Melee suggestions/idea's, come share them here!

[Julian Schaalje]

Naval idea: If you hit the ship, it will be nice if you see the holes in there.

[Andee]

Naval idea: If you hit the ship, it will be nice if you see the holes in there.

This thread is for melee suggestions. If you want to discuss naval, make a thread about it

[Dutch]

The combat since the server latency fix has been improved. However, the combat is still very clunky and hitboxes very small, the hitboxes are very accurate around the character, don't get me wrong. However, because bayonets are so accurate when thrusting you'll most likely miss alot. Swords are very bias in Holdfast, and have super quick swing animations. Can we do something about this?

[Refleax]

The combat since the server latency fix has been improved. However, the combat is still very clunky and hitboxes very small, the hitboxes are very accurate around the character, don't get me wrong. However, because bayonets are so accurate when thrusting you'll most likely miss alot. Swords are very bias in Holdfast, and have super quick swing animations. Can we do something about this?

Yes, indeed! We will be working on a new set of sword animations. The hitbox will also be looked into.

[Marceaux]

The combat since the server latency fix has been improved. However, the combat is still very clunky and hitboxes very small, the hitboxes are very accurate around the character, don't get me wrong. However, because bayonets are so accurate when thrusting you'll most likely miss alot. Swords are very bias in Holdfast, and have super quick swing animations. Can we do something about this?

Yes, indeed! We will be working on a new set of sword animations. The hitbox will also be looked into.

What about the overall speed/delay of blocks and attacks with a bayonet?

[elhlyn]

This may sound really petty, but I would really like for bayonets to be detachable and have an effect on a musket.besides of how awesome it would be when a regiment in sync fix bayonets, I do find it kinda silly that when you reload in first person, you kinda look like you're slitting your wrists when ramming the bullet in. The only benifit of having a bayonet fixed on your gun is quick and easy response (as appose to having to take a short moment to fix and remove bayonets) the downside could be that accuracy is hampered (which is true, this is why bayonets aren't always fixed on rifles in combat). granted, the hampered accuracy of a MUSKET isn't too big of a deal so maybe it takes a bit more time to reload your musket with a bayonet fixed on it (after all, it's sharp and pointy)

[Intel Guardian]

It seems pretty niche. Most line infantry and a lot of light infantry had their bayonets fixed almost all the time, though I guess it would be nice for rifles.

[TooL69]

Why bayonets / sabers began to kill with one blow? Is this what you call a good balance?

[Anthony]

The combat since the server latency fix has been improved. However, the combat is still very clunky and hitboxes very small, the hitboxes are very accurate around the character, don't get me wrong. However, because bayonets are so accurate when thrusting you'll most likely miss alot. Swords are very bias in Holdfast, and have super quick swing animations. Can we do something about this?

Yes, indeed! We will be working on a new set of sword animations. The hitbox will also be looked into.

+1
What about the overall speed/delay of blocks and attacks with a bayonet?

[NickCole]

All I'm saying is if holdfast melee doesn't improve in about a month of two the game will die faster. If Holdfast melee an become alot better then tons of more people will buy the game especially competitive players. I would say improve people's movement with a bayonet like the block is kinda slow and you can barely move much when you are in melee mode with a musket.

[Royalist]

Why bayonets / sabers began to kill with one blow? Is this what you call a good balance?

Getting stabed and slashed kind of.. hurts..

[Almqvist]

I just get annoyed when it takes 3 hits to kill that goddamn flagbearer

[Sgt.Nightfire]

When you take a knee, you cannot switch from bayonet to musket and vice versa. This is incredibly annoying as sometimes in first person i forgot i was kneeling and got pissed why my bayonet would not come out.

[Faultier]

Yeah they should fix it that players can abort reloading by klicking right mouse button and than change to bayonet.


Btw: It would be also a nice feature for light infantry/riflemen if you could attach/remove the bayonet. Fixed for close combat while removed bayonets will increase the accuracy a bit. As disadvantage your melee attack with unattached bayonets (buttstock) will be less lethal

[Ead]

Any notice how Flag bearers tend to go on rampages with that thing? I'm not sure what it is but the flag is doing more work than most bayonets.

(also seconding the ability to switch into melee from crouch. Happens to me all the time.)