Less knockback on deformed's leads to cheaper tube camping (vendors in vents, etc). It ruins cades that create an artificial vent that still require skill though. Creates problems, It does add in some variety, but mostly it's just annoying. Besides, when deformed still has some knockback you have to train properly, with no knockback people just cluster into the tube and give the campers more kills (even though they inevitably die).
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