A war hammer, a maul, or a sledge hammer

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Unit-05

FNG / Fresh Meat
Sep 27, 2009
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Ive been trying to post for quite a while and it doesnt seem to want to show up but ill try again this time anyways,

When playing the Berserker I find it somewhat lost its touch somewhere, somehow. Now the katana and chainsaw are great, dont get me wrong, but up agenst flesh pounder or patriarch, you are boned, so instead of the use the skill of speed, but instead, the skill of Timing ones attack?

This mean blunt weapon should be slow, and rightly so, each normal attack is a second delay, and it should have a sweeping cleave ability, as in smash the crap out of 3 or 4 clots at a time, the Alternative attack, is a 3 second delay over head swoop down that would even knock a scrakes head through his asshole, and if it doesnt, it stuns him.

Giving the weight of the item, make it weigh as much as a L.A.W., and thus takes up your entire invantory.

Now this is just a suggestion, Im up to some new ideas of how it can be fair/balanced if it doesnt seem to already.
 

Madhate969

FNG / Fresh Meat
Dec 15, 2009
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Fort Worth, Texas, USA
I wonder how I never saw this post, and noone posted on it.

I like the sledge hammer idea (all 4 times I have seen it posted)

and I bet a slow swing would be worth it to hit 4 zeds hard
 

Fabimaster

FNG / Fresh Meat
Dec 29, 2009
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as already memtioned above, it should have the ability to smash thru multiple heads but a slow R.o. ... uhm swinging and it should really heavy (i think more like an xbow, not LAW)
 

BEEEEEES

FNG / Fresh Meat
Aug 29, 2009
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A true tier 3 melee. Slow, but uber, uber powerful (power bar filled all the way up). Always liked the sledgehammer idea.

A good suggestion, and hey, why not? Sounds mechanically different enough to me that it's not a same-thing-different-skin issue.
 

Undedd Jester

FNG / Fresh Meat
Oct 31, 2009
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Maybe not quite so heavy, cause lets face it I can't really imagine anyone really being able swing a law around their head. I reckon 10 would be fair, heavier than the chainsaw but not as heavy as the moster ;P

Not sure whether the Zerker should have another weapon since he already has 4 to pick from (5 if you include the knife). However it definately catches some interest from me ;)
 

Jonman

FNG / Fresh Meat
Nov 27, 2009
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well i've had the same idea for a long time but with a claymore instead, where you have a long sweap to decap multiple heads and maybe a downward chop that could slice a scrake hotdog bun style.

also who wouldn't want to be william wallace and scream FOR FREEDOM!! every time you swing it :D
 

k_murdah

FNG / Fresh Meat
Jul 4, 2009
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CA, where guns go to die
Love the machete, would take one with me during the zombie apocalypse. That said, doesn't really have a place in the game. Should just remove it and add this sledgehammer, it's a good idea for a tier 3 Berserker weapon.
 

nath2009uk

FNG / Fresh Meat
May 25, 2009
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It isn't the zerkers job to solo fleshpounds (Not Fleshpound-ERS), and it isn't so hard to do anyway if you can kite them and run.