Hello everyone, this will be a different post than most of you are used to. This isn't a QQ thread, or whining about bloom. No. This will be the tale of the things I've learned while playing to be competitive in crucible and hopefully this will help others out there as well. I've only started playing destiny rather recently (within 4 months) but I absolutely love this game while also hating it all at the same time. The reason? Crucible. Now I haven't really played fps' since black ops one and even then I didn't pvp that much, so we can pretty much state that this is my first real fps. Stepping into crucible was a nightmare. Getting shot from everywhere, getting melted so fast, etc.; so I did some researched, found some tips, watched some streamers, and this post is the fruit of my search and experience. 1. Watch streamers BUT DO NOT emulate their gameplay. This is one I've figured out very recently. The streamers are good players (the ones I watch seem like gods) and the knowledge the can pass onto you can be invaluable but the way they play may not. Trying to Titan skate like ninja_with_no_l into a group of 3 to get a triple is doable for him...not for me. If I'm lucky...I get one and trade with the other. Take notes on their movement, their positions, etc but be wary of the insane pushes that they can make. 2. PvE a lot before jumping into crucible. PvE helps get a feel for the game, the class, movement, etc. use pve to level up a subclass before going into pvp. Make sure your subclass is completely unlocked. Sometimes the last codex you unlock is the most necessary for pvp. Iron banner this week taught me this. Going in with a half leveled storm caller was getting me 3 shot in my super because I didn't have max armor. 3. Find a primary you really like. A lot of the streamers you watch rock hand cannons and a shotgun or snipe, but hand cannons are generally high risk/high reward and take a pretty good sense of aim and accuracy to get the most out of it. If you are most comfortable using a pulse in pve, then try to use the vendor hawksaw in pvp. If you like scouts, get a mida or other scout and use it. Meta can be a hinderance to the lesser skilled player (like myself) who miss shots. Sometimes an auto rifle is best because you can just spray bullets. 4. Work on your gun skill. Now I know I said sometimes an auto rifle is better so you can spray and pray but take a little time every time you boot up destiny to work on your aim. Spend 10-15 minutes in patrol with a hand cannon or scout and warm up your hands and eyes by trying to string as many head shots as you can. This will carry over into pvp. 5. Move from cover to cover. Treat your character like a real soldier. Move from one piece of cover to another. Sprint between cover (not around corners). Slide into cover, slide around corners. Make yourself as hard to hit as possible. 6. Don't get upset. This is the most important and the hardest for me. For people who enjoy pvp, they sometimes can take it to serious. Understand that if you're like me, that you're going to lose...A LOT. Your k/d is going to be under 1 a lot. But try to find things that you're doing well. Not that you're doing bad. Take the things you fell you aren't doing well and work on them, but continue to focus on the positives. The biggest thing you want to try and do in pvp, is to die less. 30 kills and 20 deaths seems really good until you think about how each of those 20 kills was at least 100 points to the opposing team. The less you die, the more likely you are to get more kills. 7. In 6v6, stick with your team or a buddy. 6v6 is hectic, chaotic, and crazy. Destiny is different than other fps in that it is almost impossible to 1v2 opponents, unless you're relatively skilled. Your best bet is to have a battle buddy and 2v1 the opposing team. 8. If you really want to get better, hop in rumble or skirmish. Rumble will teach you very quickly that you're too aggressive or too passive. It'll teach you how to understand when it's good to challenge or get out of there. Skirmish is a lot like this too. Edit: the radar is your biggest asset. Learn to use it and love it. Bold sections means an enemy is the same level, while darkened means they are above or below. There are plenty of sites that explain the radar much better than me, so a quick Google will help. Well that's pretty much it. I hope I can help a few people who have been getting frustrated in crucible (like me) and hope I can show you some tips before you have to find them on your own the hard way like I did. Good luck guys.