the lane. 2. Team Callouts 3. Not peaking the lane and playing into their advantage The point is that when something happens to you, the moment you give up trying to figure out what YOU could have done, you will most likely auto-pilot and continue to do what's not working then blame the other person for what happened. Me personally, I don't like Snipers. Pet peeve of mine. Can I Snipe? Yes but do I? No. Do I cry because I got smacked? No because I peeked a lane or didn't slow down to get information on their location. You gotta slow down and focus. Take what's going on into account on your behalf and the enemy. When I get taken out, I nod my head in respect because they took the opportunity or I -blam!-ed up and am now about to correct my mistake. Your mindset will help your decision making at all levels and it's a long process of knowledge that you can choose to filter through in order to better yourself. You don't have to but it's relevant and important to why things happen the way they happen. I got more but that's all ima say for now. GLHF. EDIT 1: Reading back at my own post, I realise in the Map Control Section that it describes a Zoning playstyle, I can APE or push too but this was just a standard couple of tips for those just needing general knowledge. The different playstyle usually are seen by those who at least mastered their craft past the list above. Just a side note.

It works both way. Your opponent has team mates just like yours. And most people play for fun. Hiding, Squatting and waiting is not fun for me. If everyone play like tryhard..your game become sweaty and boring. Those headless chicken players bring many entertainment to other players. And ...me one of them...LOL I want a hilarious kills. Like make chaos in the enemy crowd. You should follow those headless chicken like me...and steal many free kills because all opponent gun barrels will me on me. Throw grenades, spray your bullets..Its fun when I can see 2 or more enemies die flying from my nades or melee even I saw it on my dead body. Let's go crazy..we already serious at work...Video game Is time for fun. Bungie should bring the OHK nades back. And Titan OHK melee back.

Wining only matters in comp & trials...play the bounties.

I prefer the whiskey approach

There a difference between not knowing optimal strategy and using optimal strategy... I can't remember the last time I actually played the objective, I just go pew pew boom slap boom pew pew zzzzsssschoort booooom (nova bomb sound effect.) There is zero incentive to win PvP games (except trials and maybe banana) and this is the main issue.

This is common sense and game awareness. You want to make crucible better start convincing people to stop using auto rifles.

i stop giving a $hit about Crucible.. Long time ago. Used to fun but i just go complete what i need its no point in giving a flying £uck theses dayz. Backn in D1 i could enjoy Crucible all day.