Knockout City is a fast-paced third-person dodgeball-themed romp at its core but past the flashy acrobatics and action-heavy mechanics, it’s very much a team game. There are a couple of modes that reward a lone-wolf style of play (specifically 1-vs-1) butsolid team play is the key to winning most matches.You don’t want to find yourself in constant 1-vs-3 situationsand there are actually some mechanics in Knockout City that reward team-based tactics.
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Because of this, you’ll want to know about passing the ball. It may seem like a silly thing to pass your teammate a ball when they can simply pick up their own butdevelopers found a way to give incentive to players that toss the rock to their allies. Here’s all you need to know to get you better acquainted with how passing works and why you should do it as often as possible in team-based matches.
How To Pass The Ball
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Passing the ball is as simple as aiming your crosshairs towards your teammate and tossing the ball towards them by clicking the corresponding pass button. It’s important to note that pass has its own button that is different from the “throw button.” Simply throwing the ball towards your teammate will allow them to pick the ball up but it will not “track towards them” or “lock-on.” You can also charge up a pass, just as you would a throw, with greater charge causing the ball to move at a faster speed.
you may also effectively"pass to yourself" by passing a ball to a teammate that is already holding a ball. Doing so will cause the ball to reflect back towards you automatically.
Why Pass The Ball?
There are many reasons for passing the ball in Knockout City, ranging from tactics, to fake-outs, to positioning, and even charging.Knockout City is very much a game that rewards aggression, especially in team modes, and it’s much easier to overwhelm an opponent if each of your teammates is carrying a ball. With balls spread all around the map,sometimes it’s easier (and faster) to lob one to a teammate rather than risk them being hunted on their way to find “ammo.”
You’re also rewarded for passing, thanks to the charge mechanic.Passing a ball to a teammate or receiving a pass will help charge the ball(at a much faster rate than manually charging a throw). This allows communicating teams to pass before throwing for a near-instant charge shot. You can alsogive yourself charge by tossing a ball to your teammate that is already holding one.The passed ball with reflect back towards you and give you an instantly charged shot.
It’s even possible toask for a pass from your teammatesby hitting the “pass button” without having a ball in hand.
Here are some other reasons you might want to utilize a pass in a match:
