Originality is rarely a bad thing, at least in itself.
It might have something in it... common sense says that more surface area means (possibility of) better balance... then again controlling such a complex posture and movements may be a lot harder. Maybe you need to tweak it.
Anyways, why haven't I seen you on other threads? You don't seem to comment much
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