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Wall Rebound Assassination

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When you're chasing someone, who you're trying to assassinate, does rebounding off a wall increase the air assassination distance.

For example, there's a guard running away. Instead of chasing him while spamming RT+X (Assassinate), will running up a wall and then assassinating increase the distance?

I know it sounds weird, but I do it all the time..

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Yes, it does just by a bit though, it helps when chasing those annoying couriers in the city.

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Yea, after a bit more testing, it can increase your assassination range by 50% to 100%.. really useful

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Nice. I guess it's a neat little trick, but you can't really use it all the time. Especially when there are no walls around.

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I think I'm gunna add it to my plathrough's, sounds appealing enough to me.

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I've tried bouncing off of walls while in combat. It works sometimes, but I've never done it while someone is fleeing.

I'll try it out.

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While in combat it works, if the target is not paying attention to you (if he is fighting someone else, for instance). I do it all the time in combat.

It's similar to when you try to assassinate someone with the hidden blade. They'll counter it if they're locked onto you. Otherwise you can do it.

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Such a terrible feeling, when you go for that fatal lunge aaaaannnnnnd they shove you off. Too bad you can't surprise them with the hidden gun mid-air Evil

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ThroatnDagger wrote:
Such a terrible feeling, when you go for that fatal lunge aaaaannnnnnd they shove you off. Too bad you can't surprise them with the hidden gun mid-air Evil

To be fair,

Spoiler: Highlight to view
in the previews for AC3 you do the same thing by stopping a charging elk in its tracks.

“Force has no place where there is need of skill." Herodotus

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Patrick's LOLWUT? Is this a new-ish trailer?? I haven't seen it yet I don't think. I'll look today then! I'm sick as a dog and have all the time in the world. Thanks again, McStab.

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