Question for blade users: Knife vs Machete

[Jaeghan]

So the last time I tried a blade build, it was kinda accepted that the hunting knife was better than the machete due to attack speed, animation, etc. Is that still the case in 1.0, or is it worth moving up to machetes now?

Thanks!

[Dr. Rockso]

You could always test if for yourself and craft the same tier for both and see which one you like more.

[Shortylax]

i sticked with knives due to the reasons you wrote

[Brevan]

For me the Hunting Knife was able to power-attack through openings like the small hole that opens in a broken down door, but when I was standing on two blocks and crouching to attack Zs, the Hunting Knife's power attack didn't always seem to reach them. The Machete did a little more damage, hand longer reach, and attacked a larger area so felt generally easier to hit with (unless they were behind an obstacle). The Bleed damage either way was pretty underwhelming, but served as a nice audio signal that Zs were still being slowed.

[UrbanNoodles]

Hunting knife hands down for all situations. Less stamina, faster attacks, and the chance at knockdown outperforms the machete.

[NotAHacker]

hunting knife more drip

[DarkFaceGlow]

I usually hate blade weapons in this game, but I’m loving the machete right now. Heads flying everywhere.

[HighPingTimmy14#FixTF2]

Machete looks badass so i like machete

[Mouse1968]

The machete has improved, its a decapitation fest

[ordos]

nealy max knife skills i decapitate 99% with heavy strike on lvl 5 knife the bleed will usually kill them if i dont 1 shot lumberjacks take 2 hits most of the rest go in 1 hit i can fast stab for bleed out hits like a sewing machine

[Three-Headed-Monkey]

been trying out both in the 1.0 exp a month ago, hunting knife felt a lot stronger.

[comet_65cali]

Here's the thing with 1.0:
Hunting Knife is always a DPS master with great knockdown...IF you hit the target. Satisfying with a single target and I do believe it will do more damage. BUT...

Machete has come unto its own as the AoE De-cap master. Its the Sledge of bladed weapons and with 1.0, the Decap buff is amazing. I always stuck with HK before the recent update, but by god they updated it for 1.0.

So:
Hunting Knife: Single Target precision strikes and knockdown is better than the Machete.
Machete: AOE for multiple targets and major decap, better than Hunting Knife.

Not to say you can't run both in your hotbar, up to you.

[Jaeghan]

Thank you, everyone, this has been great!