It's been 14 years since Call of Duty introduced dolphin diving to the masses, and in that time, I've frequently wondered if the feature has done me more harm than good. I'm not an exceptionally good player, and the urge to do something is often stronger than waiting to do the right thing. Hold a corner? Move quietly? All well and good if you care about small things like winning, but sadly incompatible with the overwhelming impulse to throw my character prone in any given situation.
For every time I've successfully dolphin-dived through enemy fire to capture a point, I've also flopped around corners and been riddled with bullets for my trouble. It's a habit I've been trying to curb for the last year, but playing the Black Ops 6 beta has tested my resolve like nothing else. Thanks to omnimovement – which boils down to being able to dive, slide, or sprint in any direction – I've completely submitted to my stupidest compulsion.
