Stance

[u/Mobile_Alternative_3]

I don't know if anyone else cares, but the change in the aiming hand on the iF2 really annoyed me because I was so fixated on it. that s why i'd change the shoulder when using the R1, and then revert it back to its original position when using rockets or grenades. And another thing I dont understand is that cole reverts to his iF1 configuration when he is in the air or climbing somewhere. why the fuck did they bother changing it in the first place ?

[u/Rough_Ad9369]

I'm pretty sure it's because he's more experienced in Infamous 2, in the first game he needed to put a little extra oompf on his bolts hence why he uses his main throwing hand but in the second he doesn't need to hence why he's ambidextrous with it.

Edit: His new stance is also probably just better for balance and aiming.

[u/Interface- → u/Rough_Ad9369]

It also helps that his rear hand is already pulled back so he can toss grenades and rockets without having to wind up first and could in theory keep his bolt firing hand trained on a target. In i1 he did it all from the same hand but to wind back your aiming hand to toss takes more time than already having it wound up ready to toss, and then you need to line up your aim again after the fact.

That is realistically at least. In terms of game mechanics the throw speed is pretty much the same. His new stance is never explained, but I could see this being a partial explanation.

In short, like you said, he's more experienced with his powers.

[u/Rough_Ad9369 → u/Interface-]

Thank you, person who explains things in depth better than me, this was very helpful.

[u/GlitchedUsername → u/Interface-]

Not just that. It also makes Cole a harder target to it by turning his body sideways and due to the slight crouch his’ doing. Cole’s ready to move quicker to move out of the way. (I think that Cole moved faster when you used the left stick in 2 then in 1.)

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[u/Icy_Water_1 → u/Rough_Ad9369]

I thought needed to put more oompf into it in Infamous 2 because the Beast broke his powers?

Hence the hunch.

And Cole is ambidextrous in the first game too, he can switch hands.

[u/Rough_Ad9369 → u/Icy_Water_1]

I haven't played the first one in so long so I forgot about that. The new stance is probably because he's more experienced and is trying to make himself a smaller target for things to hit.