Spinosaurus combat (melee)

[Sky]

I'm level 52, decided to go try my hand at melee against a spino for exp. I was wearing full Chitin and engaged a lvl 6 which promptly one shot me. I went back and now I made Flak armor. I have 200 health, am I high enough yet to take these on? I can fight TREX no issue what so ever, but now im scared LOL. What is the strategy to take down spinosaur to kill, i dont care to tame one.

[sf]

Never tried pure hand to hand due to messiness if clipping etc. I usually use pets as meat shields.

I killed one before with the help of a pair of Trikes (with ard 5k hp). They keeps spino knocked back while I poked it with a pike (kinda hard to catch up bcos the Trikes are quite efficient at knocking back)

[Ebrim]

This shouldn't really be an option. You should ragdoll with the first attack and become lunch shortly thereafter. In the meantime though with just an HP damage system you could probably manage it with all flak armor and around 300 health if you start to learn the spino attack routine.

[Kmar]

I think the Spinos got bugged last patch.. I used to solo these on my raptor with ease, generally tanking the Spino and whatever else it was attacking when I found it. Last night, I attacked it and it seemed to stomp me out in 1 shot, killing my raptor, then proceeding to 1 shot me, level 33 with decent health and full Chitin

Devs,

Please look into this if you get the chance, I was logging in today to make this known but it seems like other people already are noticing this

[Sky]

ive never fought them before, but at level 52 getting one shot with no chance is not fun lol.

[xavilage]

-.- nothing have to be changed. Seriously do you want to be able to solo a Spinosaurus? please stop playing...

[sekcbaba]

not 100% sure this is what happens but you probably got smothered by the trample damage, which has always been very high compared to its actual bite attack. May try staying as far away as possible and trading blows with its face, definitely dont want to get near its feet at all.

Its possible they buffed the attack damage also but trample damage has always been very high on spino

[De Kus]

To kill a Spino you need a bow/slingshot, enough ammunition and a safe shooting position. Alternately any tamed dino as strong or stronger than a Trike will kill a Spino without a sweat (so anything but a turtle, dilo, dodo, parasarus or phiomia... a Raptor is a borderline case, but should be able). All they need is a saddle and 1k+ HP. Attack bonus from taming should be enough, but more HP and damage helps more. A Trike with 3k HP (make sure to tame it at high level) and 300 % attack damage will kill anything as long it's not stuck (in tree/rocks) or endlessly turning in the water and running out of stamina and breath.

If your Spino does so much damage, has your server admin increased dino damage? Because you should easily be able to kill a Spino with pike and flak armour (at least on land).

[Nella]

Also why try to kill it tame your own spino and you should be able to kill all others

[Sky]

Thanks for the good answers guys - xavilage go blindfold yourself and put your head in the sand. Of course i want to solo and there are tactics to kill anything. My question was can i do it melee? I would think with my rifle, silencer, and laser attachment from an elevated position i could easily take out a Spino SOLO. It's not like im facking wrestling the damn thing. I asked an honest question. People like you are why many of us play solo - we dont want to deal with azzholes.