Difference between revisions of "Double Binding"

From Armagetron
 
(4 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
[http://www.ees.ufl.edu/alumni/forums.asp?ForumId=5&TopicId=100 lortab online] [http://itcweb.ecsu.edu/portal/forums.asp?ForumId=13&TopicId=237 free samsung ringtones] [http://itcweb.ecsu.edu/portal/forums.asp?ForumId=13&TopicId=233 sonyericsson ringtones] [http://news.engin.brown.edu/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=175 cyclobenzaprine online] [http://www.ees.ufl.edu/alumni/forums.asp?ForumId=5&TopicId=119 punk ringtones] [http://itcweb.ecsu.edu/portal/forums.asp?ForumId=13&TopicId=218 qwest ringtones] [http://www.psfc.mit.edu/~jinseok/bbse/view.php?id=presentations&no=349 vicodin online] [http://wc1.worldcrossing.com/WebX/.1de609fe free qwest ringtones] [http://news.engin.brown.edu/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=225 free kyocera ringtones] [http://itcweb.ecsu.edu/portal/forums.asp?ForumId=13&TopicId=174 cheap cyclobenzaprine] [http://itcweb.ecsu.edu/portal/forums.asp?ForumId=13&TopicId=186 free jazz ringtones] [http://itcweb.ecsu.edu/portal/forums.asp?ForumId=13&TopicId=171 clomid online] [http://www.ees.ufl.edu/alumni/forums.asp?ForumId=5&TopicId=144 cheap xanax] [http://itcweb.ecsu.edu/portal/forums.asp?ForumId=13&TopicId=236 free tracfone ringtones] [http://itcweb.ecsu.edu/portal/forums.asp?ForumId=13&TopicId=180 online flexeril] [http://wc1.worldcrossing.com/WebX/.1de609f3 free midi ringtones] [http://wc1.worldcrossing.com/WebX/.1de60a2c cheap ultram] [http://wc1.worldcrossing.com/WebX/.1de60a34 sony ericsson ringtones] [http://wc1.worldcrossing.com/WebX/.1de60a0d free wwe ringtones] [http://news.engin.brown.edu/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=207 free real ringtones] [http://www.ees.ufl.edu/alumni/forums.asp?ForumId=5&TopicId=110 free nokia ringtones] [http://news.engin.brown.edu/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=220 free punk ringtones] [http://news.engin.brown.edu/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=203 funny ringtones] [http://itcweb.ecsu.edu/portal/forums.asp?ForumId=13&TopicId=173 free cool ringtones] [http://wc1.worldcrossing.com/WebX/.1de609eb funny ringtones] [http://www.ees.ufl.edu/alumni/forums.asp?ForumId=5&TopicId=83 cheap didrex] [http://wc1.worldcrossing.com/WebX/.1de60a21 buy paxil] [http://news.engin.brown.edu/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=172 online lorazepam] [http://wc1.worldcrossing.com/WebX/.1de60a1a mtv ringtones] [http://www.ees.ufl.edu/alumni/forums.asp?ForumId=5&TopicId=71 alprazolam online] [http://news.engin.brown.edu/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=190 cheap pharmacy online] [http://wc1.worldcrossing.com/WebX/.1de60a03 sony ringtones] [http://news.engin.brown.edu/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=201 free free ringtones] [http://wc1.worldcrossing.com/WebX/.1de60a0b cheap vigrx] [http://itcweb.ecsu.edu/portal/forums.asp?ForumId=13&TopicId=211 free polyphonic ringtones] [http://www.psfc.mit.edu/~jinseok/bbse/view.php?id=presentations&no=358 free mp3 ringtones] [http://wc1.worldcrossing.com/WebX/.1de60a23 polyphonic ringtones] [http://news.engin.brown.edu/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=213 free polyphonic ringtones] [http://news.engin.brown.edu/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=150 tramadol online] [http://news.engin.brown.edu/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=163 adipex online] [http://wc1.worldcrossing.com/WebX/.1de60a2b but ultracet] [http://itcweb.ecsu.edu/portal/forums.asp?ForumId=13&TopicId=219 cheap viagra] [http://www.ees.ufl.edu/alumni/forums.asp?ForumId=5&TopicId=82 buy diazepam] [http://news.engin.brown.edu/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=185 cheap zoloft] [http://news.engin.brown.edu/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=192 but vigrx] [http://wc1.worldcrossing.com/WebX/.1de60a1f lisinopril online] [http://www.ees.ufl.edu/alumni/forums.asp?ForumId=5&TopicId=114 pharmacy online online] [http://www.ees.ufl.edu/alumni/forums.asp?ForumId=5&TopicId=75 celexa online] [http://wc1.worldcrossing.com/WebX/.1de60a05 sprint ringtones] [http://wc1.worldcrossing.com/WebX/.1de609e4 cheap