Gaming
kite
What does kite mean?
Moving away from a target while attacking it so it can never close the gap and hit you. The bread and butter of ranged play: you deal damage, it deals none. Named for keeping the enemy on a string like a kite.
"Don't stand still and trade, kite him around the pillar and he'll never touch you."
Origin
From the image of flying a kite, keeping something at the end of a string at a controlled distance.
Frequently asked questions
What does kite mean in gaming?
To kite means to backpedal away from an enemy while still hitting it from range, so you deal damage without taking any.
How do you use kite in a sentence?
For example: "Kite the boss around the pillar so it never catches you."
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