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Hey there, GamerDad! It’s so heartwarming to see the love and support you have for your daughter, especially after such a difficult time. It’s amazing to hear that she’s doing well academically and is finding happiness through gaming, specifically Valorant. As a parent looking to support your daughter in her gaming journey, it’s great that you want to help her level up her skills and potentially reach her goal of being bronze or silver this year. You’re doing an awesome job already by showing interest in her hobbies and being willing to invest in her improvement.
Here are some tips and advice on how you can assist your GamerDaughter in improving her Valorant skills and reaching her gaming goals:
### Understanding Valorant Rankings and Competitive Play
– Valorant has different tiers or ranks that players can achieve, ranging from Iron (lower rank) to Radiant (highest rank).
– Each rank represents a player’s skill level and matchmaking placement.
– Iron 3 is one of the lower ranks in Valorant, and improving from there requires practice, strategy, and skill development.
### Investing in Coaching or Training Programs
– Consider investing in coaching sessions for your daughter to help her improve her gameplay.
– Professional coaches can provide personalized feedback, tips, and strategies to enhance her skills.
– Look for reputable coaching services or training programs that specialize in Valorant gameplay.
### Utilizing Practice Tools and Resources
– Encourage your daughter to use aim training programs like Aim Lab or Kovaak’s FPS Aim Trainer to improve her aim and accuracy.
– Watching video tutorials, guides, and gameplay analysis from experienced players can also help her learn new strategies and techniques.
– Participating in community tournaments or scrims can provide valuable experience and feedback.
### Supporting a Healthy Gaming Lifestyle
– Encourage your daughter to take breaks, stay hydrated, and practice good posture while gaming to prevent fatigue and injuries.
– Setting a schedule for gaming sessions and balancing gameplay with other activities like exercise, socializing, and studying is important for overall well-being.
### Empowering Your Daughter Through Positive Reinforcement
– Continue to show your daughter love and support by cheering her on during gameplay and celebrating her victories, no matter how small.
– Encourage her to set goals, track her progress, and celebrate milestones as she improves her skills in Valorant.
– Building her confidence and resilience through gaming can have a positive impact on other aspects of her life.
As a GamerDad, your support and involvement in your daughter’s gaming journey are invaluable. Keep the communication open, listen to her feedback and preferences, and adapt your approach to best suit her needs. By providing encouragement, resources, and guidance, you can help your GamerDaughter achieve her gaming goals and continue to grow as a player. Good luck, and happy gaming!🎮👨👧💪
Remember, the key is to be patient, understanding, and encouraging throughout the process. Your daughter is lucky to have such a supportive parent like you! Don’t hesitate to reach out to the gaming community for more tips and advice on how to assist your GamerDaughter on her gaming journey. Together, you can help her reach new levels of success and enjoyment in Valorant. Happy gaming! 👾🚀
Wow, I don’t play Valorant. But just wanted to say that you are a wonderful dad and that is very thoughtful. I hope you guys could play the game together, regardless of how good you are doing in game, I hope you would have fun.
Well, the win loss ratio is probably targeted to maintain your correct ELO/skill.
The more you win the more youd rank up and play with and against harder players. There is no upper limit for the casual and competitive player. They can always “use some development”. I dont think its a good metric to go by.
Has she asked you to help her improve? I would not have wanted my parents to attempt to make me better unless I asked.
One thing you could do is watch some tournaments./ league matches or watch some youtubers. You can watch a pro player do aimlabs, or try to discuss and learn the abilities and when / where how to use them. How to communicate and rotate.
Offering a coaching session sounds ok depending on the player and coach but seems more like a money throwaway to me.
Good luck! P
Have a look at [this](https://dotesports.com/valorant/news/ways-to-win-more-in-valorant) to begin with. If she is not improving she might not have the right team mates – you as a Dad knows how this works. We dont improve when playing with people that are equally good. So she needs more challenges probably or a fixed group for pure training purposes where she can train comms etc.
