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    Tactical spin (on console)

    In game you can do a tactical 180 on your opponent that takes a fraction of the time it takes to turn around.

    You can do it while standing still or at full sprint ot anything in between.

    What you will need to do is while NOT aiming down your sights pull the left stick (default controls) backwards and to either the right or left then click in the same joystick. The side you pull it to determines the direction you spin.

    You will do a compete 180 degree turn and now be facing in the opposite direction.

    Very useful when someone is chasing you or shooting you in the back.
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    Originally Posted by il DOWN li Go to original post
    In game you can do a tactical 180 on your opponent that takes a fraction of the time it takes to turn around.

    You can do it while standing still or at full sprint ot anything in between.

    What you will need to do is while NOT aiming down your sights pull the left stick (default controls) backwards and to either the right or left then click in the same joystick. The side you pull it to determines the direction you spin.

    You will do a compete 180 degree turn and now be facing in the opposite direction.

    Very useful when someone is chasing you or shooting you in the back.
    Also very much a pain in the *** when it happens for apparently no reason(or by accident)...Which it seems to do to me during intense rogue battles exclusively.
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    Originally Posted by mortisxamor Go to original post
    Also very much a pain in the *** when it happens for apparently no reason(or by accident)...Which it seems to do to me during intense rogue battles exclusively.
    I only found out about it because of someone else complaining about it.

    It's actually quite good.

    My theory is if you learn to do it intentionally it should be a lot easy to not do on accident.

    Seems like it's happening to you guys because of some heavy handed movements. Kinds like panic knifing in COD
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    I freaking hate it. I can't make it happen when I "want" to. Yet t happens all the time when I don't. I've lost fights with rogues because of it.
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    Originally Posted by il DOWN li Go to original post
    In game you can do a tactical 180 on your opponent that takes a fraction of the time it takes to turn around.

    You can do it while standing still or at full sprint ot anything in between.

    What you will need to do is while NOT aiming down your sights pull the left stick (default controls) backwards and to either the right or left then click in the same joystick. The side you pull it to determines the direction you spin.

    You will do a compete 180 degree turn and now be facing in the opposite direction.

    Very useful when someone is chasing you or shooting you in the back.
    Good tip, thanks.

    WV
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    Originally Posted by il DOWN li Go to original post
    Kinds like panic knifing in COD
    That's why I switch melee and crouch/prone in CoD (a long time ago. Haven't played a cod game in years)
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    Originally Posted by Crott117 Go to original post
    I freaking hate it. I can't make it happen when I "want" to. Yet t happens all the time when I don't. I've lost fights with rogues because of it.
    Lighten up on those sticks man!

    Take 5 minutes to learn it and I think that will prevent most of the accidentals.
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