Sometimes when you jump off a cliff you can find a part of the cliff that is sloped a bit and ‘slide’ against it to reduce fall damage. There should be a ‘sliding’ animation for this. It will make players aware of when they are or are not sliding and if they should turn around and grab onto the cliff or not.
Good observation. Not only sliding, but the game lacks much in the reaction department; letting players know when something works or not.
Agreed