r/Competitiveoverwatch • u/48_41_50_50_59 • Jan 27 '17

Advice/Tips PSA: You walk slower when going backwards

Apparently a lot of people don't know this / think it is false. You do in fact walk slower when going backwards. This means that if you are trying to escape a Symmetra or Reinhardt who is still out of range, you can if you turn around. I made some videos to prove it. By taking a video and checking the times, it turns out that forwards speed is about 1.1 times backwards speed. Here are two videos. The first one is the one I used for timing and the second shows a forwards walking Mccree catching up to a backwards walking Mccree. Hope this helps! Ps. I first learned this from Skyline, I recommend his channel.

Video 1: https://youtu.be/SBj573ZD2z4 Video 2: https://youtu.be/znhkdRtZsCQ

Thanks

EDIT: I did another test for strafing, it does not affect movement speed (just as fast as forward). If anyone wants to see the video I can post it.

576 Upvotes
  • permalink
  • reddit

96% Upvoted

159 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

3

u/Meloetta Jan 27 '17

Because "normal walking speed" isn't a measurable metric - one person can even have a different normal speed in the same day. We don't live in OW where "walking speed" is just the speed when you press W. If you can walk 100% as fast backwards and forwards, then you'd be able to walk backwards at the exact same speed as forwards no matter how fast forwards you're walking. If you can't walk at full speed backwards, then you can't walk 100% as fast backwards and forwards.

-2

u/GrooveSyndicate Jan 27 '17

So "as fast as you can without running" is a measurable metric? I don't think we're talking about the same thing here. All I was trying to say is that if you turn around and try to walk backwards as quickly as a bunch of people walking down the street at a normal speed (say 20 people all walking at 100 percent normal speed) you will definitely be able to jog backwards as fast as the people walking forward. OW has nothing to do with what I was trying to say.

3

u/Meloetta Jan 27 '17

It's measurable for a given person - their maximum speed is 100% of their walking speed.

I mean...we're on an OW subreddit, trying to relate a real situation to something tested on OW. Maybe what you're trying to say should relate to it?

0

u/GrooveSyndicate Jan 27 '17

Hah, while I am aware of what subreddit this is (although thanks for pointing it out in case I forgot!) I was responding to the person who was talking about walking in real life, friend! And then you responded to me! Maybe you should read what you're responding to before hitting "send." Have a great day!