So, is this y’alls meta again, berserker or viking with elder sword?
I’ve encountered countless preds in pubs doing this. They don’t use anything else, no caster, no bow…only melee spamming the sword or sickel.
I can see how this works against randoms in pubs, but will get you nowhere with a coordinated team.
stupid is as stupid does
though there have been a few people complaining that the armor buff is making the heavies too op cause sometimes they kill someone and get away with it
which is just LOL
But what can you expect from randoms? I see how easy it is for someone to win using this tactic.
There are a ton of newer Players out there right now, They have yet to experience more than a few losses to Pre-mades they are still to green. They will learn in time.
Coordinated teams are rare. But when you find one it’s literally FT Hunting Grounds. 🤷♀️ I don’t envy the job of balancing this game.
Alot of those newer players are kids , most random games I hop into they sound like 8 years old . The last few games I encountered this in as pred I could hear an adult trying to help them in their team , I just kill ai and let them complete the mission
Glad I wasn’t the only one.
Viking + elder sword = Zerker Combi Meta.
Next to the No-charge plasma spam.
No charge plasma spam is a last resort for me 😄 when I’m a bright green pulp and need to test their health
87 used it as a last resort in the movie! xD. I’ll accept that.
Just a shame when you see 14:48 and you’re already getting casted by someone with downrange who isn’t charging their shots.
I can imagine, I never use down range even though I’ve started using the bow and caster a bit more . Playing as fireteam I know how frustrating it can be , but I have no idea if they have buffed the splash damage? I was almost dropped with 3 quick shots just from the splash from the comms truck on overgrowth? They weren’t hitting me directly but as you said, maybe they used downrange
If it’s effective the majority of the time, then i couldn’t call if stupid.
Honestly the way the player base lately is you could run scout with wristblades only and have little difficulty. Everything is working because no one knows what they’re doing. Hell I’m soooo lazy with pred anymore
AOE got buffed a while back, maybe they should have added increased AOE after mid way charge?
Who knows.
Elder sword though… feel it has a PULL on FT trying to get away from it as well.
They definitely weren’t full charges , half way? Maybe . I used to run the elder sword for its speed , but I switched over to combi as it doubles up as melee and ranged . I see alot of people use the sickle? With the combi it just feels that trying to get away from it is tough
there need to be a FT training course that new players must complete before they can play online
No. Melee is not the meta. Stahp
Its because they’re not confident they can hit anything using ranged. Once they start getting parried into stun into 3 second death or just knifed into a coma by 2 people while swinging slow garbage combos around they’ll learn
Real question is when are FT randos going to learn to just switch to knife and mash heavy attack with their eyes closed if they see a melee pred
For me personally there are so many people running around not really knowing what they’re doing 8 out of 10 matches are uncoordinated teams. 3 out of those 10 matches have one or two players that realize they can kill the predator fairly easily.
I’ve been running a lot of Valkyrie katana lately and having a lot of fun slicing potatoes. Any other time I have to hide and pop shots and pray to God I can get a kill without getting second winded. So for me it’s worth trying to power through a few matches that I’m out matched in if I’m just trying to have fun and melee.
I will admit I’m not that good at parrying, so it’s frustrating. I have to play smart and not be so agressive when I encounter those type of players in pubs when I’m solo. In a way it’s good, because it gives me a challenge. On the other hand, it burns a hole in my stomach when I die to those players.
