Favorite Melee?

(konakona) #21

Ahh hating katana in this game. Katana is too weabo in general, makes me feel like a nerd. It looks so stupid when kira carries katana with one hand :s . SD, you already have cricket bat animation, why not use it? It’s like 5 minutes work.

(Vaasref) #22

Melee hit detection in this game is just garbage.

The katana is a bit easier to deal with, but it’s hit detection is worse than the trusty Beckhill.
It’s specially visible with Aura’s tombstones.

(BananaSlug) #23

…You sure about that?[/quote]

nope, i always thought it does 75, but it does 80, my bad

(EverythingElse) #24

WHERE IS THE KATANA I WANT THE KATANA

(AnimeDude) #25

I don’t think I’ve literally ever EVER killed someone with the stilleto alone, you have to be inside of their model to hit people with it, the kukri is also wonky to use. Beckhill has a nice movespeed, respectable damage, a good swing speed so you can dash around someone while you cut them up, and reliable hit detection. It’s just the best.

(Grave_Knight) #26

Sword should be included. Just because only two Mercs can use it doesn’t give it reason to be excluded. They’ve already said future Mercs will also have it (who knows when we’ll see said future merc).[quote=“konakona;196184”]Ahh hating katana in this game. Katana is too weabo in general, makes me feel like a nerd. It looks so stupid when kira carries katana with one hand :s . SD, you already have cricket bat animation, why not use it? It’s like 5 minutes work.[/quote]Only thing particularly weaby about it, is the name of the weapon, which (excuse me while I nerd rant) is a completely inaccurate name as the katana is a very, very specific kind of sword, a single-edged curved sword forged using tamahagane (steel processed to remove its impurities through a folding technique) using traditional techniques. The sword we get in game is obviously a saber forged from spring steel with a titanium carbon nitride coating which is as far from traditional forging techniques as you can get.

Only reason they call it a katana is because it’s an easily recognized name (and the devs are probably as knowledgeable as most people are about swords and katana).

(Amerika) #27

I’m going to take this time to mention how much I despise the Kukri and it’s horrible hit detection. It’s completely unreliable to use as a melee option to the point of me never using it in a fight and it has gotten me kill multiple times due to it simply not gibbing targets it should gib and me either needing to spend more time on another swipe or them getting revived at my feet and then eating dirt to them + the person reviving.

I do like the Cricket Bat though when it comes to straight up melee fights, gibbing and hitting people in general since the Katana isn’t an option on the poll. It’s downside is your reduced speed when you have it out.

(Dysfnal) #28

I got a kill with the Stilnotto today, while playing execution (I think gallery makes it a blast to play, but I still only play for missions and daily rewards). Anyway, I was trying out my G72 Aimee, and I took a Pheonix down to low health, started to run so I decided to give chase (he was the last enemy alive). It took me one stab, a miracle, I can’t even hit katana lunges.

(HamanDinduNuffin) #29

Kukri is a short sword…

Phalanx Sword

Kukri Knife

knife?

(Grave_Knight) #30

Yes, knife. Like the machete, another knife, it has a short blade, shorter (roughly 1 1/2 feet) than what qualifies as a sword (2 feet to 4 feet long blade).

(peculiarDestiny) #31

the katana is kinda cool, i love that -sword-
but as knife i like the Beckhill knife.

(Dr_Plantboss) #32

The beckhill is just… good. The Stilnotto is useless, the Cricket Bat’s hitbox is wonky, and the Kukri pretty much IS the cricket bat…

(Dysfnal) #33

I have fallen in love with my absolute shit humble bundle proxy, because of Beckhill Chopper

(CyberVonCyberus) #34

i love the kukri only 2 light attacks is enought to kill any 120 hp or lower mercs + its avaible on both stoker and thunder

(sgtCrookyGrin) #35

umm it does 55 damage on a light swing which means it has to kill 120hp with 3 swings…

(FalseLumpy) #36

Where’s the defib on this list

(Sorotia) #37

[quote=“FrostyVampire;186737”]Kukri looks the best and it does more damage on right AND left clicks.
Beckhill is ok, no pros or cons
Stilnotto is useless because there are no 85hp mercs and 70hp (2 left click hits) don’t kill anyone, I honestly think they need to give it a small buff, either 90 damage right click or slightly faster attack speed
Cricket Bat looks ugly and the hitboxes are broken, I once tried to break the glass on Bridge to get to the obj and I missed 3 hits when I was right near the glass so I ended up firing it with my pistol[/quote]

Yeah…something is wrong with the bat, every time I’m on a character with it I just use my sidearm to break the glass.

(awesomeBeetle) #38

Kukri looks very awesome, but hard to use in DB.

(Boory Marks) #39

I just like it because it is the only melee I’m legitimately good at