WWAUT - Melee Improvements

[Yoshiro]

With E3 only days away, many players are working out the best way to stream the content they want to consume. We strongly recommend that you tune in at twitch.tv/pcgamer for the inaugural PC Gaming Show on Tues June 16th at 6PM PST. It's literally a LIVE E3 version of WWAUT! Now with that out of the way, let us talk about bringing a knife to a gunfight.

Over the past few weeks, the melee system has been getting some extra enhancement. As noted previously we

 

[Mätibaggings]

Only parrying that actually matters is against scrakes, fleshpounds and hans. If the scrake or hans gains unparriable attacks, I'm pretty certain you are going to see a drop in zerk players.
Have to wait and see I guess

 

[KF_]

While I'm very happy with these changes, blocking while moving at full speed essentially means that all players take -50% damage when kiting.

I'd like to see the blocking damage reduction persist for 1 second after you drop it, so in the event that you miss a parry, due to say sever side lag, you are not penalized as severely.

 

[-=}WoLvErInE{=-]

As always Great Work!

 

[Blow-Ya-Mind]

Its a step in the right direction lets see how it plays out,

 

[Jovial]

This is very interesting and cool, but please tell me you also plan to add optional keybinds for the different directional attacks? It would be great for anyone coming from games like Chivalry or Mount and Blade. Their melee system is superior for a reason, and it's the fine control it offers you.

I realize you have to adapt to your console version, but that's why it would be optional. Please consider this, at least a portion of your PC gaming crowd would LOVE you for it.

 

[Lorkenpeist]

We saw that some players were confused about when they had successfully parried (vs stumbled) so now each zed has a different animation for each state.

Wait, I thought parrying stumbled zeds? There's a difference? Please explain to this n00b what the difference is. I obviously haven't played enough Berserker.

 

[Lieutenant Skittles]

This is awesome to hear, Berserker was one of my favorite classes to play in the first game so seeing him be so underpowered in this game saddened me. I'm very happy to see the reworking of the perk, and I can't wait for for what's around the bend at E3.

 

[TheTCREngineer]

Wait, I thought parrying stumbled zeds? There's a difference? Please explain to this n00b what the difference is. I obviously haven't played enough Berserker.

Edit:Nope, Hes talking about the stumbling and parrying animations. They are similar, but they aren't the same.

Edit Edit:There are no parrying animations, they want to make new animations for zeds who have been parried rather than giving them the stumbling animation.

 

[Lorkenpeist]

Edit:Nope, Hes talking about the stumbling and parrying animations. They are similar, but they aren't the same.

Just the animations are different? So mechanically they are the same?

 

[TheTCREngineer]

Just the animations are different? So mechanically they are the same?

New animations for each state. No parrying animations are in the game as of yet so they are using the stumbling animation and some players are getting confused if the Zed was stumbled or parried.

 

[Lorkenpeist]

New animations for each state. No parrying animations are in the game as of yet so they are using the stumbling animation and some players are getting confused if the Zed was stumbled or parried.

That explains why I was confused

 

[Furious Imbecile]

Someone said a picture says more than a thousand words. So here's a moving picture in behalf of a lot of words.

 

[Aleflippy]

Nice! Improvements are also a nice thing ,and I'm glad the berserker is finally getting the attention he deserves! I'm eager to see how well it will play now

 

[Lorkenpeist]

Dude with the new parry animations and stabbing, we can literally have parry/riposte. The new melee perk will be awesome.

 

[nejcooo]

Not sure why bash needs improvements, but OK.

 

[Oddjob82]

Nice to see improvements. Just waiting for the next content / game update.

 

[Yoshijk]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

This. Is. AWESOME!


I think I need to go change my underpants now. That was too much excitement

 

[DBShinigami]

While I'm very happy with these changes, blocking while moving at full speed essentially means that all players take -50% damage when kiting.

I don't think you can block and run, so, if you just advance while blocking the zed will be able to keep up with you.

 

[RedPk]

With E3 only days away, many players are working out the best way to stream the content they want to consume. We strongly recommend that you tune in at twitch.tv/pcgamer for the inaugural PC Gaming Show on Tues June 16th at 6PM PST. It's literally a LIVE E3 version of WWAUT! Now with that out of the way, let us talk about bringing a knife to a gunfight.

only that??

i mean,just only this info?? i was specting for more =C