How to turn off dive in Modern Warfare 3

Diving is an important mechanic in Modern Warfare 3, but you can reduce the input delay while sliding by turning it off. So here’s how to turn off dive in MW3.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has introduced new campaign elements, brought back the classic minimap, remastered MW2 2009 maps, and more. Sledgehammer Games have also made some major changes and additions to the movement mechanics.

Having good movement is crucial for MW3 multiplayer, but dive is a setting that you’ll either love or hate. If you have no use for diving, you can turn it off to make movements more responsive and reduce input latency for sliding.

So here’s how to turn off dive in Modern Warfare 3 and whether you should keep it disabled or not.

How to disable dive in Modern Warfare 3

Here are the steps you should be following to turn off dive in Modern Warfare 3:

1. Open Settings and move to Controller.
2. Head to the Gameplay section and under Movement Behaviors, look for Slide/Dive Behavior. 
3. Choose Slide Only to disable dive completely.

Now, when you hold the slide button in MW3, you will no longer fall into a dive and the delay in slide activation and animation will be reduced.

Should you turn off dive in Modern Warfare 3?

You should disable dive in MW3 if you want to slide faster and are playing the game on a controller.

In Modern Warfare 3, diving can save your life in a variety of situations, such as when you’re trying to avoid a frag and need to get out the window. It can also help you quickly dive past a doorway to safely get information. However, the delay in starting the dive animation can leave you vulnerable for a brief moment.

Switching Slide/Dive Behavior to Slide Only in MW3 also allows the game to process your controller input much faster, making it easier to slide. If you want to move as fast as possible when slide canceling, you can’t have slide and dive mapped to the same button. This isn’t an issue on keyboard and mouse controls, since there are two different keys for sliding and diving.

So that wraps up all you need to know about turning off dive in MW3. For more content on the game, check out:

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