In my experience the only things jumping actually does in pvp is one keep your momentum going when you get stunned and break fast enough you continue to move in the direction you were going if you got caught in mid air and two *** people off.

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The targeting reticule around your mouse pointer is bigger than the distance of a jump, so unfortunately no, it doesn’t make any difference beyond puzzling the opposition. There are some rare cases where it might glitch your way out of an area of affect but that’s about it. It’s a psychological thing mostly

Just an [snip] reflex I acquired from Counter strike 1.6.
Does nothing.

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I can’t say for certain but it feels as though it makes targeting harder on non tab targeted enemies, seems as though when jumping through templar jab spam you get hit far less.

Jumping helps keep your momentum in the direction of the jump, in case you get CC; but there is also a minor direct damage desync when a DD lands while target activates jump nullifying the hit.

There is no real reason why jumping in fights is thing. It gives you no advantage, maybe only better aiming while playing ranged characters

But mostly it is by-product of eso's high apm playstyles, it helps you to keep momentum and stay sharp (at least for me)
It would be ok if they make jumping cost stamina or if it disables stam regen but until then i will keep jumping

There are absolutely advantages to jumping. Anyone who says otherwise just isn't doing it right. Reading through this thread, I agree with a lot of the points already made, momentum and LOS are the two biggest. Anyone who's ever dueled on a dizzy swing build knows how annoying it is that people can jump through your character, while holding block. It's super frustrating.
Also the pot thing that someone else mentioned. When you're sprinting, you can't pop a pot, but if you jump, you keep going forward, but can also pop potions.
And the ability to swivel your camera around without having to back pedal.
The ability to block while repositioning.
Oh and targeting on range builds.
And there's a lot of subtleties and inconsistencies with animation cancelling right now. Some things are easier to cancel in the air, no idea why.

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I see these players jumping up and down and they seem to die just as easily as any other player. Unless, they happen to be a player that I know is really good anyway. Then they are hard to kill . But does jumping have anything to do with it?

I am pretty sure if you are trying to rush into a keep and are jumping, it does nothing. You still get hit by meatbags, oil and cold fire if you are in the red circle. I don't think jumping avoids, eg Shalks or blastbones or any procs.

Has anyone actually tested what skills area affected by jumping?

Or is it entirely a matter of getting out of the target reticle?

My main has enough stamina for only 3 roll dodges. I avoid using stamina in combat for this reason to preserve those 3 rolls until I absolutely need them. That said usually when I do I mix in jumps (often the opposite way) to throw people off.

Jumping is the only skill in the game that requires no resources at all. Everyone should be jumping constantly. It makes no sense not to.

It makes you look ridiculous

Jumping should cost stamina as it gives benefits as some mentioned, im not repeating them. Of course not as much stam as a rolldodge but u shouldn't be free and its really annoying. I do it myself i admit.