OK SO THIS PROLLY WONT MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU GUYS… but I’M feeling out of my mind and I’m also going to explain this in basketball terms…
SO RN lateral movement is pretty meta just like in basketball, you might not get what I mean. To elaborate a bit, so in basketball sliding your feet laterally when ever and who ever your guarding is doing side steps or trying to go around u the best way to defend is to cut him off laterally before they gain momentum (counters to this go on and on but this is jest of it)… SO in AO ONLY COME UP TO OPPOSITION when they are in the middle of an attack animation and when I mean come up u still have to approach from various angles each time because u will just get clapped as u are approaching. NOW THIS IS NOT ENOUGH TO CATCH A MAGE ENDLAG DEMON, when u approach them they are already ready to take off and u will not hit them unless u have beam or musket. NOW the only way to catch them is shadow them closely laterally and box them like in basketball. Pushing them back ward till u get close enough to actually hit them in their .1 sec endlag. U HAVE TO HAVE EITHER RLLY HIGH AGILITY AND OR ATK SPD to stand a chance against builds that are made for zoning.
I low-key JUST thought of this but I kind of do it sometimes and when I think about it it really does work imma put this theory to more deliberate use and let u guys know how it goes thanks for ur time if u read this. Any input would be appreciated. 
I’m also a Zerker so this should apply really well for aggressive playstyles.
but im serious at the same time like idk i just have acoustic imagination