When the collision detection screws you — you dodge perfectly, you're clearly out of range, but the game says no and tags you anyway. L hitbox is the gamer's attribution of an unfair loss to invisible geometry rather than skill, a proud tradition of redirecting blame to the engine. Widely understood as both a genuine technical complaint and a cope meme — sometimes the hitbox really did get you, sometimes you just didn't want to admit you got outplayed. The gaming community has never fully resolved which is more common.
I was definitely behind the pillar — pure L hitbox, I'm not taking that loss.
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