Oh come on, nudge is a second favorite troll mechanic. After voice chat spam. Seems like everything that has been added to this mod in last two years was to please Fin and his band of retards.
I'm perfectly satisfied with mechanic provided by Taleworlds, thank you very much. Also roll is completely unnecessary. Knockdown weapons are there for a reason, there is no need for mechanic that will negate their effect. If you think they are too strong, adjust stats accordingly. For cav is even less needed, because cav is invulnerable for few seconds after the fall. Also fubar Warband physics can teleport them out of danger sometimes.
While nudge can be used for trolling, thats mainly against teammates or by nudge and running, which is pretty rare as a troll method but pretty common as an actual way of escaping danger.
I guess you werent one to vote for the removal of polestagger then, or 2h thrust, or changes in general tbh.
Rolls are amazing, knockdowns are bullshit, and you cant balance them by stats because its a free hit mechanic, reduced damage on weapons would have to make knockdown more reliable as the main source of damage with that weapon. And the best solution to knockdowns is not by removing them but by adding another mechanic that allows you to escape that free hit with some reactions. Polestagger was very similar, but was completely removed instead of staying but with something to counter it, kind of sad but at that time they probably didnt have much of a choice and coding anything similar to a roll, or a regain balance mechanic to stop the stagger would be too hard.
The biggest reason i love rolls though are because of bumps, bumps are unblockable knockdowns that are complete bullshit, it will fuck you up completely when outnumbered with just one hit. Now there is a way out, even if im bumped it doesnt mean im completely dead, allthough they will probably catch me at the position i roll into, its still better than no choice. Cav cant roll when dismounted btw.