Warrior General Games

Originally posted by TxSteve
footwork: ability to backpedal and sidestep quickly
quickness: the ability to change direction quickly
sprinting: determines how fast this player can run at full speed

The thing about the tool tips is a physicist would describe acceleration as a change in direction.

Also, running at full speed is not acceleration. It's what happens when you stop accelerating.

Originally posted by Cuivienen

Also, running at full speed is not acceleration. It's what happens when you stop accelerating.

Exactly. And starting from a stop to running is changing direction.

Originally posted by Galactic Empire
Exactly. And starting from a stop to running is changing direction.

Oh jeez...

To further GE's point - when you think about it - every single step during a sprint each leg changes direction multiple times. First the left leg goes forward....but then it moves backward as the right leg is moving forward and then the right leg begins to move backward as the left leg moves forward.

It doesn't stop there though. The arms also change directions multiple times per step. The right arm (and I'm not even mentioning the hand and wrist and fingers which would probably make this post way too long) moves forward as the left arm moves backward....then the right arm moves backward and the left arm moves forward.

Same thing with feet, toes, shoulders and hips to some degree.

Holy change of direction, Batman! Feel like I'm back in 8th grade geometry and I've just proven that quickness has a dramatic impact on sprint speed.

I knew this stocky/built kid back in high school and the only way he could sprint it was by pushing off left and right. It looked like he was ice skating but without the ice or skates.

I don't know what this thread is about but the above post reminded me of this.

Originally posted by TxSteve
thanks CD, that's interesting.

any high footwork WRs or TEs out there?

If Corndog says it, it probably is just a trick to make us build higher footwork HB's. You know, like balance is the reason why CB's couldn't keep with WR's.

Originally posted by bhall43
If Corndog says it, it probably is just a trick to make us build higher footwork HB's. You know, like balance is the reason why CB's couldn't keep with WR's.

Everyone in Software knows:

Code writing intention =/= results.

Originally posted by Xars
Everyone in Software knows:

Code writing intention =/= results.


Well if it is properly QA'd, you can find the bugs. Oh wait...

Originally posted by Galactic Empire
Well if it is properly QA'd, you can find the bugs. Oh wait...

Exactly, if we made a QA team we'd have nothing to QA.

Originally posted by Corndog
Exactly, if we made a QA team we'd have nothing to QA.

You guys are good

Originally posted by Corndog
Maybe footwork affects your decision to turn your body or not when changing/adjusting direction?



Even if you're joking, this is kind of what I was thinking. Every once in a while, you see players strain to make sharper turns beyond a certain radius of their frontal view. Good point. Beyond a certain radius, some players orient around more quickly.

Rocket Science at its finest