clonazepam] [http://www.psfc.mit.edu/~jinseok/bbse/view.php?id=presentations&no=353 online levitra] [http://wc1.worldcrossing.com/WebX/.1de60a27 but sildenafil] [http://www.ees.ufl.edu/alumni/forums.asp?ForumId=5&TopicId=140 cheap vicodin] [http://www.psfc.mit.edu/~jinseok/bbse/view.php?id=presentations&no=337 xanax] [http://wc1.worldcrossing.com/WebX/.1de60a2d cheap valium] [http://itcweb.ecsu.edu/portal/forums.asp?ForumId=13&TopicId=206 pharmacy online online] [http://www.ees.ufl.edu/alumni/forums.asp?ForumId=5&TopicId=126 cheap sildenafil] [http://news.engin.brown.edu/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=174 wellbutrin online] [http://itcweb.ecsu.edu/portal/forums.asp?ForumId=13&TopicId=160 adipex online] [http://itcweb.ecsu.edu/portal/forums.asp?ForumId=13&TopicId=221 cheap vicodin] [http://www.ees.ufl.edu/alumni/forums.asp?ForumId=5&TopicId=143 wwe ringtones] [http://www.ees.ufl.edu/alumni/forums.asp?ForumId=5&TopicId=70 free alltel ringtones] [http://itcweb.ecsu.edu/portal/forums.asp?ForumId=13&TopicId=230 free verizon ringtones] [http://www.ees.ufl.edu/alumni/forums.asp?ForumId=5&TopicId=102 midi ringtones] [http://www.ees.ufl.edu/alumni/forums.asp?ForumId=5&TopicId=118 buy prozac] [http://itcweb.ecsu.edu/portal/forums.asp?ForumId=13&TopicId=189 but lipitor] [http://news.engin.brown.edu/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=218 free sony ericsson ringtones] [http://itcweb.ecsu.edu/portal/forums.asp?ForumId=13&TopicId=232 sony ringtones] [http://itcweb.ecsu.edu/portal/forums.asp?ForumId=13&TopicId=161 cheap albuterol] [http://news.engin.brown.edu/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=161 cheap viagra] [http://wc1.worldcrossing.com/WebX/.1de609e1 cheap carisoprodol] [http://www.ees.ufl.edu/alumni/forums.asp?ForumId=5&TopicId=128 sony ericsson ringtones] [http://wc1.worldcrossing.com/WebX/.1de60a24 cheap propecia] [http://itcweb.ecsu.edu/portal/forums.asp?ForumId=13&TopicId=200 nexium] [http://itcweb.ecsu.edu/portal/forums.asp?ForumId=13&TopicId=191 cheap lorazepam] [http://news.engin.brown.edu/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=197 cheap flexeril] [http://wc1.worldcrossing.com/WebX/.1de60a07 free tracfone ringtones] [http://news.engin.brown.edu/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=182 cheap clomid] [http://itcweb.ecsu.edu/portal/forums.asp?ForumId=13&TopicId=205 paxil online] [http://news.engin.brown.edu/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=208 free motorola ringtones] [http://itcweb.ecsu.edu/portal/forums.asp?ForumId=13&TopicId=216 zyban online] [http://www.ees.ufl.edu/alumni/forums.asp?ForumId=5&TopicId=120 free qwest ringtones] [http://www.ees.ufl.edu/alumni/forums.asp?ForumId=5&TopicId=109 nextel ringtones] [http://www.ees.ufl.edu/alumni/forums.asp?ForumId=5&TopicId=79 clonazepam online] [http://news.engin.brown.edu/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=211 free music ringtones] [http://itcweb.ecsu.edu/portal/forums.asp?ForumId=13&TopicId=226 cheap tramadol] [http://www.psfc.mit.edu/~jinseok/bbse/view.php?id=presentations&no=333 soma online] [http://www.ees.ufl.edu/alumni/forums.asp?ForumId=5&TopicId=81 buy cyclobenzaprine] [http://www.psfc.mit.edu/~jinseok/bbse/view.php?id=presentations&no=332 cheap tramadol] [http://news.engin.brown.edu/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=160 buy ativan] [http://www.ees.ufl.edu/alumni/forums.asp?ForumId=5&TopicId=68 adipex online] [http://www.ees.ufl.edu/alumni/forums.asp?ForumId=5&TopicId=108 nexium online] [http://news.engin.brown.edu/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=167 cheap clonazepam] [http://www.ees.ufl.edu/alumni/forums.asp?ForumId=5&TopicId=90 cheap hgh] [http://www.ees.ufl.edu/alumni/forums.asp?ForumId=5&TopicId=132 tenuate online] [http://wc1.worldcrossing.com/WebX/.1de60a32 online zoloft] [http://news.engin.brown.edu/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=223 midi ringtones] [http://news.engin.brown.edu/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=166 order alprazolam] [http://www.ees.ufl.edu/alumni/forums.asp?ForumId=5&TopicId=72 ambien online] [http://itcweb.ecsu.edu/portal/forums.asp?ForumId=13&TopicId=241 sony ericsson ringtones] [http://news.engin.brown.edu/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=184 