verb
Gaming Slang
kiting
· verb · gaming
Attacking while backpedalling so you deal damage but never get hit.
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Definitions
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Move-attack-move. Fire off an auto, step back, fire again — keeping distance between you and whatever's chasing. Ranged carries live and die by it.
“Kite the bruiser around the wave, don't stand still and trade autos with him.”
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Also called 'orb walking' when you weave attacks and movement frame-perfect. Good kiting can solo a melee diver who should've killed you.
“He kited their whole frontline for ten seconds and won us the fight.”
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kiting In A Sentence
Kite the bruiser around the wave, don't stand still and trade autos with him.
He kited their whole frontline for ten seconds and won us the fight.
Origin & Usage
From MMO tanking, where you'd lead a monster around 'like a kite on a string'. Migrated into MOBAs and ARPGs.
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