DODGE JUMP BUTTON

[TkMan.9638]

Dodge jumping via pressing space and dodge at the same time is really unreliable.. I've been practicing for hours and i noticed it doesn't always work. Can you guys add a dodge jump button we can assign?

[TechAssist.4635]

You can do directional key 'AWSD' + 'V" instead of double directional key "AWSD". You can also turn off the double tap to evade [which i find helps with jump puzzles] in the F11 General Options Tab in the catagory Combat/Movement.

[OGDeadHead.8326]

@"TechAssist.4635" said:You can do directional key 'AWSD' + 'V" instead of double directional key "AWSD". You can also turn off the double tap to evade [which i find helps with jump puzzles] in the F11 General Options Tab in the catagory Combat/Movement.

OP is talking about dodgejumping as in combining jump+dodge in one move.

[Titan.3472]

Dodge jump easy (shortcut jump V + space bar jump)

[OGDeadHead.8326]

@Titan.3472 said:Dodge jump easy (shortcut jump V + space bar jump)

I don't find it easy tbh since you can't press both at the same time but you have to have a tiny delay between the two, but then again I don't use it that often. Practice makes perfect I guess! ;)

Maybe my new keyboard will make it easier...

[TechAssist.4635]

@OGDeadHead.8326 said:

@"TechAssist.4635" said:You can do directional key 'AWSD' + 'V" instead of double directional key "AWSD". You can also turn off the double tap to evade [which i find helps with jump puzzles] in the F11 General Options Tab in the catagory Combat/Movement.

OP is talking about

dodgejumping

as in combining jump+dodge in one move.

Ahh 10-4 hahaha

[OGDeadHead.8326]

@OGDeadHead.8326 said:since you can't press both at the same time but you have to have a tiny delay between the two

Actually, scrap that. Press jump+dodge simultaneously and it works.

[Jam.3258]

Pressing jump+dodge works for me, but forward+jump+dodge doesn't. Whenever I press all three keys on my keyboard simultaneously only two keys will register, so it's never going to work.

[Zushada.6108]

I remapped my dodge to V and died a lot in SAB trib mode learning it. It is a lesson I have yet to forget as it is all about muscle memory and repetitive practice.

[Quarktastic.1027]

@Jam.3258 said:Pressing jump+dodge works for me, but forward+jump+dodge doesn't. Whenever I press all three keys on my keyboard simultaneously only two keys will register, so it's never going to work.

Sounds like you need a better keyboard then. Most office/membrane style keyboards only have 2-3 key rollover. Fine for typing, terrible for gaming.

[Jam.3258]

I don't, but n-key rollover wasn't my number one priority when I bought it. I went for something that was good for typing (Who'd have thought that's what someone would buy a keyboard for!). Managed to do SAB without the dodge-jump, but getting stuck in tribulation just because I hadn't bought the "right" keyboard seems a bit poo.

[zerorogue.9410]

@Jam.3258 said:Pressing jump+dodge works for me, but forward+jump+dodge doesn't. Whenever I press all three keys on my keyboard simultaneously only two keys will register, so it's never going to work.

Recently I've noticed a significant improvement with the dodge jump. I'm guessing a Dev went in and made it easier to do.

[Kingkiller.9645]

I'm curious, what's the advantage of dodge-jumping? Why not just dodge?

[Blocki.4931]

@Kingkiller.9645 said:I'm curious, what's the advantage of dodge-jumping? Why not just dodge?

Dodge jumping gives you more distance because it is like having normal movementspeed + Swiftness, even in combat

[Purple Miku.7032]

I can confirm that even with 0 ms delay between my inputs (on my end), I cannot reliably dodgejump due to my ping being high (~150-180ish ingame) as I live in NA but I play in EU. The problem is that dodge jumping is very ping reliant as it requires two inputs in quick succession so if your client isn't sending the inputs quickly enough to the server, it won't perform both actions because your client will receive data from the server telling it to perform whatever the first action is and then start executing it before it receives the data for the second one. The only way it works is if before the first input is executed, your client receives the data to execute the second one as well. This is why when you are attempting and failing at dodge jumping, you'll end up just doing a normal jump or a normal dodge.

The only solution for this would be to add a separate function altogether that combines both actions into a single action and make it possible to bind it to a key. This way it would be literally impossible for a dodge jump to fail for the reasons it does currently.

[Ray Koopa.2354]

That could make sense if character initiated movement actions would be server-side.But it isn't. You can jump and dodge at client side. Go figure - unplug your network cable and try dodge-jumping. It still works as if online (except you won't drain / gain energy which is controlled server-side). Which is also why ArenaNet is very pleased about reports of players manipulating their movement and coordinates, as it isn't even checked thoroughly server-side.This has nothing to do with ping.

[Uden Reavstone.3426]

Get a mmo mouse and keymap jump and dodge so that your thumb can hit both at the same time. That's what I did, and it increased my ability to dodge jump tenfold.

[Lakewalker.8294]

I'm a newish player and have been fiddling with this a bit today.  The first thing I notices is that though it IS possible to jump dodge using JUMP + DODGE simultaneously, I find it waaaay to fickle and unreliable.  After about 15 minutes of practicing I find the best way is to JUMP then after a very quick delay (1/4 second maybe) hit DODGE.  

 

The other thing that helped is that I mapped DODGE to my middle mouse button (scroll wheel).  I just press down and I dodge so I just need to hit the space bar, wait a split second then hit my middle mouse button and voila!!!