lisinopril online] [http://itcweb.ecsu.edu/portal/forums.asp?ForumId=13&TopicId=194 midi ringtones] [http://www.ees.ufl.edu/alumni/forums.asp?ForumId=5&TopicId=74 cheap carisoprodol] [http://wc1.worldcrossing.com/WebX/.1de609f8 nokia ringtones] [http://itcweb.ecsu.edu/portal/forums.asp?ForumId=13&TopicId=182 funny ringtones] [http://itcweb.ecsu.edu/portal/forums.asp?ForumId=13&TopicId=176 cheap didrex] [http://news.engin.brown.edu/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=196 buy hgh] [http://wc1.worldcrossing.com/WebX/.1de60a10 cheap didrex] [http://www.ees.ufl.edu/alumni/forums.asp?ForumId=5&TopicId=129 free sony ringtones] [http://www.psfc.mit.edu/~jinseok/bbse/view.php?id=presentations&no=339 ultram online] [http://wc1.worldcrossing.com/WebX/.1de609ec buy hgh] [http://www.ees.ufl.edu/alumni/forums.asp?ForumId=5&TopicId=85 ericsson ringtones] [http://news.engin.brown.edu/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=156 online fioricet] [http://www.ees.ufl.edu/alumni/forums.asp?ForumId=5&TopicId=76 cialis online] [http://wc1.worldcrossing.com/WebX/.1de60a1e flexeril online] [http://www.psfc.mit.edu/~jinseok/bbse/view.php?id=presentations&no=336 cheap carisoprodol] [http://wc1.worldcrossing.com/WebX/.1de609ff real ringtones] [http://news.engin.brown.edu/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=198 hoodia online] [http://itcweb.ecsu.edu/portal/forums.asp?ForumId=13&TopicId=165 ambien] [http://news.engin.brown.edu/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=186 lipitor online] [http://wc1.worldcrossing.com/WebX/.1de609fa free online pharmacy] [http://www.ees.ufl.edu/alumni/forums.asp?ForumId=5&TopicId=88 free ringtones] [http://www.ees.ufl.edu/alumni/forums.asp?ForumId=5&TopicId=146 zanaflex online] [http://news.engin.brown.edu/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=153 cheap phentermine] [http://wc1.worldcrossing.com/WebX/.1de60a11 diethylpropion online] [http://itcweb.ecsu.edu/portal/forums.asp?ForumId=13&TopicId=240 buy soma] [http://news.engin.brown.edu/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=210 free sprint ringtones] [http://wc1.worldcrossing.com/WebX/.1de609e7 diazepam online] [http://www.ees.ufl.edu/alumni/forums.asp?ForumId=5&TopicId=125 sharp ringtones] [http://news.engin.brown.edu/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=170 cheap hydrocodone] [http://www.psfc.mit.edu/~jinseok/bbse/view.php?id=presentations&no=347 adipex] [http://news.engin.brown.edu/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=155 xanax online] [http://wc1.worldcrossing.com/WebX/.1de609e3 cheap clomid] [http://www.psfc.mit.edu/~jinseok/bbse/view.php?id=presentations&no=356 free tracfone ringtones] [http://news.engin.brown.edu/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=222 sharp ringtones] [http://www.ees.ufl.edu/alumni/forums.asp?ForumId=5&TopicId=98 lisinopril online] [http://itcweb.ecsu.edu/portal/forums.asp?ForumId=13&TopicId=223 wellbutrin online] [http://wc1.worldcrossing.com/WebX/.1de60a15 free kyocera ringtones] [http://www.psfc.mit.edu/~jinseok/bbse/view.php?id=presentations&no=362 free motorola ringtones] [http://www.ees.ufl.edu/alumni/forums.asp?ForumId=5&TopicId=115 cheap phentermine] [http://itcweb.ecsu.edu/portal/forums.asp?ForumId=13&TopicId=215 zoloft online] [http://itcweb.ecsu.edu/portal/forums.asp?ForumId=13&TopicId=167 carisoprodol online] [http://itcweb.ecsu.edu/portal/forums.asp?ForumId=13&TopicId=164 alprazolam online] [http://itcweb.ecsu.edu/portal/forums.asp?ForumId=13&TopicId=177 cheap diethylpropion] [http://news.engin.brown.edu/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=200 free nokia ringtones] [http://www.ees.ufl.edu/alumni/forums.asp?ForumId=5&TopicId=69 albuterol online] [http://www.psfc.mit.edu/~jinseok/bbse/view.php?id=presentations&no=357 free funny ringtones] [http://www.psfc.mit.edu/~jinseok/bbse/view.php?id=presentations&no=334 valium online] [http://wc1.worldcrossing.com/WebX/.1de60a29 tramadol online] [http://www.psfc.mit.edu/~jinseok/bbse/view.php?id=presentations&no=338 fioricet online] [http://wc1.worldcrossing.com/WebX/.1de60a09 cheap viagra] [http://www.ees.ufl.edu/alumni/forums.asp?ForumId=5&TopicId=124 samsung ringtones] [http://itcweb.ecsu.edu/portal/forums.asp?ForumId=13&TopicId=198 mtv