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Two ROG Falchion Ace HFX keyboards positioned perpendicularly, highlighting their Rapid Trigger toggle.

RAPID TRIGGER

INSTANT RESPONSE, TOTAL CONTROL

Rapid Trigger enables you to press and release keys repeatedly at a speed far beyond what standard keyboards can achieve. The slightest lift of a finger resets the key, giving you an in-game advantage that’s especially beneficial in FPS games.

How Rapid Trigger Benefits FPS Gaming

With Rapid Trigger activated, keys reset with a mere 0.1mm lift of a finger, enabling faster repeated inputs over standard keyboards. It’s a gamechanger in highly-competitive FPS games, where movement compromises accuracy. By coming to a stop faster than your opponents, you’re in a prime position to fire off more precise shots.

  • Fired rounds are grouped closer to the crosshair when stationary.

  • Fired rounds are scattered unpredictably when shooting on the move.

TOTAL CONTROL

How Rapid Trigger Works

Traditional mechanical switches require a return to the reset point before the next keystroke registers. With Rapid Trigger, the switch resets instantly as it moves upward, enabling faster repeated keystrokes with reduced key travel. Plus, ROG HFX Magnetic Switches offer customizable sensitivity right down to an ultraprecise 0.1 mm for maximum responsiveness.

ROG HFX Magnetic Switches rapid trigger function demonstration

ROG HFX Magnetic Switches

The ROG HFX Magnetic Switches offer an adjustable 0.1–4.0mm actuation range to cater to all typing preferences.
ROG’s latest pre-lubed magnetic switches are engineered for a solid feel with lightning-fast, ultraprecise performance and a lifespan of 100 million keypresses.

ROG HFX Magnetic Switches explosion view

  1. Top Housing

    PC top housing with the stem contact areas highly polished to ensure keystroke smoothness.

  2. Stem Design

    The walled stem design enhances keystroke stability and protects against dust intrusion, while maintaining compatibility with most keycaps.

  3. Stem Material

    Made of composite POM material with low friction coefficient for smooth keystrokes.

  4. Based Housing

    POM bottom housing for deeper keystroke sound.

ROG Keyboards with Rapid Trigger

Enabling Rapid Trigger

For the ROG Falchion Ace HFX, Rapid Trigger can be toggled by the dedicated switch on the top-right rear panel of the keyboard. By default, only WASD keys are enabled when this feature is activated. Rapid Trigger for other keys can be enabled via Armoury Crate or Armoury Crate Gear.

ROG Falchion Ace HFX – focusing its rapid trigger toggle
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SPEED TAP MODE

Last Input Priority SOCD

Simultaneous Opposing Cardinal Directions (SOCD) occurs when two opposite directional inputs (left + right or up + down) are pressed simultaneously.
Speed Tap mode prioritizes the most recent input. When two opposing directional keys are pressed simultaneously, the keyboard will register only the last key pressed, deactivating the previous one.

Unlock Your Edge in FPS Gaming

Speed Tap mode enhances FPS gameplay by enabling faster input activation between two keys, allowing for more responsive and accurate counter-strafing. It allows you to execute precise directional changes instantly, without needing to release the previous key, eliminating delays and ensuring smooth, accurate movement for better aim and control.

How Speed Tap Works

SPEED TAP OFF

On a standard gaming keyboard, pressing two opposing directional keys simultaneously results in no movement being registered, with your character remaining stationary as long as both keys are held down. To resume movement in a particular direction, the opposite key must first be released.

Illustrating in-game character’s movement when Speed Tap Mode is OFF.

SPEED TAP ON

With Speed Tap enabled, the system prioritizes the most recent input when opposing directions are pressed. This ensures your character keeps moving seamlessly during intense gameplay, allowing for instantaneous direction changes without needing to release the previous key.

Illustrating in-game character’s movement when Speed Tap Mode is ON.

ROG Keyboards with Speed Tap Mode

How to Activate Speed Tap Mode

For Azoth, Azoth Extreme, Strix Scope II 96 Wireless, and Strix Scope II 96 RX Wireless, press Fn + Caps.
For Falchion Ace HFX and Falchion RX Low Profile, press Fn + Tab.
When Speed Tap mode is turned on, A and D keys will flash white. When Speed Tap mode is turned off, A and D keys will flash red.

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