Azalas

i agree with the first part of your post.. the second however isnt too througly thought through? seeing that a game will never be anything like real combat, imho i would get mad or annoyed if my character started circling the opponent thus decreasing the amount of attack.. just look at any other game theres only age of conan that have a somewhat different combat system. and animation i agree with the above posters any longer deaths would be annoying as thhey are long enough imo as is. // Aza