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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@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.- @Koochi-Q so do you just guess when to short/long strafe or are there specific times/champions that is better at short or long strafe?
- @Daze623 It’s your own flow. You decide that in the heat of the moment. If you see that the enemy is missing most of their shots when you do irregular, unpredictable short strafes coupled with ducking for instance, then you know if you can line up your shots properly, that you got ‘em on the ropes.
If you see that enemy hits you while you do long strafes, you know (s)he already knows your pattern and to switch it up if you have the chance. Long strafes aren’t meant to confuse but more to just get away from a middle point and to either duck, run away or to start short strafing.
But as Darth says, non of that matters if you can’t strafe and line up your own shots.
