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Reactive tracking sensitivity starting range

For reactive tracking, a good starting range is about 28-35 cm/360 because the category often benefits from faster answer speed while still demanding controlled finishes.

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Topic & context

Context tags
Primary flaw

Sensitivity rigidity

The player avoids any sensitivity exploration because they think one setting must be preserved at all costs, limiting adaptation and experimentation.

Telltales
Sensitivity changes are treated as dangerous even when the player is plateaued
The player explains every issue through preserving muscle memory
Summary

Key takeaways

The main point of this guide and the first steps to act on it.

For reactive tracking, a good starting range is about 28-35 cm/360 because the category often benefits from faster answer speed while still demanding controlled finishes.

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Start around 32 cm/360 and test a little faster if you can read the strafe but cannot answer in time.

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If your corrections are noisy or you keep overshooting the finish, slow down slightly inside the range.

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Track whether the new sensitivity changes your tension or lockout more than your raw score.

Why

Why this matters

Viscose explicitly describes playing reactive tracking in a higher range, usually around 28-35 cm/360.

Reactive tasks need you to physically answer fast strafes quickly enough, but still decelerate into a controlled track.

Actions

What to do

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Start around 32 cm/360 and test a little faster if you can read the strafe but cannot answer in time.

2

If your corrections are noisy or you keep overshooting the finish, slow down slightly inside the range.

3

Track whether the new sensitivity changes your tension or lockout more than your raw score.

Avoid

Common traps

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Assuming progress only exists on one untouchable sensitivity

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Do not choose speed alone if the finish quality becomes unstable.

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Avoid using the fastest possible setting just because the scenario is reactive.

Drills

Useful drills

Drill

Reactive tracking sens sweep

Reactive tasks make it easier to feel the tradeoff between answer speed and correction noise.

Queryreactive tracking sensitivity comparison
Mechanics

Aim mechanics explained

Mechanic

Sensitivity adaptation

Aim skill is built on adaptable mouse control rather than one untouchable sensitivity, so controlled sensitivity changes can expose weak coordination patterns and broaden movement options.

Cues
Treat sensitivity as a tool, not an identity
Use a time-boxed alternate sensitivity block to challenge a plateau
Track whether the change improves control quality, not just comfort
Mechanic

Tension management

Snappier movement only helps if the player can release tension early enough to avoid lockout and recover into controlled follow-throughs or micro-adjustments.

Cues
Release tension early in the flick
Monitor wrist lockout when higher-speed adjustments are needed
Let speed increases happen in sync with better control
Evidence

Source-backed claims

High confidenceCurated From Transcript

Reactive tracking is usually played around 28 to 35 cm/360, sometimes a bit faster.

I tend to play these scenarios at a higher sensitivity compared to control tracking. Anywhere from 28 to 35 cm per 360.
Sources

Research & references

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