What Even Are Melee Attacks?!

[Yeowskii]

What is it with this game and having ranged melee weapons? Meave, Zhin, Koga, Furia, even sometimes Androxus' punch can hit from range. The only real melee character is Terminus and they made hime so underpowered, like ffs he's a giant rock monster with a giant rock axe! They clearly don't know how to make melee combat in this game so just stop trying.

[The_Technomancer]

Surprised you didn't mention furia and her sword.

[Yeowskii]

Originally posted by The_Technomancer:

Surprised you didn't mention furia and her sword.

Fixed it.

[LusciousWeeb]

This is called fantasy, anything can happen. That also explains why skye has big fricking jugs

[VaciVt]

This game is not melee-friendly. Clearly melee weapon is at the disadvantage, unless the champion is tanky enough to get close to the enemy - Terminus.

And yes, they didn't try to make melee combat a thing.

[Toaster]

video games in general are a big "♥♥♥♥ you" to logic, physics, and common sense. just roll with it

[Hyper]

Maeve's Pounce, koga's Skewer, Androxus' punch, Terminus' axe are the only melee attacks. I don't know what Furia and Zhin are doing there when they fire hitscan and projectiles respectively.

Also melee is not really a thing in this game, those skills I mentioned are UNOFFICIALLY called melee because they can go through shields, this game only handles damage types (AoE and single target) and the type of registering (hitscan and projectile). Melee doesn't exist as a consolidated game mechanic.

[sbunge]

furias weapon is understandable why it isnt melee, since its more of an energy based gun sword.
maeve throws her blades and zhin THROWS fire with his sword. grover used to be a melee, but now he throws his axe, so the only things that dont make sense are kogas claws and andros super fist, but eh... its paladins, nothing is perfect...

[Yeowskii]

Originally posted by Exasperated Eggplant:

furias weapon is understandable why it isnt melee, since its more of an energy based gun sword.
maeve throws her blades and zhin THROWS fire with his sword. grover used to be a melee, but now he throws his axe, so the only things that dont make sense are kogas claws and andros super fist, but eh... its paladins, nothing is perfect...

It just feels misleading. Like with Zhin's attack and Kogas claws, they still have high damage, low rate of fire, and hit players in an arc in front of them. They have the same qualities of a melee attack but for no reson they have the range of something like a shotgun. If those attacks stayed close to the player instead of traveling out in a wave, it'd be a fine melee attack.

[SirPotato]

It's easy make another ninja (evil this time) that has the best mobility but attack with katana and make his RMB a ranged attack

[Rikokilller]

Originally posted by Younesnake:

It's easy make another ninja (evil this time) that has the best mobility but attack with katana and make his RMB a ranged attack

So basically a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up Genji from OW ? XD

[SirPotato]

Originally posted by Rikokilller:

Originally posted by Younesnake:

It's easy make another ninja (evil this time) that has the best mobility but attack with katana and make his RMB a ranged attack

So basically a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up Genji from OW ? XD

nooooo xD that's my dream of the perfect ninja :
- His face is completly hiden by ninja mask and wear ninja main clothes
- He uses fire elemental (my best elem :D)
- His voice is cool
- He is evil
- He is unique
- He has too much abs
Wait a sec that's Koga but in evil version :D

[boba tea enema]

makoas ult is also melee

[CSX]

Well seeing that Talus and his punch still is pure luck if the hit registers or not, it is probably better to not have more melee.

[Alpherior]

They definitely need to add some sort of Fencer champion...

INHAND: Rapier. LMB for "melee range" strikes, RMB for a short forward jab.

ABILITIES:
• Some form of counter named Parry, like Zhin's, with a much shorter duration but also much shorter cooldown. Maybe THIS could be their ranged attack in a way; Parrying could shoot some... R-Rapier... shot thing...
• Some kind of forward step AND back step -- Quick and frequently-available repositioning, just not super far.

PASSIVE: Facemask. Fencing facemask protects the champion from recieving bonus headshot damage. This could help make CQC combat more viable without simply granting a bunch of extra health.

Maybe it could even be done so that you can forwardstep-strike and backstep-strike; You'd have a bunch of short-range, quick movement abilities that were all also attacks. I like the idea of being able to do a stab while jumping back.