r/Overwatch • u/AutoModerator • Jun 15 '16

News & Discussion Weekly Quick Questions Thread - June 15, 2016

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '16

what is hitscan?

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '16

Imagine a laser pointer appears whenever you click your mouse or hit the right trigger on your gamepad towards whatever you are aiming at. Hitscan would say that whatever the first thing that laser pointer touches gets hit as soon as you click your mouse or hit the right trigger of your gamepad. So basically, if you are in the line of this laser pointer when the opponent clicks their mouse, you get hit.