270: A Knife to a Gun Fight

[AgentNein]

They dumbed down the sword in Reach, because now you can block it, and the lunge is a bit smaller, also, they got ride of the double-tap melee as it was a glitch.

Nerfed maybe, but dumbed down? Sounds more like you actually have to put a bit more skill behind utilizing the sword this time around.

 

[greenflash]

i think tf2 got it right because bullets are bullets and knives are shit (but spys with knives are able to backstab for 420 damage) also swords are good but lower your heath.

 

[Towels]

Melee is cool as long as it isn't overpowered. In Modern Warefare 2, I get charged head-on all the time by Commandos, and my shotgun blast to their face does nothing to stop them because Knifing has a higher priority. And usually they come out of it unharmed because technically they knifed me before I shot them. Pretty damn frustrating, really.

Hey, if shooting someone actually stunned them, that would solve that problem.