SteelSeries updates beta version of Rapid Tap for Apex Pro keyboard, similar feature has sparked controversy in the community

According to news from this website on August 13, SteelSeries announced on the 7th of this month local time that it will launch a beta version of the Rapid Tap function firmware update for its entire series of Apex Pro keyboards.

Rapid Tap is SteelSeries’ implementation of the SOCD (Note from this site: Simultaneous Opposing Cardinal Directions) function. SCOD allows the keyboard to discard the previous input and perform the later input when it detects an input that is opposite to the previous input.

Corresponding to FPS game operations, SOCD can help players achieve faster emergency stops (Strafe) and peeks (Peak).

▲SteelSeries 2023 Apex Pro TKL Keyboard

Razer launched a similar Snap Tap quick tapping function for the Hunter V3 Professional Edition keyboard on July 9, and another peripheral company Wooting also A SOCD feature update has been released.

However, SOCD in CS2 essentially achieves the same effect as console null-binds, which are banned in most CS2 pro matches. In other words, players who use SOCD have a clear advantage. Whether this is legal and fair has aroused widespread controversy in the player community.

An anonymous "CS2" professional player told foreign media HLTV after testing Razer's Snap Tap function:

On a normal keyboard, I can never stop well every time. And there will be a delay in game/keyboard response.

My first impression (trying Snap Tap) is that the emergency stops are more consistent and the actions are simpler, just like in "CS:GO". You won't feel "slippery" during emergency stops. Of course, when you press a button, the response is immediate.

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