Apply your general wisdom and let her find the Valorant details. Dont try to be a Valorant Dad – you will fail 😀 (XBoomer myself)
P.S. I got messages asking what a XBoomer is: By American standards i am a Generation X, by my own countries standards I am a Boomer – thus XBoomer
Maybe she just playing for fun and getting judged by her dad for her w/l would kinda suck imo. Just offering playing with her is a good option unless she specifically complains about her own performance.
I’ve never heard of that game so I can’t advise, but… Way to go, dad. Just watching and cheering her on for her passion is going to be a lifelong memory. What you wrote about her mother packing her up for smiling… It’s not about going and living with you, it’s about not being wanted by her mother while she’s happy. That’s one cruel way to treat your kid. Have you burned that suitcase yet? Just a thought. You being proud of her reminds her she is wanted as your child- top priority. And you take the cake.
Nongame specific advice: ask about characters or maps that are her favorite. A printout or tapestry of her favorite zones/maps can be great gifts for a room or a soundtrack from her game for studying. I spent hours with the Skyrim soundtrack while reading similar to LoFi.
Make sure she has the proper gaming gear. A keyboard can wear out or a controller can develop drift.
Is she comfortable at her gaming zone? Sometimes improving your posture or your ergonomics can mean more for gameplay improvement than actual stats. Your head needs to be level with the monitor for example during long study or gaming periods so a good desk is essential. Most gaming chairs are designed for men, if the seat is too long women will have to scoot forward and no longer have a back rest.
Ask her how to play- if she wants to teach you, she’ll naturally get better as she shows you. If it’s a team game everyone could use a healer!
These are all things you may have already done, but just incase! So many of my female friends grew up afraid to be gamers because of the endless harassment, just supporting her is the best thing in the world.
You just keep being an amazing dad, you need no advice on that. 🖖
Get her a better keyboard and mouse, maybe a gaming chair too
>She practices a lot.
>It would appear she could use some development.
This is a really weird way to talk about video games.
>I’m happy to pay for some coaching
Ok please don’t approach your teenage daughter like “I saw your win-loss ratio and thought you needed professional help”.
It’s a game dude. If she’s having fun, let it be.
How about you leave her alone and let her play the way she wants to play? My daughter plays World of Warcraft and is abysmal at the game, but she doesn’t care because he is having a good time. Why the fuck would I, her dad, care if she is doing well or not? She is having a good time, and that’s all I care about. You sound like a creep.
Learn how to Trash talk and have great come backs. We need our children to learn how to defend themselves online. Thick skin.
That’s awesome! Check out Jollz YouTube channel he has some good coaching sessions/ free services that helps a lot 🙂 best of luck!
Play with her, learn the maps together, plan strategies.
There are aim trainer programs designed to help you improve your gameplay. I don’t have any that come to mind but you could set her up with one that’s designed around valorant
It would probably be better to make sure she has a good setup if it’s what she enjoys rather than hiring someone else to tell her how to play. Don’t want to min/max the fun out of the game for her. That being said, if she brings up the fact that she wants to improve again it may be appropriate to offer getting her a coach if she wants rather than bringing it up out of the blue. Furthermore, spending time practicing with her would probably be a better approach to start. Quality father daughter time plus it won’t min/max the fun put of the game.
I don’t know much about Valorant but I did have a great divorced dad who supported my gaming hobby. When I was a little kid, he got a trophy made for me the first time I beat a game by myself. When I got older, he custom painted my pc case and got me a gaming chair that supported good posture. He gave me these things called baoding balls that you rotate around in your hands that really improved my dexterity and pretty much eliminated my hand cramping when I gamed. Even when he didn’t play or understand the games I was into, he still tried and seeing that effort meant so much. I’m going to go call my dad now
First one is recording, and reviewing previous games. Try to note mistakes and try to correct for them in the future, but also point out what worked well. You can try Aimlabs or Kovaaks, you can probably find tutorials on how to set Valorant specific training programs on them on youtube. You could also try to get her to play much faster paced games like Doom or Titanfall, on the same sensitivity to practice in a different environment.
