Melee build for Zero......

[Mister Torgue Flexington]

ok, so i'm working on a melee-build for Zero at the moment. so which equipment works best with him, and which skills in his Bloodshed Tree to invest points in?

[blinkmoth]

/edit nevermind the level.

this here is does an amazing job at answering prett much everything you wanna know about building a melee zer0:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=281105831


I personally play him slightly different than shown in the guide on 72+, but that's mainly a matter of playstyle there. The guide is as thorough as it gets.

[Mister Torgue Flexington]

引用自 blinkmoth：

what level?

well i'm about to hit Level-16 after the Bloodshot Stronghold, and have both the "Killing Blow" and "Iron Hand" skills maxed-out to boost his health a little bit, and will be maxing out the "Grim" skill next for quickly regenerating shields for every kill made.

EDIT: Correction, went straight for "Execute" instead of "Grim"

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my advice is not to get iron hand or grim. more health and shields is a big no-no

[blinkmoth]

引用自 DrQuagmire1：

引用自 blinkmoth：

what level?

well i'm about to hit Level-16 after the Bloodshot Stronghold, and have both the "Killing Blow" and "Iron Hand" skills maxed-out, and will be maxing out the "Grim" skill next for quickly regenerating shields for every kill made.

Grim is a bad choice for melee, because you most likely run a roid shield, and Grim is the opposit of helpful there.

At level 16 you can have Execution, which is the first requirement to become effective. That's what you want, and then move on from there.

all the rest: see in my edited post above.

[blinkmoth]

引用自 ILIFISLM：

my advice is not to get iron hand or grim. more health and shields is a big no-no

more health is a big no-no?! :)
Iron Hand is a big no-no?! :)

ILIFIwhatever this is the first comment about the game itself that I see from you for ages, and it's complete nonsense again :,)

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was that sarcasm

[blinkmoth]

引用自 ILIFISLM：

was that sarcasm

no mate, that was not sarcasm.

your comment lacked any base to even begin with.

1.

More health is in no way a bad thing for a melee zer0. In contrary. You stripe your own shield regularly, so in order to survive you want some solid health.

Most people use Iron Hand on a melee zer0, even in endgame on op levels. It is a mediocre skill but it has some value, and since everybody wants to get Execution & MMF, Iron Hand is a standard choice in the Bloodshed tree. I personally prefer Be Like Water, but that's a matter of personal playstyle.

2.

Grim does not add any shield capacity in contrary to what you are saying.
The reason why it's bad is because it recharges your shield after you kill stuff, making multiple melee kills in quick succession virtually impossible. At least after hitting level 31, Grim is an absolute no-go because of that mechanism, since it renders MMF completely useless.

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not 1 decent op8 ninja user picks iron hand, its melee buff is small and its health increase is unwanted. it even says it on that guide you linked
that's why grounded shields exist, so you won't die from grenade dots

grim gives you shields. it's a saying used by ninja players
in no way did i said it raises capacity

[blinkmoth]

引用自 ILIFISLM：

not 1 decent op8 ninja user picks iron hand, its melee buff is small and its health increase is unwanted. it even says it on that guide you linked
that's why grounded shields exist, so you won't die from grenade dots

grim gives you shields. it's a saying used by ninja players
in no way did i said it raises capacity

took me entire 2 seconds to find an Iron Hand melee zer0 player which even by your somewhat r*tarded standarts is probably going as "decent".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taYM_r9Cffc

Of course you take Killing Blow first, but after that you need either Grim (which as said is a no-go), or you take Be Like Water (like I do, for playstyle reasons) and if you can't make use of Be like Water then you have to go with Iron Hand. Get it? there is NO OTHER OPTION TO GET EXECUTE. As I already said it's a mediocre skill but for most people still the best choice there, as soon as you start using roid shields.

引用自 ILIFISLM：

that's why grounded shields exist, so you won't die from grenade dots

that has nothing to do with anything here.

more health = more survivability, no arguing about that.

I'm out.

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and there it is. ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ "i'm out"