Ok now if Bungie makes it so the player is still alive during the split second after your assailant takes you down but before he actually stabs you that would be UNBELIEVABLY AWESOME. Just imagine, you see your buddy turn the corner, the fool thinks he's safe!...or she. An enemy reveals himself, he was invisible the whole time! Your buddy gets taken down to his knees, you see the enemy take out his knife- but wait! you have a sniperrrr. Omg boom head shot and your teammate quickly gets back on his feet. I realize that this is more work for Bungie seeing as they would have to write another animation script in order for a dude to get back on his feet, but IMO it would be just so satisfying knowing that WITHOUT a doubt you totally just saved that dude's life. Or dudette's! I was praying that epic games would do the same thing with the assassinations in g.o.w. Same story, you're down but not out and some fool comes up to curb stomp you. You're on your back screaming bloody murder, practically kissing the guy's boot when POP! the attacker's head is no longer whole. You would then believably get back into the normal down but not out position.