There is a way to fake throw a nade so it
actually becomes useful.
I'm going to be completely honest with you
guys and say that I didn't know this worked
until me and Chaimbo tested it out.
Hey guys, salut mes amis och hallå gubbar,
Maxim here!
So I thought it would be worth making a video
about this since there's probably a lot of
people like me who had no idea this worked,
but more importantly have their facts wrong.
So you know how, when you throw a nade and
pull the pin, that's when the other players
can hear you, right?
No, this is wrong.
Pulling the pin can not be heard by other
players.
Some people would counter this and say "Maximuh,
it's when you right-click"
which isn't true either.
According to when me and Chaimbo tested it
anyway.
Oh speaking of Chaimbo, it all started with
him asking about it in the first place, how
can you fake a nade throw if you can't hear
the pin?
So there's a match highlight of tabseN from
BIG who actually performs this fake throw
that I'm talking about against Mir from Vega.
It's a beautiful play from tabseN, but this
made me wonder if Mir actually heard the nade
or if it was just timing that he looked away.
If you look closely at his reaction he's definitely looking away from what he might believe is a flash.
Anyway, if you look at the nade tabseN is
using it's an incendiary.
Does that mean that you're only able to fake
with incendiaries?
The answer is no and fortunately I realized
quickly how he did it afterwards.
This was something I never knew was possible
up until now, so I'm sorry if I'm late on this.
But basically, if you throw a nade and switch
to another weapon so the nade doesn't actually
get used, it will still make a throwing sound
which other players will be able to hear.
Therefor you can catch someone off-guard and
the nade will still be usable.
It takes some practice to do it, but now I
can easily do it 9 out of 10 times.
Also, this might be just me, I like to right-click
when doing this it's easier for some reason,
might be easier for you as well.
So I can see how this could be used very effectively
in some scenarios.
Just like the one with tabseN.
If you're holding a close angle, or if you
need information, for example if you're close
A palace, you can do the fake, peek and maybe
catch someone off-guard.
You don't even need to commit you can just
use it to jiggle-peek and get info.
Or what about those moments when you're having
an AWP duel and you wanna bait a shot from
the enemy?
Or you could just use it make noise, but the
point is, there are clearly some practical
uses for it.
BTW the map we're playing is called wallhack_mirage,
it's a custom version of the map made by 3kliksphilip,
and we used it to easily re-create the scene.
So I hope you learned something new from this
video, and honestly, did you know about this?
If you have any highlights from doing this
make sure you tweet them to me and I'll be
sure to check them out.
Thank you Chaimbo for giving me the idea to
make this video.
Links will be below to support them both.
I'll see you guys in the next one, and go
bananas!
