Terisea Ming wrote:Garrett Blacknova wrote:Spectral Clone wrote:Kb/m uber strafe is a myth.
I use my controller most of the time, but have access to mouse and keyboard option and PSMove.
I can confirm that reversing direction suddenly and sharply is MUCH easier with keys than analog sticks. Not a myth, provable fact. It doesn't give you a massive edge, but it can be enough to tip from having a few shots missing to literally negating aim assist. People who don't rely on aim assist will find good KB/M strafe dancing to be slightly harder to track than good sixaxis strafe dancing, but circle strafing with either option is viable and effective as well.
It doesn't necessarily make a difference, but it CAN make a difference, and it's not a myth. But it's not as much of an "uber" advantage as I've seen some people claim.
I ran a test last night. With M/KB or DS3, I can shift the strafe direction so fast that I just stand in one place and wiggle. Pausing a moment and allowing for movement before changing direction I get the same exact results with both control types. So either your controller is crap, or your thumb is slow.
When you're moving in one direction with the sixaxis controller, then instantly flick to the opposite direction, there is a slight momentum which takes a moment to compensate for before you reverse direction.
When you're moving in one direction with the keyboard then switch to the opposite movement key, you're instantly going at full strafe speed in the opposite direction with zero delay.
I've tested it multiple times and confirmed it every time.
If you're mashing the controller back and forth and having your character "wiggle" then you're doing what you SHOULD be doing with the keyboard - transitioning near-instantly from an input in one direction to an input for the opposite direction. If you're getting the same "wiggle" movement on a keyboard, you aren't transitioning sharply enough between the two movement keys and are giving yourself a moment with both keys pressed, making your directional shift sluggish. So either your keyboard is crap or you're doing it wrong.
There are two ways to mash directional strafing with the keyboard. One works, the other makes you look like an idiot.
1. Hold A.
2. Release A
3. As you're releasing A, press and hold D.
This results in an instant shift from full speed left to full speed right. When done fast, this lets you bounce back and forth rapidly.
1. Hold A.
2. Press and hold D.
3. Release A.
This results in a momentary pause, leaving you extremely vulnerable as you shift directions. When done fast, this results in a wiggling movement that looks like what you get when you mash the left stick back and forth on the sixaxis controller.
If you have a bad keyboard, it may not disconnect the key input the instant the key is released. Get a better keyboard.
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