Can someone explain to me how strafing works?
I noticed lately that some people are able to strafe really fast while ADS other times I noticed that they move really slow.
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@1ronKeysWraith has the best overall movement in the game that combined with her tiny hit box make strafing highly effective. Octane is a close second IMO when he uses the stim. The bigger legends do not strafe as effectively because they are 1. a bigger target and 2. they get stuck on buildings/map terrain much more frequently. I can't tell you how many times I have died as caustic because his big hit box gets caught up on a door or box or something.
Guns, the sights being used and whether or not they are aiming or hip firing can all play a part in it.
In CQC I am all over the place in terms of movement. I also toggle in and out of aim and hip fire. I have noticed it all combined together can be very overwhelming for enemies, especially if I'm landing my shots.
@DarthValtrex I mainly use x1 and sometimes x2 sights. I don't know it just feels awkward for me to track them down sometimes other times I track really well. Idk if the slow mechanics in this game is helping me those times.
- @Daze623 Depends how frequently they spam the buttons too. Short strafes are faster, while long strafes are slower. Perhaps that's what you are referring to.
- @BaldWraithSimp What do you mean by short strafe and long strafe?
- @Daze623 Short straves are those where you tap left or right when you inputted the other control. So as soon as you went left, you press right... basically you ‘confuse’ the enemy thinking you still go left.
Long straves are for example you hold the left strafe for one or 2 seconds before going right and doing the same.
Something that I have not seen is moving diagonally. Strafing left to right is kind of rigid. Attempting to also bring some forward/backward movement in the mix makes it even more unpredictable to determine the pattern.
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