Why people jump in PvP?

Dragonnord

Simple question; why do several players in PvP jump non-stop while taunting from distance or even while fighting?
 

ArchMikem

Bunny Hopping.

It's an obsessive behavior common to all forms of Multiplayer Gaming. It serves no genuine purpose other than to be annoying.

redshirt_49

Some people believe this makes you harder to hit, some people are wrong.

MakeMeUhSamich

Halo players...

redshirt_49

ArchMikem wrote: »

Bunny Hopping.

It's an obsessive behavior common to all forms of Multiplayer Gaming. It serves no genuine purpose other than to be annoying.

Works in CS. I can get to my spot like a second faster that way! Or 3 seconds slower if I screw it up even by a milisecond! Worth it.

jlboozer

It works in shooters, I stay vertical in Destiny. Wouldn't know in ESO, I play this game for PvE and Destiny for PvP...

TequilaFire

A syndrome caused by excessive carrots in one's diet.
If only they knew how dumb they look! lmao

kichwas

Yeah it comes from first person shooter games where verticality is an issue and you can mess up shooting under or over someone, or where the key is to hit not just their 'hit box' but get a head shot...

Play some Overwatch, and this is how you tell the MMO players from WoW apart from the FPS players... The WoW and MMO people, like me - are sitting targets the FPS people pick off like crazy.

But in an MMO... it just makes it harder for THEM to target things because they're distracting their fingers from focusing on their actual attacks and more controlled horizontal movement.

hamgatan

CarbonX wrote: »

Simple question; why do several players in PvP jump non-stop while taunting from distance or even while fighting?
 

Because the teabag has more impact from greater altitude?

Drdeath20

To zerg. Its the only fun that left in this game. Spam 2 skills and watch health bars melt till 1 side decides to start using the overpowered destro ultimate/ unstoppable potion combo

fastolfv_ESO

they are used to wow pvp, they just carry over the A.D.D. into eso

Sheezabeast

I jump when I either find a friendly foe, or just because its an outlet for nervous energy.

andreasranasen

I think it's the same as fidgeting. Myself, i jump around ALL THE TIME. Feels faster.

twev

jlboozer wrote: »

It works in shooters, I stay vertical in Destiny. Wouldn't know in ESO, I play this game for PvE and Destiny for PvP...

There are no head-shots in ESO.

SanTii.92

for some reason mag sorcs are particularly susceptive to this behaviour. I think they feel like they are moving faster.

andreasranasen

SanTii.92 wrote: »

for some reason mag sorcs are particularly susceptive to this behaviour. I think they feel like they are moving faster.

True true! LOL

I cast a shield in between my jumps.

Banana

I do it in PVE

PlautisCarvain

Mental illness

mb10

Surely spamming the jump button inbetween your attacks slows down your overall combination time?

Weird habit to have tbh, you arent any harder to hit than you were before

TheDoomsdayMonster

CarbonX wrote: »

Simple question; why do several players in PvP jump non-stop while taunting from distance or even while fighting?
 

To animation cancel...

You see this a lot with Sorcs as they are attempting to use Frags on you while skipping it's animation...

Essentially, they can get rid of its cast time and cast it instantly...

Emma_Overload

I'm still convinced it's a subtle, difficult-to-prove CHEAT. Remember, you used to be able to avoid slaughterfish damage by hopping across the water! It wouldn't surprise me if there was still some undocumented benefit to jumping....

disintegr8

I have no idea - maybe they have sore feet or the ground is hot where they are.

We had a couple of enemy players doing this the other day, jumping around on the ground outside a keep. We just stood on the keep wall and started jumping up and down ourselves.

bubbygink

I do it on my magblade in PvP just to get in rhythm. For some reason it seems to help. Jump + light attack + ability, jump + light attack + ability. The jump sorta fills that split second filler space in between weaves and just makes it a bit easier for me to do so.

Valen_Byte

Truth is these are the players that just think they are awesome. They are usually the first to die as everyone targets them for being irritating.

Nyladreas

Drdeath20 wrote: »

To zerg. Its the only fun that left in this game. Spam 2 skills and watch health bars melt till 1 side decides to start using the overpowered destro ultimate/ unstoppable potion combo

Destro ults r old...

https://youtu.be/wQVjj4AlkW4

Betsararie

Every time I see someone whining and crying like a little baby about the destro ult, I just laugh so hard

It's soo far from OP. It's not even close. It's so easily dodged if you know the game.

Valen_Byte

Edit for my comment being off topic.

Betsararie

Valen_Byte wrote: »

DoShazarr wrote: »

Drdeath20 wrote: »

To zerg. Its the only fun that left in this game. Spam 2 skills and watch health bars melt till 1 side decides to start using the overpowered destro ultimate/ unstoppable potion combo

Destro ults r old...

https://youtu.be/wQVjj4AlkW4

Blanco wrote: »

Every time I see someone whining and crying like a little baby about the destro ult, I just laugh so hard

It's soo far from OP. It's not even close. It's so easily dodged if you know the game.

I dont think either one of you understood the question.

I'm not responding to the topic anymore with the above post.

I'm just saying, whining that the destro ult is OP is a ridiculous thing to do.

SydneyGrey

Valen_Byte wrote: »

They are usually the first to die as everyone targets them for being irritating.

This would not surprise me in the slightest. LOL.

Alpheu5

Alpheu5 wrote: »

I don't know why other players do it, but I usually do it as a way to conserve my directional momentum without holding down WASD while aiming. It lets me keep moving in my wanted direction while my fingers press the necessary skill keys. It's also downright mandatory against the players that feel the need to attack you while inside your player model, where it's impossible to target them back.

From this thread.

PlautisCarvain

Floor is lava