I don’t know Valorant, but just in general I would say definitely let them tell you if that W/L ratio is good FOR that game. I’ve played some games in my life where a K/D of .5 worldwide meant you were like top 10% compared to the rest of the playerbase, even though the number literally means you’re losing more than winning.
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That being said, if she’s feeling down about it, let her know that that isn’t the point. And if she wants to improve you can definitely support that but you can’t force it.
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I have a 15 year old daughter who recently picked up RE4 remake. First shooter ever. I’ve played them all my life. She almost gave up the first week.
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I sat next to her on the couch and we had a talk about how she’s never done anything like this and it’s not anything that her previous experience can help her with, except her ability to adapt. So, she’s got to put the work in to building up a brand new set of skills.
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Other than that it would be like, shoot that barrel, or, pop him in the knee and back up. Stuff like that. Also, she would watch me do things like Bolter only run, or killing a re-generator with JUST a knife, or kicking spiders off of people, and I would just say, the only rule is if it works it works.
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Now, with some little nudging and a lot of her own determination she is a hair’s breadth away from 100% in that game. I can’t 100% that game. In 2 and a half months she’s left me in the dust, but she wanted it. All I really did was point and get out of the way.
A couple of things, dad:
My old man, much like your ex, was also really shitty and manipulative when he and my mother split up. We’re on okay terms today but that really hurt and I’m glad you saw it and helped your daughter through that.
It’s also so cool that you’re this interested in connecting with her over a hobby she’s passionate about. I know the game, but there’s not much you can do to help her improve — I guess you could hire a coach but I don’t know anybody who does that without actual serious ambitions to become a professional. But float it! Maybe she knows someone who would coach and has been too embarrassed to ask. I would also simply ask her what she thinks she could use – maybe a new mouse or keyboard or monitor? Headsets are usually useful for games like Valorant to communicate with teammates; does she need a new one? There’s a ton of useful stuff that would helpful not just with this game, but future games she might get into.
you really are the best dad
You could look at her set up and maybe upgrade a mouse or keyboard (or controller) depending on what she uses. Maybe she doesn’t have a mouse with adjustable DPI that kind of thing – doesn’t have to be expensive.
May help her work towards fine tuning her settings and skills. It may not – better gear doesn’t automatically make you a better player, but it can help you be more confident in wanting to improve and not being able to blame your equipment anymore ha-ha.
So it’s a difficult question to answer but I think the coaching side of things I would say no.
Finding the right teammates in any fps game doesn’t necessarily involve winning but more enhancement of your gaming experience and enjoyment.
If she does want to improve then when it comes to gaming I have found that YouTube is an invaluable tool when it comes to improvement, watching great players and taking note of the approach they take to the game is a sure fire way to pick up good habits.
That being said I really commend the approach you’re taking to be a good pro-active dad……. Just remember video games are supposed to be fun!
The answer to improving at Valorant is the YouTube Channel: Woohoojin. He made a guide specifically for this situation. [How to get Gold in 1 month](https://youtu.be/9KIoTtohkOQ?si=cCiLwhfEET5KFeen). Every Wednesday, he does “low Elo” coaching. If you have video evidence of you practicing his method and you don’t improve, he’ll review you on stream and will make you better. Here’s an example of the [most recent low Elo video](https://youtu.be/RM1BKe4PSuM?si=jE6LIxmOtHSA-A2j)
You’re a great dad and you should be proud.
I think this is a great idea! I play Valorant and am Gold/Plat, in other words I’m average to very slightly above average. If she is up to it, the YouTuber Woohoojin has some good guides on how to improve at the game and how to rank up. Also depending on what equipment she has, it might be nice to gift her a new gaming mouse or keyboard, as valorant is a very aim intensive game that things like a good mouse can help you with. Other then that I would say playing ranked is a bit of mental game. She will no doubt run into toxic players, probably a lot more frequently because of her gender, but if you just focus on having fun and mute + report any toxic people, you’ll have a lot better of a time. Finally, last time I check there is a discord server for Women and non binaries who play valorant so that they can play together and not have to deal with a lot of sexism. I don’t know the name of it or how you get an invite, but that discord server is def looking into if she is looking for some friends to play with.
