User blog comment:Subject 12/Assassinews 04/07 -- Assassin's Creed III at PAX East/@comment-31.46.189.174-20120409201307/@comment-4829046-20120410113838

I agree with Ahaga, smoke bombs don't fit the theme. Mainly it was used to escape or blind but in this new gameplay you have other elements so smoke bombs won't be necessary.