89 replies to this topic

[Scabrous]

This is very important.

[Eximar]

Not at launch. Later,...only time will tell.

[Kazzamo]

You can ram the enemy and do DFA attacks, but that's it for melee at the moment.

[Torcip]

Maybe, maybe not. We'll never know until it happens, or doesn't.

[Tincan Nightmare]

Ah watch what videos you use, Harmony Gold might jump in here and declare shenanigans!

[DarkTreader]

Tincan Nightmare, on 21 June 2012 - 07:24 PM, said:

Ah watch what videos you use, Harmony Gold might jump in here and declare shenanigans!

Psh, what're you talking about? I see a Marauder bitchslapping a Wasp (or Valkyrie?), and some kind of strange half-aborted UrbanMech in the background trying to SHOOP DA WHOOP.

[Kanatta Jing]

DarkTreader, on 21 June 2012 - 07:26 PM, said:

Psh, what're you talking about? I see a Marauder bitchslapping a Wasp (or Valkyrie?), and some kind of strange half-aborted UrbanMech in the background trying to SHOOP DA WHOOP.

It's a Flea.

And the fact that all of this is 100% accurate is why we can't have those.

[Chillybill]

NO

[Ian]

I would imagine at some point there will be. After all its just a couple more 'short range guns'.

[Ruby Pinch]

That gif is absolutely hilarious.

As a fan of both series, I would really like it if they gave battlemechs the ability to grapple with their hands. Even if it didn't make it into the game, I have always wanted to see an Atlas grab the head of a smaller mech and tear its head off. That, or pick up a towed artillery gun and use it as a impromptu rifle.

[Eiki]

Melee combat would lend itself well to brawler builds. The risk of it would be all the damage you take trying to get in close enough. In my opinion, you should be allowed to punch if your mech has a hand. This could be balanced by giving a long recovery time for a swing or perhaps having the player stumble if the miss while moving. Mechs with only weapons attached should have to kick and landing the kick would be super important or you risk falling over, but a successful kick will stumble the enemy or even knock them over.

[Kazzamo]

That was one of the nice things about quads. No pilot skill rolls to see if you fell when you tried to kick.

[Wales Grey]

I think that this game ought have Mech-Fu, as I'm unsure how a Dragon-1N is to contribute anything of value without it.

Also, Justice Foot.

[Knight2pwn]

I would be surprised if melee was put in in any really large way. I'm not saying I'm against it, only that no MechWarrior game has had it in other than ramming/collision detection and such. So I doubt it will be in. FYI MechWarrior Tactics will have no melee combat either. Different game but they might be following a similar design. And that means no grabbing trees and smacking a mech down with it.

[Mantis]

Awww yeah!

[Kazzamo]

Yeah... the no melee in MWT really makes me sad. They are going with a turn based strat why /not/ have melee?

[Januph]

Probly come with Hatchetman/Axman update. Berzerker later would be crazyy.
I'm amazed this games coming. Hopefully no bouncing centurians.

[Norhiak]

well, i dream go with my Axe Man or Berserk and made a Death From Avobe screaming... DIEEE...!!!

[CowboyHatValor]

Ram and Death from Above. Charge forward and use the momentum to force the enemy into the ground, or use jets to crush them from the sky.

Those are the only melee options at the moment.

[Januph]

Does anyone leg shot anymore, a little Atlas sweet shin music.