I actually like the restrictions on sprinting, though being able to jump while sprinting without weapons readied would be nice.

Ahh I see. Perhaps. I'm not holding out hope though. It seems like it's going to be another bust, though it may be too early to tell. The fact that Cyrodiil isn't even a jungle even though the game is set before Tiber Septim used his CHIM powers to transform it leaves me thinking this isn't going to end well. (Unless the power was retroactive, but this isn't a lore thread so lets not get into that) Also it doesn't seem innovative at all. Just a shadow of WoW. Not making fun of WoW, I'm just saying their formula has been copied to death.

........Why? Not to be mean, but I can't figure out why anyone would like this.

Verisimilitude/balance. Lunge attacks from a sprinting run are rarely all that useful (too many things being telegraphed, too difficult to correct, worse if you're in armor), inability to cast while sprinting is a limiter on magic mobility, etc.

Yeah, it's a little silly that High Elves are now actually faster at running than Khajiit are. Shouldn't that be the other way around? It's like saying humans can run faster than Cheetahs.

Well... actually, humans are generally better than cats at speeds over long distances. Cats are exceptional for their ability to be fast over a short distance, humans and canines tend to be much faster and work by persistence hunting.

In Oblivion, my Khajiit would jump from rooftops and assassinate her contracts with a bow, it was awesome. Now, I struggle to jump over logs. .___.

So basically what you're saying is... We need handstands, sprint jumping, and jump attacking? BRILLIANT !

True, but that doesn't mean that jumping while sprinting shouldn't be in the game. Also, lunge attacks may not be useful in real life, but that's because real life warriors weren't nearly as deadly as those on nirn. Redguard ansei incorporate a lot of spinning and jumping techniques into their fighting style. Some could even split atoms with their swords, causing suicidal nuclear explosions. I think it's pretty realistic within the elder scrolls universe for the player to be able to jump and attack.

I totally agree. They could have balanced the skill losses with racial bonuses (or even alternative skill trees for different races, akin to the Vamp and Lycan skill trees we're hearing about now). Frankly, I'm surprised they didn't keep more of the options from FO3. I was truly impressed with the leveling system and it seemed to have the best of both worlds. I didn't feel like I was spamming my traits to level, but also felt like I could really focus my character in different ways so when I played a different style I had a different experience. The perks were really fun, but you still had skill points to throw around based on your SPECIALs... Ah, nostalgia.

It's so weird, I have such a love-hate thing going on with Skyrim. There truly are lots of things I love about the game, but constantly find myself irritated with things that were dropped or overlooked for reasons that escape me. It svcks, cause I hate sounding like such a whiner/hipster.

And herein lies my point.

I feel the same way. Especially about the hipster part haha!

Yep. Definately need the ability to sprint jump. Need to be able to attack while jumping too. I can see it now. There's a couple bandits on a ledge below you, facing away from you. So you jump down the ledge, and in mid fall, you do a powerful two-handed chop with your battle axe, that splits a bandit's head in twain, and as you land, you yank your bloody axe out of the ruined skull. New kill cam. Would be like 1:32 in this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQHik5M8Ol0
Horses need to be able to jump while sprinting too.

This game definately needs a sprint jump. If anything you feel that little more in control of your character. Too many games today are all about being a gun on a pivot and nothing more. In Dragons Dogma, you can sprint, jump, roll, double jump, grab onto ledges... this kind of agility is what more games need. Sure a lot of that wont suit Skyrim, but sprint jumping would certainly flesh out our characters abilities. And Ive come across many areas where sprint jumping would have been very handy.

Exactly. With athletics and acrobatics removed, they already svcked the life out of playing one of the "agile" races. Now I can't even run through the forest without getting caught on a felled tree??? It makes me feel so clumsy. It's honestly very sad.

The reason feline hunters become so easily burnt out is because they can reach up to 70 mph. I don't see khajiits running 70 mph for short distances of time? They run slower than elven races for the same duration of time. You can't explain that. Khajiits deserve to be faster.

To sprint and jump along the side of a stream in chase of an elk is all i want I'm sure bethesda will pull it out in a DLC

That would be pretty boss. Trying to gain on an elk, quick drawing your bow, going into slow motion then letting an arrow piece your prey.

We shouldn't have to pay for something like that. I'll be very unhappy if it's not a free patch