Talk:Sprint/@comment-5213189-20120620200608/@comment-1284634-20140527011854

Yeah, it has quite a few advantages over running; it's faster, the speed/stamina cost isn't affected by encumbrance nor wading in water, you can never sprint off a cliff accidentally nor will you roll after the jump, which helps with platforming in a few areas, and your weapons are drawn so you'll take less damage if you do get hit. Plus, Mad Dash lasts longer while having the same stamina cost, to the point where you can get a lot further with this skill than you would by normal running.

It's not perfect though; you have to repeatedly reactivate the ability every few strides which can get annoying, as can the sound it makes when you do. Also, when you're in a town it still costs stamina, and it startles all of the npcs around you, which is annoying when you're trying to talk to them and have to wait for the animation to finish.

I should probably be adding this stuff in the actual page, but eh.