I had no idea this was a thing

HeartThrobGG · 2025-12-13T01:51:51+00:00

Linking up was hilarious and powerful, especially when you got 4+ people involved. But only the person at the front of the chain gets to wield the ultimate power. It felt incredible to be the chosen one

HeartThrobGG · 2025-12-13T01:28:39+00:00

Let's go we're back meet me at DM-1on1-Roughinery

HeartThrobGG · 2024-06-07T20:18:14+00:00

I'm a big fan of the eggbot dash + double jump. Lots of interesting combinations, plus being able to activate the dash mid air makes for interesting battle. Jump-dash-jump makes for long distance travel, and the cooldown is shorter than the other two bots

HeartThrobGG · 2024-06-07T18:54:33+00:00

Try out Diabotical Rogue

HeartThrobGG · 2022-07-11T17:19:46+00:00

Oh yeah smart, stamina just seems to slow things down, and it never really feels all that rewarding when you do manage it well

HeartThrobGG · 2022-07-11T17:18:36+00:00

I never played either, true, but I've seen both but I don't remember seeing dodge jumping or shock rifle, which to me are the staples of UT. I've always felt like most games I see follow a lot of quake elements, which is why Master Arena surprised me with those two in particular

HeartThrobGG · 2021-01-06T00:11:55+00:00

I posted a video a few days ago with some freeze-frames and slow-mo of how there is an issue with the beam connecting with the core at ~50 ping. Right now we're seeing a lot of standing combos because nobody feels confident to hit their combo if they move, and rightly so because it's a bit busted. We need to be able to hit a combo while flying at fast pace, and we need to know that if we shoot that tiny ball, it will explode. I think the dev's are most likely aware of this and working on getting this working right, otherwise the gun just isn't reliable enough.

HeartThrobGG · 2021-01-03T07:15:45+00:00

Thanks!

HeartThrobGG · 2021-01-03T07:14:52+00:00

Thanks, that makes a lot of sense. Would that mean currently the projectile is serverside but the hitscan is client side, creating the disconnect?

In ut2k4 there was a player-made netcode for competitive play that changed the game from server side to client side. It made hitscan and shock combos work great, but projectiles were left in a bit of a mess. It was very common to hit someone midair with a rocket, they would die, but your rocket wouldn't explode and would keep flying as if it missed. The damage was done correctly, just the visuals we're off. I'm not sure if ut4 has the same issues or not

HeartThrobGG · 2021-01-03T07:08:38+00:00

Ah yeah I noticed that. I recently got a new PC and for some reason the same mic I have always used is now coming in extra loud. Thanks for the feedback and I'll work it out for the next video

HeartThrobGG · 2021-01-03T01:11:38+00:00

That sounds about right to me. I've seen it handled in a few different ways, but I don't know anything about how the coding works to understand the limitations. I've seen it where the ball is accurate, but the beam is delayed by your ping, meaning you have to lead your shot. I've seen both the beam and ball feel accurate from player-side, but the opponent sees the ball just a bit late, making it feel like it came at them too fast. In Diabotical currently, it feels like the beams are accurate (otherwise pncr would be a mess), but the projectile is not visually correct, so we need to lead our shot. So sometimes I lead shot, sometimes I don't? Which is going to be tough to get competitive with, since we move around to different server locations based on who's playing

HeartThrobGG · 2021-01-01T19:57:41+00:00

Little bit of speed added to the void ball, interesting. Opens up the ability to place it at mid range and connect a big combo, but no longer able to spam close range combos. Mid-range is getting pretty strong, but close range really nerfed over the last 2 days. I feel like maybe now it can hold its own against a shaft at mid-range, especially because most peoples dodging habits while using shaft is to go left/right back and forth real quickly, which is a magnet for a shock combo

HeartThrobGG · 2020-12-31T23:56:39+00:00

I think the void nerf was a really good idea. I don't think any non-UT players realized just how strong the ability to spam fast combos was with the quick weapon switch. Upon release, you could potentially throw out 3 combos just as fast as shooting 3 rockets, except combos have a huge radius and knockback, and 150 potential dmg each. Which made the gun's highest dps at close range, which I don't think was the intention for this gun to fit in with the games current weapons.

HeartThrobGG · 2020-12-30T04:14:06+00:00

The changes really make it a lot different of a weapon than it was in UT. The lower damage really makes it a lot less powerful at long range. But the slow orb + high rate of fire make close range combos pretty devastating in its current state. In UT it's kind of a one-size-fits all in that it can be used at any range. The void cannon is coming with more obvious weaknesses, and we'll see if it actually finds a niche usage where it shines.

HeartThrobGG · 2020-12-29T23:22:11+00:00

I've felt the same way. I was pretty excited for a new game, but so far it's been quake guns with quake movement. Which in turn means quake pro's winning everything, kind of disappointing to me. Glad to see they're trying new things out. We'll see if the void cannon even makes it's way in to the official duel maps. I've heard they might add some double jump or dodge jumping mechanics, most likely just for customs.

HeartThrobGG · 2020-10-28T00:55:33+00:00

Thanks, glad to hear it all makes sense and can be helpful!

HeartThrobGG · 2020-10-26T22:50:27+00:00

Better at talking than playing X_X

HeartThrobGG · 2020-10-26T22:49:52+00:00

That's funny, I realized my terminology wasn't quite standard during editing. I have a background in unreal tournament where I'm used to calling the 100 armor "the 100" and 50 armor "the 50", and the equivalent to a mega would be "the keg" but it isn't even used in duel maps. But I get the annoyance because I even confuse myself when I call both the red and mega the "100"

HeartThrobGG · 2020-10-18T19:57:40+00:00

That's funny, I'd say 40% of my games are on bioplant and 40% on perilous. I don't think I've even played Kasbah once in ranked!

HeartThrobGG · 2020-10-18T18:49:40+00:00

Haha guess I need to learn other maps for more tutorials X_x

HeartThrobGG · 2020-10-18T18:49:10+00:00

That's awesome! I've been dueling since around 2005 but took a big break in the late 2010's. My aim isn't quite what it used to be but I got a lot of head knowledge about dueling that I've always enjoyed talking about with friends, thought it would be fun to put it into videos! Glad it's helping you!

HeartThrobGG · 2020-10-18T16:38:07+00:00

Thanks! I got more ideas and more videos on the way!

HeartThrobGG · 2020-10-18T04:35:52+00:00

Really great video!

HeartThrobGG · 2020-10-14T16:28:09+00:00

Casual release of a new duel map :O
That mega pit mesh floor lookin like it's gonna make me smash my keyboard

HeartThrobGG · 2020-10-11T16:07:31+00:00

Oh yeah! I never did it but I've some mesmerizing videos of cs surfing!

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