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Gaming Slang
Hitstun
· noun · gaming
The frames after getting hit where you can't do anything but take it.
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The stun period after a hit lands, during which the victim can't act. As long as the next attack connects before hitstun ends, the combo keeps going. No hitstun, no combos.
“The launcher gives just enough hitstun to link into the super before she recovers.”
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Hitstun scaling is why long combos eventually drop. The more hits you rack up, the less hitstun each one gives, until the opponent recovers and falls out.
“The combo drops at the end because hitstun scaling lets him recover before the last link.”
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Hitstun In A Sentence
The launcher gives just enough hitstun to link into the super before she recovers.
The combo drops at the end because hitstun scaling lets him recover before the last link.
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People Also Ask
What's the difference between hitstun and blockstun?
Hitstun is the freeze after getting hit. Blockstun is the same idea but for when you block instead of getting hit.
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