By The Verge | Created at 2024-09-24 18:35:20 | Updated at 2024-09-30 09:26:23
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Razer, Wooting, Asus, and SteelSeries are among the keyboard manufacturers that have embraced rapid-fire strafing, letting you press two simultaneous opposing directions at the same time to dodge bullets rather than standing still. But while you’ve typically had to buy specific keyboards (or set up null binds) to get this functionality, Razer has just brought it to years of keyboards and laptops as well.
Every Razer keyboard and Blade laptop that works with the company’s Synapse 4 desktop software — here’s the full list, including laptops that go back to 2018 — can now update Synapse and toggle on Razer’s Snap Tap feature. (Other manufacturers call it “Snappy Tappy” or “Speed Tap,” and Simultaneous Opposing Cardinal Directions (SOCD) is the generic term.)
Razer notes that Snap Tap may not be as effective with just any Razer laptop or desktop keyboard. It’s best in combination with magnetic Hall Effect (HE) switches that can actuate rapidly to begin with, or other Rapid Trigger-style ones, instead of switches that wait to detect a full physical press.
So you can do this, but should you do this? That depends on whether you’re willing to risk getting banned from games for what many consider cheating — including Valve, which is kicking players who use these features from games of Counter-Strike 2. You also might want to ask whether you’re cheating not only the game, but yourself.
Personally, I will keep it off.
