Charge (brawler active skill)

[Grim]

I took that skill on my dual melee brawler, and I'm having a very hard time to put it into use.
The skill simply isn't available to choose. I tried different ranges, on very flat surfaces with no obstacles and clear view to the target, but nope, can't use it.
I think i could only use it once on an enemy using overwatch. Is that a requirement?
Thanks for any help one can provide!

[Kharn Terrer]

There seems to be a lot of people having problems with this. Im not sure what it is, but know you're not alone. I mind wiped it cause it was really weird when I could use it and when I couldnt, 60 AP and still couldnt use it despite having a clear line to someone. I just gave up on it. I think there maybe some sort of outside factor with this like a bug or something not mentioned in the tooltip.

[Adeon Hawkwood]

You can definitely use it on enemies that aren't on Overwatch. It can be a bit finicky to get it lined up but it generally works for me. One thing to keep an eye out for is if you're using a 2H weapon the AP cost is pretty high so plan for that. I tend to use two 1H weapons on my brawlers since that gives me more flexibility for AP usage (pressing X lets you swap attacks between both hands or a specific hand).

[Lord Enclave]

I think it's bugged too, I had it once but it said i was too close to use it, but going one step backwards and it was gone, going one step forward it returned but with the same message saying i was too close.

[Jhones]

It's very glitching right now. I've been requesting they add an aura that shows where you can use it.

[Grim]

Thank you for the answers. Too bad it's so bugged :(

[Fendelphi]

Which house is this on? It seems that certain skills are more buggy depending on the house. I havent had too many issues with it on my Escher Leader, but I am not using it that often in the first place(trying to use Death from Above more if possible, for the combo effect I have going on).

[Grim]

My brawler is Escher too (not leader).
Funny, I started another mission, and this time i could use Charge without problem on a catwalk. Let's see if it lasts...

[FlameWar]

Got an Escher gang, tried it on two different brawlers. During 2 Operations I kept trying to use it, but never once was able to.
Even played with a friend in coop a bit and trid to charge and enemy from the same spot he did before, but it wasn't available. Atfer charging the enmy he fell back, to let me try it form the same spot agaisnt the same enemy (which didn't have a turn in between that).
It always jsut states that it can't be used.

[Fendelphi]

Come to think of it, was the enemy you tried to charge a Leader with the passive that increases melee skill cost(up to +100%)?
This is especially painful for 2-handed users.

[Mikilangelo]

I have exactly tha same problem. Escher gang, non-leader brawler, one handed weapon, more than enough AP. Charge shows up once in a blue moon, on random. Tried various distances, clear path, all that jazz. I have a suspicion which I have to test: my melee weapon is in the right hand and pistol is in the left, I will try to swap it to see if that is causing the bug. If anyone tested this, please update.

[harlequin_corps]

Oh..

Originally posted by Fendelphi:

Come to think of it, was the enemy you tried to charge a Leader with the passive that increases melee skill cost(up to +100%)?
This is especially painful for 2-handed users.

Thank you for this.. I was going to delete my X brawler because I kept getting this, 1 handed chainsword for 30 AP.. no goo.. no goo at all.

[ToughestOfTheMofos]

Its buggy fellows the only way i can use charge is if i use death from above before or strike and disengage but this aint supposed to worj that way so its just buggy . Some peeps can use it just fine but on some others including myself is bugged .

[MachoManRandySavage]

Just another mechanic badly implemented that will never be fixed.

The game has been abandoned by the devs.

[Mace]

I also have been unable to use charge on Escher Close combat - also my mate has it on a Goliath he has not been able to use either.

[toon77]

i had the same issue, but: are there not some defensive skills in the game that make melee attacks more expensive to use ?
i wasnt sure if it's a bug or just some stacked def skills from the npc target that make the charge too expensive to use. but i didnt play enough to be sure.