noun
Gaming Slang
DI (Directional Influence)
· noun · gaming
Holding the stick when you get hit to bend your launch path and survive.
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When you get launched, holding the control stick perpendicular to your knockback curves your trajectory. Good DI is the difference between dying at 90% and living to 140%, it's the most important defensive skill in Smash and you can't see it on the surface.
“He DI'd that smash away from the corner and lived way longer than he should have.”
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DI in mixes too: 'DI the throw' to escape combos, not just to survive kills.
“You're getting comboed because you keep DI-ing the wrong way out of grab.”
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DI (Directional Influence) In A Sentence
He DI'd that smash away from the corner and lived way longer than he should have.
You're getting comboed because you keep DI-ing the wrong way out of grab.
Origin & Usage
Super Smash Bros. series. Short for Directional Influence.
People Also Ask
What's the difference between DI and SDI?
DI changes your launch angle as you fly. SDI (Smash DI) is stick inputs during hitlag that shift your position frame by frame, often to escape multi-hit moves.
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