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    Cinnaris Artai
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    Excalibur
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    I would imagine ontent sensitive jumping would probably take more effort to implement, and I don't know if something that extensive should be a priority at this point in time. Gives us just a nice, plane jump, so you can focus on other, more important things than making it "context sensitive".

    Context sensitivity brings up a whole set of issues in itself: whereas a regular jump allows players to know how high and how far and what they can jump through experience and a consistent movement, context sensitivity can be misleading. You might vault over one fence, only to find the next one, despite being the same look and height, does not, due to changes in positioning or programming.

    I just really never got the "OMG JUMPING RANDOMLY *foams at mouth*" mentality. Maybe you're wearing a bikini that annoys me, or a helmet that I think is stupid looking - I'm not going to wage a campaign to have it removed from the game or only allowed during events that require it. Practically speaking, it's not that different from people who complain about the almost purely aesthetic issue of people jumping. What's the difference between jumping "childishly", whatever that means, and wearing a dumb helmet and a bikini and running in circles? Should we ban running, bikinis and helmets because what you do annoys other people? Why do you even care what I'm doing, and wouldn't you be offended if I told you to stop wearing that helmet because it offends my personal tastes?

    TL;DR. Likely ain't happening, if only because it's extra work for a less consistent result.

    Edit: Just to be nitpicky, no form of jumping is the "correct" form. What OP is referring to is their *preferred form*. Anyway, sorry, done now, < /rant >!
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    Last edited by ShinChuck; 09-21-2011 at 03:26 PM.
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