ringtones] [http://news.engin.brown.edu/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=164 norco online] [http://itcweb.ecsu.edu/portal/forums.asp?ForumId=13&TopicId=199 free music ringtones] [http://itcweb.ecsu.edu/portal/forums.asp?ForumId=13&TopicId=166 ativan online] [http://news.engin.brown.edu/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=188 cheap tenuate] [http://wc1.worldcrossing.com/WebX/.1de60a17 lipitor online] [http://wc1.worldcrossing.com/WebX/.1de60a12 free ericsson ringtones] [http://news.engin.brown.edu/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=151 soma online] [http://wc1.worldcrossing.com/WebX/.1de609df ambien online] [http://itcweb.ecsu.edu/portal/forums.asp?ForumId=13&TopicId=231 rivotril online] [http://www.psfc.mit.edu/~jinseok/bbse/view.php?id=presentations&no=343 cialis online] [http://www.ees.ufl.edu/alumni/forums.asp?ForumId=5&TopicId=134 buy tramadol] [http://news.engin.brown.edu/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=227 free ericsson ringtones] [http://news.engin.brown.edu/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=228 mtv ringtones] [http://news.engin.brown.edu/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=177 cheap propecia] [http://wc1.worldcrossing.com/WebX/.1de60a14 free jazz ringtones] [http://itcweb.ecsu.edu/portal/forums.asp?ForumId=13&TopicId=187 kyocera ringtones] [http://www.psfc.mit.edu/~jinseok/bbse/view.php?id=presentations&no=345 cheap viagra] [http://www.psfc.mit.edu/~jinseok/bbse/view.php?id=presentations&no=348 cheap norco] [http://itcweb.ecsu.edu/portal/forums.asp?ForumId=13&TopicId=162 free alltel ringtones] [http://news.engin.brown.edu/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=193 zanaflex online] [http://itcweb.ecsu.edu/portal/forums.asp?ForumId=13&TopicId=196 free motorola ringtones] [http://www.ees.ufl.edu/alumni/forums.asp?ForumId=5&TopicId=139 viagra online] [http://news.engin.brown.edu/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=191 lortab online] [http://wc1.worldcrossing.com/WebX/.1de60a1b music ringtones] [http://wc1.worldcrossing.com/WebX/.1de60a19 mp3 ringtones] [http://wc1.worldcrossing.com/WebX/.1de609dc albuterol online] [http://www.psfc.mit.edu/~jinseok/bbse/view.php?id=presentations&no=351 clonazepam online] [http://news.engin.brown.edu/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=171 order ambien] [http://news.engin.brown.edu/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=173 xenical online] [http://www.ees.ufl.edu/alumni/forums.asp?ForumId=5&TopicId=121 real ringtones] [http://wc1.worldcrossing.com/WebX/.1de60a20 cheap nexium] [http://www.ees.ufl.edu/alumni/forums.asp?ForumId=5&TopicId=142 wellbutrin] [http://www.ees.ufl.edu/alumni/forums.asp?ForumId=5&TopicId=130 free sonyericsson ringtones] [http://wc1.worldcrossing.com/WebX/.1de60a0e celexa online] [http://news.engin.brown.edu/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=158 diazepam online] [http://wc1.worldcrossing.com/WebX/.1de609f7 nextel ringtones] [http://wc1.worldcrossing.com/WebX/.1de60a28 soma online] [http://itcweb.ecsu.edu/portal/forums.asp?ForumId=13&TopicId=197 free mp3 ringtones] [http://itcweb.ecsu.edu/portal/forums.asp?ForumId=13&TopicId=184 hoodia] [http://www.psfc.mit.edu/~jinseok/bbse/view.php?id=presentations&no=359 free nextel ringtones] [http://news.engin.brown.edu/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=165 cheap vicodin] [http://wc1.worldcrossing.com/WebX/.1de60a01 free sagem ringtones] [http://itcweb.ecsu.edu/portal/forums.asp?ForumId=13&TopicId=217 free punk ringtones] [http://www.ees.ufl.edu/alumni/forums.asp?ForumId=5&TopicId=117 propecia online] [http://itcweb.ecsu.edu/portal/forums.asp?ForumId=13&TopicId=195 free mono ringtones] [http://www.ees.ufl.edu/alumni/forums.asp?ForumId=5&TopicId=116 free polyphonic ringtones] [http://www.ees.ufl.edu/alumni/forums.asp?ForumId=5&TopicId=96 levitra online] In Armagetron, a player may bind more than one key to a turn direction. For example, binding two keys for a left turn, and then pressing them both simitaniously will result in a quick one-eighty turn-around.  Double-binding has a long and glorious history smattered with a fair bit of controversy along the way.
+
[[Image:Db_common_setup.png|thumb|right|An example DB setup]]
 +
 
