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This is an incredibly well written and well informed response. At first I was pretty on board with these changes, and I think I still am, but your post definitely made me think things through. I think every single one of your points is valid, especially the point about grapple mechanics.
I in no way want them to change that and I think grappling is absolutely perfect. It is easily my favorite feature of the game and taking away momentum manipulation may very well ruin that for me. Your point about making the salvager much more close ranged seems like a very valid fix for this and I seriously hope the devs see this and hopefully decide to go in that direction instead.
TL;DR PLEASE DONT CHANGE THE GRAPPLE MECHANICS DEVS IT IS YOUR BEST FEATURE DONT RUIN A GREAT THING
An important clarification is that the movement restrictions while grappling only take effect while you are actively using your salvage tool. Otherwise it will remain as it is.