Every setting on a pro's page changes how the game feels, but they don't all matter equally. This guide explains what each one actually does, what the league has collectively settled on, and what's worth copying versus what's personal preference.
Sensitivity controls how fast your view rotates when you move the right stick. Across the CDL, almost the entire league sits between 1.6 and 1.9 — a far tighter band than the settings menu allows, and much lower than most casual players run. The reason is consistency: lower sens makes micro-adjustments repeatable, and pros win fights on centering and accuracy, not flick speed. A small number of players split their horizontal and vertical values, keeping vertical slightly different to fine-tune recoil control. If you take one thing from the pros, it's this: pick something in that 1.6–1.9 range and stop changing it.
FOV sets how much of the world fits on your screen. Higher values show more of your surroundings but make targets smaller; lower values zoom you in. The league clusters around 98–105, balancing peripheral information against target size. Players on the wider end are prioritizing map awareness for their role; players on the tighter end want bigger targets. Unlike sensitivity, FOV is genuinely personal — copy a pro's number as a starting point, then adjust to what your eyes prefer.
Deadzone minimums decide how far a stick must move before the game registers input; maximums decide where input caps out. Lower minimums mean faster response but risk stick drift on worn controllers. The de facto league standard is 1/75 on the left stick and 3/99 on the right — you'll see it on page after page across the site — with a handful of players running personal tunes. If your controller is new and drift-free, low minimums are free responsiveness; if you're getting phantom movement, raise the minimum until it stops.
This one's simple: the league runs Dynamic response curve and Default aim assist, essentially without exception. Dynamic front-loads stick response for faster initial aim while keeping fine control near center. There is no secret setting here — the pros use what the game gives everyone.
Layouts vary more than any other setting — Default, Tactical, flipped variants, and one lone Bumper Jumper holdout are all represented, per the league's own published data. Tactical (crouch on the right stick) exists so players can slide and drop-shot without leaving the thumbstick, which is also why claw grip is common: it keeps aim and face buttons available at the same time. Many pros sidestep the tradeoff entirely with back paddles on custom controllers. This is the most personal category on the site — copy the concept (never leave your aim stick to press a button), not necessarily the exact layout.