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[Cav Scout 85]

A different question on this . I saw the pic of the beta post with the Atlas right up in someones face. Will the mechs have a punch ability???

[Teirdome]

I've heard no mention of melee attacks. Simply charges and death from above.

[Maxxinator]

It's been confirmed that there are no melee attacks. YES! I honestly hate melee

Edited by Maxxinator, 11 July 2012 - 11:03 AM.

[Odins Fist]

How about Mechs with Baseball caps and Blue Jeans...???

[Noble 1]

I just watch the artwork and where is the Madcat, the Thor, the Uziel, the Cougar, the Shadow Cat?? Are they really thinking not bringing those mech back??

[ConanTheGamer]

The best use for hands (& arms) is getting up after being knocked down. I liked melee attacks especially with weapons (Hatchet Man & Ax Man). The jumping kicks were cool but the Death From Above was about worthless. When I use to play the TT 9 times out of 10 I would end up falling down.

[Davoke]

Noble 1, on 11 July 2012 - 11:25 AM, said:

I just watch the artwork and where is the Madcat, the Thor, the Uziel, the Cougar, the Shadow Cat?? Are they really thinking not bringing those mech back??

[REDACTED] Then please check what date the game starts. And then go to Sarna.net and check when those mechs appear. And then do a little history searching to find out when they are first seen by the I.S.
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Edited by Helmer, 11 July 2012 - 09:28 PM.
Being helpful is appreciated, no need to be rude.

[Odins Fist]

WOW

[MechRaccoon]

Noble 1, on 11 July 2012 - 11:25 AM, said:

I just watch the artwork and where is the Madcat, the Thor, the Uziel, the Cougar, the Shadow Cat?? Are they really thinking not bringing those mech back??

At least, not right now.

[xxx WreckinBallRaj xxx]

Lore wise Mechs have hands so they can help out in construction/loading/etc purposes, climb terrain, or grab/punch enemy Mechs.(I'd love to seen an Atlas grab a puny little Commando and throw him a good 300 meters) In the game however they will just make your Mech cooler looking. They won't offer any advantages or disadvantages.(You could argue they are a waste of tons but it's a moot point because in reality the game designers decide if that is true or not. Game stats wise hands and fingers will probably be weightless to your Mech variant)

MechRaccoon, on 11 July 2012 - 08:14 PM, said:

At least, not right now.

If that were true they wouldn't have picked the year the Clans invaded. They coulda just as well went with 3030 to avoid Clan Tech, seeing as how the game isn't going to be around in 20 years. They intentionally picked 3049 for a reason; it's right before the war between IS and Clan, so obviously they are planning to do something with that.

Noble 1, on 11 July 2012 - 11:25 AM, said:

I just watch the artwork and where is the Madcat, the Thor, the Uziel, the Cougar, the Shadow Cat?? Are they really thinking not bringing those mech back??

Please read some FAQs and Dev posts because asking questions that have already been answered 2000 times. You could also try searching "Clan Mechs" instead of asking this question in a topic that has nothing to do with it.

[Merciless531]

Riin Suul, on 11 July 2012 - 11:34 AM, said:

I'm pretty sure you are just being a troll.

if you aren't, go read the damn faq, and learn to use the forum search function

or maybe hes a newbie and has only made one post but is a nice warm welcome u made, not everyone reads lore on this ish, see you on the battlefield book worms

Edited by Merciless531, 11 July 2012 - 09:22 PM.

[Merciless531]

Davoke, on 11 July 2012 - 11:37 AM, said:

If you are not a troll. Then please check what date the game starts. And then go to Sarna.net and check when those mechs appear. And then do a little history searching to find out when they are first seen by the I.S.
Goodbye and good riddance.

^^^ same goes to you

[TLBFestus]

I seriously hope that they don't ever allow melee into the game.

I just see too many opportunities for griefers to abuse it and ruin the game.

[Merciless531]

I can see a troll jihad mech build that would totally ruin game play, some guy runs around in a well armored mech with decent speed and low armaments trying to punch people, like CoD tactical knife + sprint build, so cheese.

[xxx WreckinBallRaj xxx]

TLBFestus, on 11 July 2012 - 09:36 PM, said:

I seriously hope that they don't ever allow melee into the game.

I just see too many opportunities for griefers to abuse it and ruin the game.

I don't quite see how you would grieve or abuse with it... but I could agree that it would probably be stupid to feature in the game. Imagine fighting an enemy Hunchback and him trying to run up to punch you in the face over and over rather than just shoot at you. Also it logically I don't think it would do enough damage to be worth it. Mechs arms so, or so I believed, built only for aiming and holding weapons to be fired, not built to put any kind of power into a strike or punch.

[Grajo]

ConanTheGamer, on 11 July 2012 - 11:28 AM, said:

The best use for hands (& arms) is getting up after being knocked down. I liked melee attacks especially with weapons (Hatchet Man & Ax Man). The jumping kicks were cool but the Death From Above was about worthless. When I use to play the TT 9 times out of 10 I would end up falling down.

Nah, the best use for hands is to pick a tore down arm of another mech and use it as a club... well, maybe is not the best use, but it is the funniest use.

[Reoh]

Cav Scout 85, on 11 July 2012 - 10:56 AM, said:

A different question on this . I saw the pic of the beta post with the Atlas right up in someones face. Will the mechs have a punch ability???

There will be DFA and Charge, but punch\kick won't be in for launch and won't be added at all untill they can make it balanced and AWESOME!!!