Anyone who's been living in BO7 pubs lately knows it's not "casual" anymore. Every corner is a coin flip, and close-range fights are basically decided by who gets their action off first. That's why the weird delay on melee swaps feels so brutal—one tiny stutter and you're watching the killcam. If you're trying to clean that up (or just testing things in a
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