Melee questions

Colour · Aug 28, 2011

Yesterday while playing Red Orchestra 1 I found myself with both my weapon and my grenades shot out of my hand, and left sitting next to an unaware enemy. I found myself realizing that without a weapon, I couldn't do any form of attack. I panicked and picked up a different nearby weapon, then shoot him, however if there was no weapon I could do nothing to anyone!

Can you attack someone without any kind of weapon in Red Orchestra 2?

What differences are there between the melee attacks in Red Orchestra 1 and 2? Are they more deadly? Do they stick to a nearby enemy to make it easier or do they require the same accuracy as before? Do you move faster whilst attempting a melee attack? And are there any 'perks' that improve it in any way?

Dobb · Aug 28, 2011

I could never manage to melee or bayonet right in RO1 because of the lag. However, I heard somewhere that, when you dash and hold the melee button and then let it go, the attack is almost an instant kill.

Might seem to be the case in RO2, when that video had the German stabbing the Russian.

Nikto · Aug 28, 2011

afaik you can't shoot people so they drop their weapons in RO2, so the issue resolved itself?

Garabaldi · Aug 28, 2011

The possibility of weapons being shot out of your hands was removed in HoS, was it not?

gyps · Aug 28, 2011

Not unless dev's have added it back in

but didn't see anyone loose weapon in lastest set og video's

vanelle · Aug 28, 2011

It is not possible to shoot weapons out of the hands as far as I know in Ro:hos

Krobar · Aug 28, 2011

Garabaldi said:
The possibility of weapons being shot out of your hands was removed in HoS, was it not?

Unfortunately.

PatrickPretzels · Aug 28, 2011

You can't lose your weapons, as stated above.

However, there is a "Melee Strength" stat that can improve. I saw it in a screenshot.

LHeureux · Aug 28, 2011

You can still drop your weapons or run out of ammo.

jalex3 · Aug 28, 2011

LHeureux said:
You can still drop your weapons or run out of ammo.

Run out of ammo use melee, also not dropping your gun is a good idea.

Nikto · Aug 28, 2011

LHeureux said:
You can still drop your weapons or run out of ammo.

yes but you can hardly complain that you can't kill anyone after you dropped all your weapons deliberately

echutter · Aug 28, 2011

Now onto another subject :hijack:, who else likes the weapons falling out of hands while being shot in the hand or forearm?

teemu92 · Aug 28, 2011

I hope you can still get your weapon shot out of your hand, its cool when it happens on Ro1

and you're glad he hit your gun and not yourself.

LHeureux · Aug 28, 2011

jalex3 said:
Run out of ammo use melee, also not dropping your gun is a good idea.

Well..people might drop their guns because it has no ammo left and might be looking for another weapon when an enemy comes by

. Then a melee attack with the hands could be usefull.

teemu92 · Aug 28, 2011

LHeureux said:
Well..people might drop their guns because it has no ammo left and might be looking for another weapon when an enemy comes by . Then a melee attack with the hands could be usefull.

Yeah man, would be nice if you could punch people!

Nikto · Aug 28, 2011

LHeureux said:
Well..people might drop their guns because it has no ammo left and might be looking for another weapon when an enemy comes by . Then a melee attack with the hands could be usefull.

attacks with bare hands usually last quit some time, most of it spent on the ground trying to strangle the other guy while trying to keep him from doing the same to you.
keep the gun in your hands til you find another, or be smart and start looking for one BEFORE you run out of ammo

Jimmy_Jacked · Aug 28, 2011

Don't think i have ever been alive long enough to run out of ammo haha

jalex3 · Aug 28, 2011

LHeureux said:
Well..people might drop their guns because it has no ammo left and might be looking for another weapon when an enemy comes by . Then a melee attack with the hands could be usefull.

Would you not be better off keeping the gun in case you find ammo, go to supply point or maybe pick up another gun first then drop the empty one?

Putting in punching would take a lot of work, I don't think your fist will beat bullets or melee.

҈Oc†ө · Aug 28, 2011

echutter said:
Now onto another subject :hijack:, who else likes the weapons falling out of hands while being shot in the hand or forearm?

i do!!!

i hope they add this "feature" (lol) back in RO2

Sheps · Aug 28, 2011

This brings up the more important matter of why the heck did TW remove the ability to get a weapon shot out of your hand?!

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