I finally got a serious answer other than "It's needed because yes!". Now I can go to hell for this =)
Then wouldn't it suffice a FFXIII-like jumping? (A.k.A Auto-jump to avoid some terrain)
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Here's the compromise:
Make our boobs physically correct when we jump.
I've just imagined a mighty eleezen jumping like crazy with templar armor while fighting a dodo and I laughed my ass off =D
That's actually cool. Jumping could consume stamina, but I can't see it in a fighting concept. I mean... the only skill I see for it would be F*CKING AWESOME WOLVERINE AMBUSH!
If jumping consumed a large amount of stamina, it would prevent bunny-hopping and it would also require some skill and timing to execute properly during a fight, both of which are positive things. I just think it would be a great feature if implemented properly I just wish there weren't 300 threads about it.
Do not involve jumps in fighting, for the love of god I will murder a small orphanage if that happens. Waste your time implementing jumps if you must. But think of the children!