Melee Sugestion

I use to play Empires allot but for some reason I think it misses something - a sword/knife.

Sometimes you want to do a stealth attack(kill someone from behind), kill someone when you have got no ammo or try a final attack using just melee.

But this is impossible as doing melee with the pistol is slow.

I sugest:
Add a new weapon: Sword/Knife
Sword for Brenodi(Short ninja sword)
Knife for NF(Combat Knife)

You could either way choose a pistol or a knife.

Cons:
Close combat can sometimes pretty frustrating if people kill you from behind using a melee weapon.

To fix this decrease the damage and make it that people will be pushed back/away when hit by a melee weapon giving them a chance to run away.

Pros:
Better close combat, it wouldnt be overpowered but it would become quite handy.

 

Why is the pistol slow?

 

Secondary attack(melee) is slow. We need a cool knife wich can do bigger damage on short range but is useless at long range(duh!).

It will be the pistol or a sword. I have many situations I wished I had a sword.

 

melee upgrade does enough damage to kill

 

Stil it is so ridicliously slow that you are allready dead before you can do anything. And it isnt releastic or fun either.

What is more realisitc?
Killing someone using the back of a pistol or using a combat knife or a ninja sword?

What is more fun?
Killing someone very slowly using the back of your pistol, or pushing him back and cut him to pieces using your combar knife or sword?

 

You should see simon(emp_recruit) on district with that melee upgrade. I'd swear hes hacking.

 

smg3. 'nuff said.

 

If melee actually worked I'd probably only play that on district. Its so annoying though when your running behind someone and land like 10 hits but none of them register. /rage.

 

I answered you, then please answer me.

 

i lol'd at the ninja sword. The melee has been made better in 2.2, so perhaps you should wait and see when it gets released.

 

Melee isnt overpowered, just blast them before they can hit you ya git.
Melee isnt some sorta super long-range sniper

 

Yeah, empires needs dedicated melee weapons

I can has spear?

 

If you feel like modeling, skinning, and animating these particular weapons then they might be included. Otherwise it's a massive waste of time.

 

I hope we wont have to code them either

 

My only problem with the current melee system, is being unable to do it when you're out of ammo in the clip... Which, is when you need it most.

 

the scout shotty coming in after 2.3 will effectively be a melee weapon?

 

Melee dosn't cost any ammo and youdont have to pick it over any other weapon so it is only natural it should not be a very effective way of killing stuff, rather a last resort when you're out of ammo.

 

If we are gonna have melee, could I then please have a massive 2-handed sword and the accompanied full plate armor and heavy warhorse with it, please?

And damned be it if the sword won't be able to cut tanks in one fell sweep.

 

fuck that

you want a spear so you can deliever COUCHED LANCE DAMAGE

 

Touché!