So I noticed in my key-bindings menu strafing is bound to shift+w, s,a, & d respectively, however when I use these buttons... nothing happens. Am I missing something?

Strafing seems like it does nothing, but it does do a lot. It can used while moving and while at a complete stop. But doesn't truly become that useful unless you're complete stopped.

 

S+W: you go straight up slowly

S+A: you move to the left slowly

S+D: you move to the right slowly

S+S: you go straight down slowly

 

This is extremely useful for killing off the people who hide near walls, such as under the objectives.

Edited December 6, 2013 by Brimmer

I remapped some of the GSF key binds so Q & E are now my strafe keys. I found this to help quite a bit. Edited December 6, 2013 by GalacticKegger

I tried it while finding a lurking spot for a gunship. It's best when stationary and it lets you nudge your ship into some places.

Good to know, I'm going to try some new key bindings as opposed to the stock set but I'll keep in mind that it is subtle.