In defense of Blink (Destiny)

by Durandal, Monday, July 20, 2015, 13:47 (3651 days ago) @ MacAddictXIV

"I mean as Raga said, even if you know that a blinker is coming, that doesn't actually help most of the time."

Blink's movement is based on initial vectors, so it is fairly predictable where the person went. Plus there is a the teleport effect which gives you the blink line.

The major concern is when they blink towards you with the shotgun. In this case a counter blink or jump forward, or even a slide, will move you out of the kill zone without them being able to do much about it. A long distance horizontal blink requires you to wait to hit the top of the initial jump. The earlier you press the button, the more verticality you will get on the jump.

The advantage in hearing the blink is that I know someone 1) using blink, 2) just used the first jump. Again, if I know they are coming usually you can predict where they are going to come from and be ready or disengage.