Attention to detail, playing robotic and autopiloting! For example, while looking at minimap, you can see your ally vision cones, now you suddenly see that vision cone is being cut by a circle shape shadow. You can immediately tell that there is a smoke blocking your ally’s vision! Now these can be avoided with communication from your ally, but let’s be honest, not everyone gives callouts in competitive games.
The other thing is mentality and composure. One of the many reasons that the 9-3 curse exists, is because people lose their composure and mental after losing a few rounds in a row! Every round in VALORANT is like a new game, so play it that way, don’t let previous rounds affect you and make you become low energy. Only take previous rounds in a positive way, see why you lost a round, and how you can do better to ensure a win!
Their dedication to the game, consistency, and how much they are willing to sacrifice to improve. To become a pro you’ll be competing against players who tryhard the game in every single aspect of it, things you never even thought about, sometimes. They practice way more, not only aim as some people think, but also movement, self-coaching and lots and lots of grinding. Playing scrims is also very important since on Solo Queue the game is less serious, there is less cooperation and individual skill makes more difference (Which I love!)