How exactly do the Gunslinger Crits work

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I see here that Gunslinger crits are every 3 consecutive hits. But what is that more clarified? Does it mean that you must hold the attack button down, and have three attacks hit an enemy (in a row), or can you hit an enemy 2 times, then stop attacking, then melee again for a crit?

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To quote directly off the wiki:

...the player is able to perform a three-part combo attack on enemies. Should an enemy be hit three times in succession, the third strike (a downward motion with a clenched fist) will become an automatic critical hit. This does not need to be performed on a single enemy, but the attack key cannot be released during the combo or it will be lost and reset.

As far as I'm aware, the important part is that you are hitting an enemy, a teammate, or a building. So what you could do is be hitting your dispenser two times, then if you flick your mouse over to an enemy quickly enough, hit them the third time for the crit. If you want to test this more yourself, look for that downward attack every third hit. If the downward animation happens, the attack is a crit if it hits an enemy.

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