One great job being a father. 2 as far as improving in valorant goes mostly practice. The biggest things to work on is cross hair placement (basically keep your cross hair head level so it takes less time to aim). Prioritize head shots when possible killing your opponent in as few shots as possible give you more time to deal with your other opponents. Best tip I ever heard is never ever set up a fair fight between you and your opponent only take fights where you have advantage. And as always take my tips with a grain of salt I am an ex silver who plays with my gold or bronze friends. Don’t be scared to try playing with her practice is easier with a friend.
This is so awesome
Don’t get involved.
A 50% win ratio is fine, especially for a team game. There is only so much you can control.
Moreover, I don’t think she’d appreciate it if you shoved in and told her “let me show you how it’s done”. Especially for a game you don’t even play.
My parent used to rip the Internet cords out and tell me to get a life.
We don’t talk.
You guys are the FUBAR dad and daughter of gaming. Way to go!
If she is having fun and getting good grades, her rank doesn’t matter. You’re already ahead of the curve in dad skills dude, just keep being supportive and stay awesome.
You seem like an awesome dad! I wish i played valorant to help you out
Tell her to watch some streamers or YouTube guides on the game. I play Valorant and guides were extremely helpful.
I recommend WooHooJinn. He’s upfront and honest about play styles and habits. He emphasizes making sure you do good habits, so you can have her try to focus specifically on reinforcing good habits like always aiming where an enemy might appear, and practicing aim in game modes like deathmatch.
Honestly a game like that a win/loss score like that is pretty common. I’m not super familiar with that game but one way you may be able to help is to play with her. Group up together. Nothing helps you play better than having someone to fully communicate with.
Youtuber by the name ‘woohoojin’ is a goat at teaching. Once you find him, an easy way to learn is to find a video where he coaches someone else to play a certain agent at a certain rank that matches her rank and faviurite agent. Iron 3 is very low and so she will improve really fast with a little bit of guidance, and I’m pretty sure she just needs some very basic mechanics lessons. Woohoojin has a discord where you can post your game play to be reviewed by him and he gives you notes to work on. I’d start by just watching some lower ranked coaching videos to see what he points out and try to adapt it to yourself.
Aimlabs is like 5 dollars on steam it trains your aim and reaction times. You can set valorant as the game and and use the same guns and physics to train in aimlabs.
As a fellow GamerDad (Casual) with 3 kids, who all play first person shooter with me (including Valorant), the best thing to do is play the game with your child! Be sure to understand the basics so you can play at an entry level.
If that is not what you are looking for, the next best thing is to ensure your child has a proper gaming computer and/or assessories (mouse/headphones/chair). Wireless headphones are a great quality of life upgrade! Upgraded computer parts actually do make a difference in game and helps getting better scores/kill ratios.
Never played Valorant but 18 wins out of 38 games seems good?? My daughter is an absolute beast on Fortnite, to the point where she can handle herself on Dayz as long as I can keep her alive long enough.
I’ve managed to keep her away from Tarkov but she’ll be chadding on that before long and only 11.
GGs though, Dad. You’re doing a great job.
Wow!!! What an amazing dad u r sir! I’m a single dad as well and our stories r quite alike. My house has become my 3 yr old daughter’s safe place and she’s beginning to take a shine to videogames like her old man. The relationship u have with yur daughter is something I’m going to stride toward! U give me hope sir and I truly hope u and your daughter keep having a great life.
Just one small thing, remind her burnout is a real thing. If she starts losing, take a break, eat a banana and breathe before she tanks her w/l out of frustration
I don’t play Valorant but, coming from someone who doesn’t get to see his little one anymore, find a game you two can enjoy spending time together on rather than worrying about achievements or rankings. The time you spend bonding is worth more than ranking first in the world.
Jesus, this got me. I’ve a wonderful relationship with my 8 year old, she’s mad about Minecraft and tells me about all the crafting and so on. But Portal blew her mind, then Portal 2, and little does she know that I’ve set up a steam account for her so we can play coop, and she can prove why she’s better than her dad. Fine by me, that’s our job as Dad’s.