As a firmly entrenched hit-scan shooter, similar to Counter Strike, Valorant's shooter is old school, making it one of the most difficult to master. Habits and best practices from other popular shooting games like Call of Duty just don't work here. Since recoil works much closer to what you would expect in real life, playing in the same vein as Call of Duty's more arcade style will simply result in death a lot more often than not.
It takes a lot of practice and discipline to train yourself to shoot the right Valorant way, but there is help. While this isn't a typical counter strike option beyond sniper rifles, you do have the ability to aim down with almost any Valorant gun, and it's one of the best tools. to learn the shooting game with.
The aim down (ADS) option is helpful in the learning process as it will help you feel how guns react to your shots. All automatic weapons have a control feature called Tap Efficiency, where the gun will be precise exactly where you aim a certain number of bullets before the gun begins to lose control from a spray. It then takes time for the gun to return to a state where it can once again benefit from the effectiveness of the tap. Rifles have longer hitting efficiency due to their longer barrel design.
Using ADS to learn how it works is a great first step in improving your aim, especially when trying to focus on headshots, or at longer range when shooting from the hip while your opponent is not that easy to see. The shooting range dummy is also an excellent res
