For those who frequent Gears of Wars In online mode, you will familiarize yourself with the term wall bounce. It's a technique in which the player slides between the covers and uses it as a mobile way to roam the map, making it difficult to hit. Getting the proper controls takes a bit of time, but once mastered, players are going to stay alive a lot longer when fighting online players. Here's how you do it in Gears 5.
How to wall bounce in gears 5
There are critical reasons that you are going to find yourself bouncing wall in Gears 5. The main reason is that you get shot and want to make sure your opponent has a hard time getting you stuck on their crosshairs. The second reason is that you need to reduce the distance between you and the person shooting at you, especially if you are a close-range weapon.
To do this, you need to slip into the piece of blanket you have chosen. However, don't feel too comfortable because you are about to move. As soon as you are about to land on the cover, you need to cancel it by pulling your character away from the cover by backing up or going left or right. On a keyboard, you'll do this by pressing the "W" or "A" and "D" keys, respectively. The controllers will have to use the left joystick to move away.
While canceling the cover movement, you need to move your character's perspective to the next piece of cover. For those on the PC, you'll move the mouse over to this piece of cover. If you are using a controller, this will be the appropriate joystick. You'll cancel the cover maneuver and move your character's perspective to the next piece of cover you picked at the same time. With your blanket maneuver successfully undone and you are now facing a different destination, you want to slide into that blanket piece and start the process over.
Here is a summary of what you need to do.
- Slip into the blanket
- Undo the cover slide, then face the next cover piece
- Swipe to your next coverage destination and repeat the process
Doing both takes a lot of practice, so you can try it out in Horde mode before you jump into an online match and try it out on opponents. However, if you master this technique you are going to confuse other players as you jump from side to side, dodging their shots and now getting closer.
Good luck in Gears 5.
