Run or bunny-hop?

[adder1]

Movement speed-wise, is it faster to bunny-hop or just run? If there's special circumstances, when and what are they?

 

[ro_sauce]

if a clot grabs me, i just do the moonwalk and then turn into a giant robot.

 

[slavek]

In Unreal engine you do not gain a speed boost for bunnyhopping like you do in Source.

 

[Lucidius134]

P sure it's slower to spam jump PERIOD but when you're grabbed by clots, sometimes they miss when you're jumping and you can get out of it,

Also, holy **** zed surfing is fun.

 

[Benjamin]

If you're playing on difficulties where the silly magnetic clot grab is implemented it may be beneficial to 'bunnyhop' when near clots, but other than that it doesn't really make a difference.

 

[Lewt]

Well, I had heard it's a tiny bit faster to constantly jump while running, but it's impossible to tell. Would recommend that you DON'T jump too much to make it easier on medics trying to heal you, and to not block grenades.

Really jumping doesn't have many practical uses, but it helps sometimes to avoid one or two parts of damage from a crawler leap, back away from clots, mess with husks' aim, etc. I do it almost constantly because I've played ~1,000 hours of a game where you HAVE to navigate obstacles via jumping. Plus, it seems to keep my mind active if I'm constantly moving and looking around.

 

[Darkwave]

I just time the Space bar to go fast while jumping , like this :
*Gets close to the floor* Spacebar *Goes up* *Gets close to the floor* Spacebar , and over and over again until I reach the place I want to go.

Answering the question , yes , you move sorta faster while doing Timed Jumps instead of spamming the spacebar.

 

[Nanostrike]

I really wish players would stop jumping. This isn't Counterstrike: Source. Jumping and strafing around like an idiot generally just makes you less accurate, makes you (Intentionally or not) block your teammates' shots, and makes you more difficult to heal.

 

[outofrealman]

If you really need to run away from something, ALWAYS jump. Because it reduce damage from any sort, you never take a full hit if you jump non-stop. Also, you make some zed like husk miss and crawlers sometimes do much less damage.

Also, if you get hit in mid-air, being attack by patty/fleshpound/husk fireball will actually launch you even higher making you end up further away from them.

So, if you are running for your life, jump is not a bad idea. But if you are still sticking with a team, try not to jump. You screw up anyone with MP7 and trrying to heal you while blocking many bullets.

 

[Baron]

+1 No jumping.

Reduces accuracy and makes you hella hard to heal. Even if there is a slight speed boost, it's not worth it.

 

[Kyuzo]

Jumping can be very useful if you weld the doors in the upper floor of biolab and jump up to shoot through the windows.

 

[CandleJack]

You know that glitch/bug/error when you run like you're going through mud?

Yeah, jumping is good then, since the bug doesn't slow jumping.

 

[Nanostrike]

If you really need to run away from something, ALWAYS jump. Because it reduce damage from any sort, you never take a full hit if you jump non-stop. Also, you make some zed like husk miss and crawlers sometimes do much less damage.

Also, if you get hit in mid-air, being attack by patty/fleshpound/husk fireball will actually launch you even higher making you end up further away from them.

So, if you are running for your life, jump is not a bad idea. But if you are still sticking with a team, try not to jump. You screw up anyone with MP7 and trrying to heal you while blocking many bullets.

Ugh. Don't encourage them. About the only time you won't take a full hit when you jump is when an FP hits you because his attack is a 2-parter with knockback. The rest will get both hits off on your midair butt just fine.

Occasionally you can jump over a husks shot, but I've NEVER seen a crawler go under you unless you're on a staircase.

 

[blackfire]

what about strafing?
sometimes it feels like i go faster if i strafejump

 

[outofrealman]

Ugh. Don't encourage them. About the only time you won't take a full hit when you jump is when an FP hits you because his attack is a 2-parter with knockback. The rest will get both hits off on your midair butt just fine.

Occasionally you can jump over a husks shot, but I've NEVER seen a crawler go under you unless you're on a staircase.

Crawlers will NOT go under you. However, if you jump, crawlers will not do full damage, as well as gorefasts. Ah, and scrakes too. It may not be as noticable as fleshpound's attack, but it do help.

 

[C_Gibby]

I never, ever use it during a wave, but I do do it all the time on the way to the trader.

 

[Fish111]

In Unreal engine you do not gain a speed boost for bunnyhopping like you do in Source.

This.

Although, jumping is fun, you dodge husk shots, can sometimes jump on top of stalkers, and I'm not entirely sure there is an accuracy penalty for jumping, I seem to have no problem getting headshots with the M14 midair, although admittedly it would be much harder with weapons that don't have a laser sight.

 

[Lucidius134]

On ledges and stairs without a ceiling, i'll jump ontop of a crowd to surf on them and get to the other side of them, sometimes dropping a nade in the middle of them.

Makes for quick transport even if you're slow.

 

[Baron]

what about strafing?
sometimes it feels like i go faster if i strafejump

That is probably your brain playing tricks on you. It happens to me too, since I play Source games all the time.

 

[9_6]

Always jump. And strafe.
Medics love that. Yes.