Melee Throw

[Mr.Softy]

Did you know that you can throw people?

One of the red dead online youtubers made a "tricks you don't know yet" video where that was in.

It actually really surprised me though, because I knew about that since the first bar fight in chapter 2 in the story mode.

In case you don't know yet, it goes like this (for PC controls, sorry, controller people):

1. When close to your enemy, hit E to grab him.

2. Instead of hammering on the F key to punch, you hit the R key, which, without anything else, is a simple dismiss, you let go.

3. However - if you press your movement keys while hitting R to dismiss, you toss your opponent in the same direction as the movement key you pressed. It works from the front or the back.

4. If you perform this toss next to a cliff, on a bridge, on a train cart, etc, etc...you actually throw your opponent off, to certain death.

I've been playing around with this, against NPCs, and it is somewhat tricky to pull off, probably takes some practice to be fast enough with that.
In Story Mode it was much easier, I was throwing people out of windows left and right there.

Not sure how well this works against a human opponent who is smashing on the other keys, but if they don't notice you sneaking up on them - get some extra cool points for throwing them off the roof, instead of a choke or throat slit.

[Seijana]

No I didn't know this. As someone who is fond of sadistic kills in this game, this should be fun.

[haramballes]

Originally posted by Seijana:

No I didn't know this. As someone who is fond of sadistic kills in this game, this should be fun.

if you grapple someone in a body of water press ctrl and you will drown them
or you could just tackle them

[Mr.Softy]

I just did a bootlegger mission which sent me to the valentine saloon, to brawl with people.

With NPCs, it works every time, and I have the timing figured out now.

So it's E, then press one of your movement keys and keep it pressed, then hit R, as quickly as possible.

With no obstacles around, it's just a big shove you give the guy, perfect for shooting him with wild hipfire.
But in the saloon during the mission I actually threw somebody out of the window again.
It seems that it depends on what is close to you, sometimes I smash their heads against a wall this way.

Then later I tried with a random human player who probably couldn't understand a word I said.
When I tried to do the throw he would punch me before I had a chance to make it work.

There is still so much unclear about the melee system, I kinda suspect that it is sort of like rock, paper, scissors, with your E, R, and F keys.

[globefish23]

Yeah, that's how I often dipose off of hogtied hideout leaders.

[Mr.Softy]

Originally posted by globefish23:

Yeah, that's how I often dipose off of hogtied hideout leaders.

No, not like that.
During hand to hand combat.
Melee.
You grab the person and then swing them around in the direction you choose with your movement keys.
And if that is pulled off on a roof or a bridge, you send the guy flying.
In saloons you can throw people out of the window, if you are positioned right.

[That_One_Guy457]

it doesnt work for me, whenever i get close to a bridge or a balcony and try to do the move, the game send the person the opposite way