Pitchfork is garbage

[TrueKringe]

Don't get me wrong, I'm not one of these "tHEy saBOtagEd ThIs uPdaTes bY fIxINg eXplOiTS AnD rUin tHe GAme" people.

I'm kinda appreciated the update (for the most part), but one thing that annoyed me is the new melee weapons.

Why?

Well, it offers nothing that make me feels satisfying when I'm using one, the shovel is basically just a frying pan with longer reach and slower swing time.

However, the weapon that troubled me so much that I have to create a topic to complain about it is the pitchfork.

So, the devs decided to create an "anti-jockey" weapon that you can use it to stab that little ♥♥♥♥ when it tries to jump on you and the pitchfork was a perfect choice. But they forgot something; you didn't fight the jockeys all the time.

First of all, the pitchfork had 3 hits attack in "stab, stab, and swing" pattern, which made it incredibly troublesome to use because the stab animation hitboxes is small (note that none of other melee weapons had a stab animation) and you have to attack 3 times to finally swing it, thus made it annoying to use against swarming hordes as well as you'll occasionally miss the target due to small hitboxes.

Next, the pitchfork's attack animations is slow af, but somehow being less effective than other slow melee like the axe or the pan (which had greater hit boxes per swing).

On top of that, shoving while using the pitchfork will RESET the cycle, aka if you're stabbing for the second time then you shove some infected away, the cycle will be reset and you will be start with first stab animation again.

While this is not related to the weapon's actual performances, the third person animation of the pitchfork seems to be glitched as well.

In conclusion; I really hate the pitchfork, it's the worst melee weapon I've ever used. Even clunky weapons like cricket bat is fairly okay to use. I dunno why the devs is choosing this weapon as an official addition instead of something more useful like new guns or the much-requested flamethrowers. And I swear I'll never gonna use that ♥♥♥♥♥♥ weapons again.

[Shadow Esper]

Oh yeah. the pitchfork is trash. Even the sound effects they used on it and the shovel.

[Qdude]

Yeah pitchfork is really bad. A poke attack for a weapon type that is supposed to clear areas effectively but at a cost of being up close, in a game where you will be surrounded typically by 6 enemies at a time, isn't too good. But idc, it's variety.

[Rathina Gaming]

haha shovel go brrrrrrrr


...oh i give less of a ♥♥♥♥ about the pitchfork it can go burn in the trash. i just enjoy being a shovel manic i enjoy the sounds of the shovel and animation as well but nothing to say about pitchfork as i have not used it nor do i care to use it

[IMP]

Buff it please

[Rathina Gaming]

Originally posted by IMP:

Buff it please

ok to be fair all melee dose the same amount of damage

but unless you mean the pitchfork to clear more area then yeah i agree

[DuckieMcduck]

The shovel and pitchfork remind me of Postal 2!
That game is from 2003.

[VAKANCY]

Originally posted by UnluckyDuckie:

The shovel and pitchfork remind me of Postal 2!
That game is from 2003.

JAiZ (Update Leader) directly stated that the shovel was a Postal reference, while the pitchfork was a reference to Blood.

[DuckieMcduck]

Originally posted by ᴋɪʟɪᴋʀʏɴᴇ:

Originally posted by UnluckyDuckie:

The shovel and pitchfork remind me of Postal 2!
That game is from 2003.

JAiZ (Update Leader) directly stated that the shovel was a Postal reference, while the pitchfork was a reference to Blood.

Cool, the animations look just as freaking dated. Tell him to keep his mod next time.

[Chang]

they should atleast increased the range even more

[󠀦󠀦★ ⁧⁧RockyLight]

I thought they'd have fully implemented the unused riot shield melee weapon over adding entirely new ones honestly. I enjoy using the shovel since its got a nice wide hitbox but the pitchfork just sucks after the novelty wears off. It belongs in the never used tier along with the nightstick.

[Fumo Bnnuy n Frends]

Originally posted by Shadow Esper:

Oh yeah. the pitchfork is trash. Even the sound effects they used on it and the shovel.

the shovel is pretty trash too

idk if they added new knives or mods but the i found a new handheld knife and it is straight up ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ op for a handheld knife
idk wtf is real anymore.

[loop321]

Originally posted by Party Time Clown:

the shovel is pretty trash too

idk if they added new knives or mods but the i found a new handheld knife and it is straight up ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ op for a handheld knife
idk wtf is real anymore.

That knife is part of the counter-strike weapons originally only part of the German version to compensate for less gory violence, now part of the official game. More info here: https://left4dead.fandom.com/wiki/Weapons#Counter-Strike_Weapons
And I agree, I like that knife.

[Miri]

lol

[M0D]

I enjoy the pitchfork simply because it (somehow) always sends the common's heads flying, its fun to see the floor filled with heads that popped like they were popcorn

[Sharpie The Dragon]

Pitchfolk is a terrible weapon. Mainly because its hit registration doesn't work properly. I'm missing so many infected with it and it's like the spike is going through their skull 20 thousand times and they're still standing.