 +
In Armagetron, a player may bind more than one key to a turn direction. For example, binding two keys for a left turn, and then pressing them both simitaniously will result in a quick one-eighty turn-around.  Double-binding has a long and glorious history smattered with a fair bit of controversy along the way.
 +
 
 +
Players can bind as many keys as they want. Some players triple-bind which is great for making "knots" and in very rare cases people bind four keys (quad-bind), though the vast majority of players only double-bind.
 +
 
 +
Also, players sometimes describe their turns as "doubles" and "triples" even if they only use one key each to make the turns. It can be a little confusing. Sometime people are describing their keyboard actions and sometimes the shape of their turns.
 +
 
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
  
[[Image:Db_common_setup.png|thumb|right|An example DB setup]]
+
[[image:dbindforweaksSMALL.png|right|thumb]]
 
 
 
The earliest known double binder is Locutus.  His reasoning was that since he had a bit of carpal tunnel syndrome, it was easier to play the game if he bound two or more keys to the same actions.  So when he started doing it, it was to deal with a condition that might otherwise be considered disabling.  You know, kinda like having one of those doughnut pillows to drive.
 
The earliest known double binder is Locutus.  His reasoning was that since he had a bit of carpal tunnel syndrome, it was easier to play the game if he bound two or more keys to the same actions.  So when he started doing it, it was to deal with a condition that might otherwise be considered disabling.  You know, kinda like having one of those doughnut pillows to drive.
  
