I use kicks all the time, they certainly seem easier to land now than they used to. Of course, it's true that they're also riskier, so I'm not positive that it was a step in the wrong direction. Still, that's cmp's thing not mine. I'm an item balancer not a developer/mechanics balancer(although they're related quite heavily). I have my hand in the nudges because I'm making the animations, otherwise it would be out of my realm.