Melee weapons and Versus.

**Anti-Squeaker** · 11-23-09, 05:47 PM

So, curious as to what people think about the melee weapons, and the versus aspect of it. Personally, I love melee weapons. I love slicing off limbs with the machete, and wacking people with the frying pan (and the oh so satisfying WAPONG it makes). And it does great damage versus SI (1 hit KO to any but the Charger/Tank, and is good at getting Jockeys/Hunters off of teammates). (also really good to get a good 2 wacks on a tank while he's throwing a rock at someone, then run, does pretty good damage) If I see that at least 2 of my teammates have pistols/ a magnum, I won't hesitate to grab a melee weapon.

thoughts/opinions?

**Walkerxes** · 11-23-09, 05:53 PM

One hit with a katana, axe, electric guitar and maybe the machette will kill the charger... and the chainsaw. There's an achievement for it even, if you kill a charger in mid-charge with a melee weapon.

The rest of this thread will be personal opinions full of testimonials as to why which method is the best.

I like melee weapons for short-range combat. So do others.

Pizzashark hates melee weapons and will preach and preach that they are a gimmick by valve to make us like a game we already like anyway... maybe it's a conspiracy or something. Kanati and BuddyLee also dislike melee weapons. I believe Arreo and Ewok are of the "They definately have their uses depending on the situation" camp.

Not sure where the others fall, but those are the basic "camps" you will find, to varying degrees of vehemence.

**Cojiro** · 11-23-09, 05:55 PM

in my opinion it would be best to have 2 people with melee and 2 people with pistols at all times

**Walkerxes** · 11-23-09, 05:58 PM

Originally Posted by Cojiro

in my opinion it would be best to have 2 people with melee and 2 people with pistols at all times

Especially if by picking up a melee weapon you are providing someone else the ability to have dual pistols.

**Ewok** · 11-23-09, 06:00 PM

And especially in TTP versus, where successful booms are now a common occurrence. Those melee weapons (at least the bladed kind) quickly down lots of zombies