...are clearly lacking at the moment... 
I used to melee a tonn in RO 1, once you got used to it, it was great and handy as hell for a rifleman. I'd go entire rounds just meleeing people... There is nothing sweeter than the wild eyed deer in the headlights look of a ppsh noob sprayer who's just full autod his drum mag into the ceeling having seen you stab his squad leader square in the face and is about to helplessly turn around to flee.
It was great and took skill unlike a certain series of games with some "jesus autolock on knife of doom".
TW said that melee was going to be elaborate (awesome) seeing as it was stalingrad, famous for the close quartered melee combat but then simlified it a bit which is fine too -- clunky is bad afterall...
...But that's the last I've heard of it. Now with all these videos, does anyone have a video of beta testers trying out the various forms of melee combat? (I've seen the multiplayer trailer with the stab at 1:56 -- very well edited btw)
On a similar note, are there any videos about infantry Anti Tank weapons?
To be honest in RO 1, hand held AT weapons were a bit hit and miss, no pun intended. The PTRD could only be described as ridiculous in how awkward it was to setup and use and then the unrealistic over the top effect it had if you did hit if you knew the spots. Lobbing satchels onto the top of the engines was a bit of an art form too. Compared to the panzerfaust which was a lolcannon. Arcing a shot high into the air only to land on a moving tank some 100 meters off is the pinnacle of trolling no doubt.
Currently the AT weapons confirmed are:
I used to melee a tonn in RO 1, once you got used to it, it was great and handy as hell for a rifleman. I'd go entire rounds just meleeing people... There is nothing sweeter than the wild eyed deer in the headlights look of a ppsh noob sprayer who's just full autod his drum mag into the ceeling having seen you stab his squad leader square in the face and is about to helplessly turn around to flee.
It was great and took skill unlike a certain series of games with some "jesus autolock on knife of doom".
TW said that melee was going to be elaborate (awesome) seeing as it was stalingrad, famous for the close quartered melee combat but then simlified it a bit which is fine too -- clunky is bad afterall...
...But that's the last I've heard of it. Now with all these videos, does anyone have a video of beta testers trying out the various forms of melee combat? (I've seen the multiplayer trailer with the stab at 1:56 -- very well edited btw)
On a similar note, are there any videos about infantry Anti Tank weapons?
To be honest in RO 1, hand held AT weapons were a bit hit and miss, no pun intended. The PTRD could only be described as ridiculous in how awkward it was to setup and use and then the unrealistic over the top effect it had if you did hit if you knew the spots. Lobbing satchels onto the top of the engines was a bit of an art form too. Compared to the panzerfaust which was a lolcannon. Arcing a shot high into the air only to land on a moving tank some 100 meters off is the pinnacle of trolling no doubt.
Currently the AT weapons confirmed are:
- Satchel charges
- AT grenades (RPG-40? Hafthohlladung?)
- AT rifles (PTRS? PTRD? Panzerb
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