Honestly even Ork melee units are just using their pistols instead of meleeing lately. Can't say I blame em, Ork pistols were good before, they're even better now.
I've been trying the new and improved pokkit rokkit. Lotsa fun but buggy. Keeps getting that permacharge bug.
I've been having charge weapon issues all day. PC, Reaper Launcher both seem to not respond to my charges, not respond after switching weapon modes. Shits obnoxious heh.
Also its business as usual for me. Even before patch I would gun down gits without even using my choppa. Dakka slugga ain't nuthin' to mess with.
Melee is just not worth it anymore. The ranged players who happily love killing melee from a range but can't handle the reverse have whined and won. The knife needs to be gutted, period. It should automatically lose any clang (even a rock paper scissors win) and be unable to interrupt dedicated melee strikes.
I think it's anything charge related. I've had problems casting Embolden, Enhance, Daemonbolt, Reaper Launcher
Why is it I still see a solid amount of Banshees and GA with decent scores at the top if melee is crap? Shieldbro is stronger than ever and Banshee's playstyle is perfectly fine. If that wasn't the case, the people I play with wouldn't be able to get 30+ kills almost every game, but they do.
Because some players learn to adapt and where not the ones relying on cheese tactics, JPA fist spam or power sword fast attack spam all along. The melee players finding massive issues now are the ones who in the past could get away with charging a gun face on, obviously now they cannot do this and it is confusing the hell out of them. I am doing ok with my Banshee and Scorpion still, Warlock is a total change in playstyle but is equally doable. You have to manage your loadouts better now and learn how to play all classes well. You cannot (should not if you are a teamplayer) play one class all match, you need to use what is appropriate for what is happening and use redeploy more.
I'm not confused, I knew what the issue was since I first launched the game(melee system is garbage). The problem is just made worse now that the TTK's have gone down and the prevalence of guns went up. Charging a heavy hit to not get d-bashed is now a real risk of getting shot to death by the guy you're trying to hit, not to even mention the increased odds of someone else being there to shoot at you at the same time.