Parrying getting annoying

#41

Then why are you still complaining about parrying? It’s pretty easy to avoid… If you’re getting parried and keep standing there trying to attack, that’s on you. Gotta dance man.

#42

well thats why i use nets and only go in when iv worn the team down with ranged.

Bow for me isnt that great as its inefficient use of the peak time you get. a charged plasma or 2 quick shots is much better use of the 1second of time u get between revealing yourself and being melted.

#43

and if you get chance to fire more than 1 or 2 arrows or plasma shots then the team your playing against are not situationally aware. Good teams dont give u chance to do that.

#44

I’m simply agreeing with the OP and adding feedback. I never said I’m just standing there. Just that parry is trash and melee on this game is a meme

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#45

Rapiers were for civilian protection in urban situations… And yeah, they were effective against poncy gits in floofy clothes, wigs and inflated cod pieces, but you wouldn’t stand a chance against a man at arms or a knight with a broad sword/pole axe in a proper battle.

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#46

Melee in any predator film is a meme… Harrigan parrying the city hunter with his own smart disk was the inspiration for what we got here… I agree it’s dumb, but again there are ways to avoid it. Use the battle axe, and become a goddamn sexual tyrannosaurus… Just like me.

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#47

has anyone tried the Brute or Warrior specializations yet, they are geared towards parries. i haven’t tried them personally, just wondering if they’re useful.

#48

LMAO… You are so full of shit

#49

well if they parry the combistick you can always chuck it in their face

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#50

good luck with that… many have tried, few have succeeded. 90% of the time you’ll miss

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#51

The most OP parry tactic I’ve ever pulled off so far is to use no-scope shots with the SAWZ between parries against a zerker with wristblades.
Due to his higher recovery time compared to other classes you can literally:
Parry - noscope - parry - noscope And so on, until he’s dead.
And you get the right rythm for parrying automatically, while he can’t do anything.
I need to find that video again where I did it the last time.
But it requires a really stupid Zerker that doesn’t stop trying to hit you. xD

#52

Combistick melee has actual garbage swing speed, the first two hits are tickle damage and the tracking on half the melee roster is a meme.

Backpedalling while holding the fire button to kill the pred? Unheard of!
@KameofWar

You don’t always have to cut into your dps by parrying fyi.
Pretty sure you have your reply button macro’d too otherwise not sure why you’re replying to me, begone.

#53

yeah if there doing a full mash combo on you just backpedal unless they started hitting you from the back
you will kill them every time with a few certain builds (support thick skin for example using a PDW/ARW) this gets even dumber with some specs come into play (sniper/leader/deadly/duelist or just the support passive damage reduction)

the only time this doesn’t work is if the melee pred has a brain and is jumping in between every single swing like they are supposed to do to not just die

or are using the ghost spec and being a fuckin strobe light where if you do miss a parry you will die first
cause strangely enough the ghost spec requires you to respect predator melee and actually learn how to parry or die strange though that now that it’s in the game everyone is saying it’s op and should be nerfed though
when without it you just didn’t have to parry at all unless you were nerfing yourself by running low hp classes or not running hp perks/dmg reduction

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#54

Just use long range as Predator.

#55

Well I’m not talking about armor.
But you can move way more and swing more easily with a Rapier.
So I see it being easier to use.

#56

Combistick will still wreck you. More reach.

#57

I play as Dutch 1987 and do this do with thick skin and heavy hitter perks. Also, my aim is shit and thats all I am good for is bait.

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#58

FT output is better and will kill you faster.

#59

Have you seen Chivarly 2 yet? I tried the open beta and it has great medieval melee combat. Weapons and armor feels heavy and the game is brutal. I would recommend it, if your into that sort of thing.

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#60

I’m talking about a real life situation.
With no training I see the rapier being the easiest to use.
I dont see a random sword fight happening but if it does and i can choose my sword, I’m going Rapier.

I’m pretty decent and quick, so figure it’s my best bet.
Actually I figure its the average person’s best bet.

Now as for in game, if the melee system gets improved, rapier would definitely beat combi.
Cause youd be able to attack and avoid easily, plus do parry into attack.

But this will never happen.
We wont ever get a nice advance melee system