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Originally Posted by meathook
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I understand the roll for KT. But can someone explain how getting a 1 second head-start on Statue really helps? On Green, the first guy ahead of the pack is usually getting stunned/one-rounded by a Guardian or Vindi. In races I'm in I often purposely stand behind someone else so they get aggro on these mopbs first so I have a better chance of engaging Statue and surviving. It is never consistently the first guy off the line that gets a successful FTE on Statue because of all the KoS mobs I mentioned.
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It doesn't. That's precisely why the 30 minute documentary about Stunningly ONLY shows his jumps off the line. He could give them a full second head start and still win pretty reliably. He's just really good at the mechanics of FTE races. I had never met the guy before in my life, yet the first time I heard him do a race training session I was impressed, he reminded me of Kelzaraz. He knows every little trick to every race, and he practices. A lot.
Since the beginning, this game has been dominated by a few. In early Velious, people like Kelzaraz, Yumyum, Fingerz, Brutillus got the majority of ToV FTE's. Some people are simply better than others. They care more. They work harder. It pays off.
Ultimately, the crux is that *even if Stunningly was using a script to get a 100ms jump*, it would be largely inconsequential in the grand scheme. The fact he gains 2000-5000ms more of a lead during the actual race is much more impressive in my opinion than his fast jumps. He reminds me of what Kelzaraz used to say - if you stop strafing for even a split second during a race, you failed. Point is, until you master the mechanics, you can't even truly understand why you're losing.
02-25-2022, 08:03 AM
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