Thread by @illusorywall

#EldenRing

I'd be interested to learn more about what's behind the "you won't step off a ledge when attacking if it's a lethal fall" thing, because the shorthand/ community explanation isn't the full picture.

It does nothing to inform you of fall survivability, actually!

I think it might just be a safety thing that's baked into the geometry of most ledges that have any kind of noteworthy drop, regardless if it's actually dangerous or just something the devs thought might be a hassle for the player.

There are places with well under 16 m drops that this applies, so not only does it not give you a ballpark answer about fall survivability, but it also protects you from some falls that wouldn't even cause damage.

Not all attacks are guaranteed this effect either. This isn't a comprehensive list, but the following will cause you to step off a ledge regardless:

-Kick weapon art
-Impaling Thrust weapon art
-Torch L2 attack (R2 thrust is safe tho)

Bear in mind, there are places where you can still fall and take damage, so there's no consistency or "awareness" being taken into consideration of what the fall height is going to be, exactly.

This is why I'm fairly confident it's just an innate property independent of heights.