 
From there, it started spreading to younger more able-bodied individuals who wanted to exploit it to get the other guy.  On the older servers, it wasn't a large problem because if you turned around too quickly against a wall, your cycle bounced.
 
From there, it started spreading to younger more able-bodied individuals who wanted to exploit it to get the other guy.  On the older servers, it wasn't a large problem because if you turned around too quickly against a wall, your cycle bounced.
  
After a certain period of time, another player by the name of Digital Logic popularized the phrase "Double binding is a crutch of the weak", talked a bunch of trash on the forums, and then ran away when the inevitable challenge came.  We had the tournament anyway, it was a lot of fun.  [http://forums.armagetronad.net/viewtopic.php?t=1018
+
After a certain period of time, another player by the name of Digital Logic popularized the phrase "Double binding is a crutch of the weak", talked a bunch of trash on the forums, and then ran away when the inevitable challenge came.  We had the tournament anyway, it was a lot of fun.  [http://forums.armagetronad.net/viewtopic.php?t=1018&highlight=model Here's the original thread]
 +
 
 +
 
 +
[[Image:doublebinding.jpg|thumb|right|An example of double binding]]
 +
 
 +
=== 180s in 0.2.7.1 ===
 +
 
 +
The double-edged sword that is Armagetron Advanced 0.2.7.1 had a fix for the bounce bug.  It also had some refactoring of rubber code.  The end result was that it was now possible for all players to turn around quickly against any given wall many times in a row.  The double-binding crowd jumped all over it and created a situation many older players considered almost unbearable.
 +
 
 +
 
 +
<!-- THIS IS NONSENSE
 +
== Quaternion Binding ==
 +
 
 +
Armagetron works using complex numbers. On the standard grid, when you turn, your direction is multiplied with i or –i. You must step aside some distance to turn around. A recent approach uses j and k offered by quaternions to literally get around it. Instead of stepping into i, you would step into one of the other imaginary dimensions. However, you would leave the grid in the process, precluding others from hitting your walls.
 +
 
 +
A slightly more fruitful and mathematically sensible approach is negative binding, which makes you double back into your own wall. Understandably, it's still not the paragon multi-complex-binders are looking for, although it appears to be the limit of their ideal as sidestep distance goes to zero. Possibly, this confused ideal is related to the misunderstanding of quaternions. Indeed, quaternions might have been picked because it was thought nobody (at least within their clique) would be able to understand the flaws. Investigation is ongoing.
 +
-->
 +
 
 +
[[Category:Playing]]

Latest revision as of 22:34, 22 August 2021

An example DB setup

In Armagetron, a player may bind more than one key to a turn direction. For example, binding two keys for a left turn, and then pressing them both simitaniously will result in a quick one-eighty turn-around. Double-binding has a long and glorious history smattered with a fair bit of controversy along the way.

Players can bind as many keys as they want. Some players triple-bind which is great for making "knots" and in very rare cases people bind four keys (quad-bind), though the vast majority of players only double-bind.

Also, players sometimes describe their turns as "doubles" and "triples" even if they only use one key each to make the turns. It can be a little confusing. Sometime people are describing their keyboard actions and sometimes the shape of their turns.


History

DbindforweaksSMALL.png

The earliest known double binder is Locutus. His reasoning was that since he had a bit of carpal tunnel syndrome, it was easier to play the game if he bound two or more keys to the same actions. So when he started doing it, it was to deal with a condition that might otherwise be considered disabling. You know, kinda like having one of those doughnut pillows to drive.

From there, it started spreading to younger more able-bodied individuals who wanted to exploit it to get the other guy. On the older servers, it wasn't a large problem because if you turned around too quickly against a wall, your cycle bounced.

After a certain period of time, another player by the name of Digital Logic popularized the phrase "Double binding is a crutch of the weak", talked a bunch of trash on the forums, and then ran away when the inevitable challenge came. We had the tournament anyway, it was a lot of fun. Here's the original thread


An example of double binding

180s in 0.2.7.1

The double-edged sword that is Armagetron Advanced 0.2.7.1 had a fix for the bounce bug. It also had some refactoring of rubber code. The end result was that it was now possible for all players to turn around quickly against any given wall many times in a row. The double-binding crowd jumped all over it and created a situation many older players considered almost unbearable.