Landing bug

[Tidenburg]

It makes the landing softer because the force is spread out over a longer period of time and shared around your body instead of just on the feet and ankles.

[Kurbutti]

Still sounds like the best way to get your neck broken.

[frvge]

No, it's true.

[Succubus Dryad Of The Undying Comet]

Yup. It's also a great way to warm-up before doing sports - we do it on aikido all the time.
(of course it has to be combined with stretching)

[Gawain]

u jump from 5m without forward momentum and make a roll just to warm up for aikido? dammit i'm in the wrong dojo :P
seriously, we gotta ask the freerunner guy.

[Succubus Dryad Of The Undying Comet]

Nah, not that much, about 2 meters. But it's still a great exercise.

[Farley4Fan]

You can still roll w/o forward momentum.  Just have the spy's legs project the spy. 

But how does that make you land softer? The way I see it we might just as well include a head first-leap of faith for that purpose.

Hard to explain.  He'd need a hay bail to do a leap of faith anyways.  ;) 

ZOMG!! DEPLOYABLE HAY BAILS FOR A NEW GADGET!!?!?!?!

[Kurbutti]

Bah. We need proper gear for minimizing falling trauma... This would be ingenius.

[Farley4Fan]

Michelin man.  Why did I not think of that?!?!  I still think hay bails that launch out of your ss would be the best thing on the planet.

[HeroFromHyrule]

Bah. We need proper gear for minimizing falling trauma... This would be ingenius.

Secondary function for a Camo Suit?

[Farley4Fan]

Wrap your arm around a grabbed merc's head, inflate the michelin arms, and watch him suffocate.  Bingo.  Holy shiza, this is off topic.

I think the devs/animators can work out what the animation would be like - most likely some kind of roll - but would everyone like this?!  If so, the devs need to start thinking about it. 

Yay or Nay for smooth landing animation?

[Kurbutti]

Nay. I think it should be the way it was originally intended to be in CT - which also makes sense. However, I'd welcome a "smooth landing" that requires the momentum. But if discussing that causes too much trouble then I'll just settle with the rough landing animation.

[Farley4Fan]

So, it would be a yay then.  It's up to the devs, imo, to decide on the details of how it works/if you need momentum/the actual animation - you know, if the devs want to decide on something like that.   Seems like you'd be welcome to one that requires momentum, so it's a yay for you then right?

[Westfall]

Wrap your arm around a grabbed merc's head, inflate the michelin arms, and watch him suffocate.  Bingo.  Holy shiza, this is off topic.

I think the devs/animators can work out what the animation would be like - most likely some kind of roll - but would everyone like this?!  If so, the devs need to start thinking about it. 

Yay or Nay for smooth landing animation?

Why don't you make a poll?

[Gawain]

polls are bullshit just like democracy harhar XD