Look at this real quick: http://plays.tv/video/5714f9db59047b711b/my-own-brother-why-t-t?from=user That's an old video from last year when we were in Alpha and HOLY GORKAMOLY I FORGOT HOW INSANE MELEE WAS BACK THEN! The swing distance, the damage, and all the zoggin' bugs! I remember when I always clipped through people with my strong attacks giving me free back stabs since melee in the back was always 2x damage. This was also after they removed the free life steal every melee had so if it was still in I would have kept going despite my brother's best efforts to tk me. Only reason I bring this up is because a few gits have been spouting off that melee was better in alpha.... yeah if you meant broken as hell. Sweet Gork I do miss when axes were useful though. I miss my power axe. Anybody else want to reminisce with me?
Axes still usable, not great but still more than usable. And yes, alpha melee was stupid, yet we have a derp brigade championing it's return. The JPAcolypse will have a second coming if they have their way.
Oh yeah I miss old blackbolt too. Okay maybe not every bit of it (the starting area was awful) but I miss having a 4 point claustrophobic map like that. It was a melee main's dream.
I miss smaller maps where vehicles and mobile spawn points didn't quite matter as much. Where there was little walking to the glorious carnage!
Melee ain't perfect, there is a lot to do on the current version of it. But Alpha melee was bonkers, you had no chance against melee-characters at all, and i am glad it's gone. While i think Range is much more viable at the moment, melee isn't dead. Just harder to do right What should make a comback though is that Damage Mitigation we had when in melee combat. That Glow around your head or whatever. Liked that to be honest
Blue shoulders. Supposedly that was supposed to be a wargear piece but I guess they either scrapped it or haven't comeback to it yet. I would totally be on board for paying 250-300 LP for a Wargear piece that gives you Ranged Damage Mitigation(and ONLY Ranged damage) after making melee contact with an enemy. Something like 25% or whatnot. I might actually survive getting shot at while melee'ing once and awhile then.
I miss sending a Rhino careening across the map with a good Power Fist swing. Those frilly Eldar tanks would probably have been sent to a different solar system.
Buddy...pal...friend...we can do that again NOW. Now get out there and channel all your hatred into your fist and punch some shit really hard.
