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Subject: An idea for a new melee system
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-How It Works-

Press the "B" button and MC preforms a normal melee attack.
Hold the "B" button and he holds the gun out, as though it just stayed at the end of the meleeing bit.
Press and hold "B" then turn in a direction and the gun (after a slight delay) follows the way you turn.

If you move MC in the same direction as you swing the gun (I.E. crouch, then stand up while looking up) you can get some extra damage. (No, not MASSIVE DAMAGE)

If you hold the melee button and run at something, you create a bettering ram of sorts.

Bullets would still shoot from the barrel of the gun (look up and pul the trigger to shoot behind you.)

-Why It Might Be Cool-

It allows for player made melee combos.
Could be used in custom made gametypes to make "jousting".
Movie-like effects (Punch someone in the face with a pistol, then shot the guy sneaking up behind you in the face)

  • 06.30.2006 6:51 PM PDT
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I think the melee system is fine as it is.

  • 06.30.2006 6:53 PM PDT
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Posted by: Snap Dragon
I think the melee system is fine as it is.


I realize that, and it is still there. This is just an expansion on it.

  • 06.30.2006 6:56 PM PDT
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This is how the melee system in gonna go, (I work with Bungie) Ok... so you press B for Butt and then you swing the controller, and if it hits the TV and makes a crack, pretend you've damaged the enemy. Same for shooting, accept you throw the controller! genius? you see? it's so retarded, it is brillliant! Bill Gates will reward me with the gift of a million tormented souls. : )


PEACE -blam!-ES

  • 06.30.2006 6:58 PM PDT
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Did anyone see the CoD3 footage on the latest 1up show? Wow, that melee system looks REALLY intense. (I'm assuming) this happens when a Kraut surprises you. Anyway, in the minigame the Kraut attempts to krack your skull with his weapon and you two battle for control of the gun by alternating triggers with the Kraut's awesome facial expressions and depth of field going on in while your fighting. If you win you grab the gun and you can follow you by brutally smacking the guy with a hard crack ala Condemned. Very intense and cool. It might work in Halo but it might be a little too un-Haloesque too.

  • 06.30.2006 7:00 PM PDT

Oh, Death was never enemy of ours!
We laughed, knowing that better men would come,
And greater wars: when each brave fighter brags
He wars on Death, for lives: not men, or flags.
-The Next War

maybe better damage distribution-im tired of dying b/c of getting sniped in the foot....thye could use the D-pad to use different moves/abilities like a roll to the left or right move, up could be used to take their weapon, and down could be used to kick the enemy. I'd love to plant a giant metal boot in some jerks face.

[Edited on 6/30/2006]

  • 06.30.2006 7:01 PM PDT
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I would like to see a bit more done with the melee system. Nothing to drastic that would take away the feel of the game. I always thought there should be animation for when you assassinate someone (like brake there neck or choke them to death), similar to when you board a vehicle, but for the sake of speed you could still bash a foe on the back of the head just like normal. Or even use a foe as a shield until he button mashes enough to escape or something cool and new like that.

  • 06.30.2006 7:16 PM PDT
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i think it should be like if you tap B it should do a regular melee

and if you hold it the MC should kick and the kick would do more damage

  • 06.30.2006 7:17 PM PDT

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Maybe different Melee attacks instead of just hitting him full with the gun... maybe doing something else like a combo... hitting them in the stomach and following that up with a blow or whatever.,...

  • 06.30.2006 7:21 PM PDT
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I want to see a move where u can run up to a guy, and grab their weapon (don't make them drop it just aim it down so that its useless) and u can shoot punch them in the face for a second or two.... ya...ya... that would be cool. Also elites should have ninja skills.

  • 06.30.2006 7:28 PM PDT
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Posted by: Mr Purplehair
I want to see a move where u can run up to a guy, and grab their weapon (don't make them drop it just aim it down so that its useless) and u can shoot punch them in the face for a second or two.... ya...ya... that would be cool. Also elites should have ninja skills.


This is an FPS, not a fighting game.

  • 06.30.2006 7:32 PM PDT
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I'd personally just like to see a double melee system. I know weve all gotten into a suoituation where 2 pwople run upto eachother and just keep meleeing eachother tiil someone dies. I'd like to have, rather than the same 1 r 2 melee attacks over and over, to do one melee atack, then have a follow up move if u press B again.

E.G. You run up, pistolwhip someone, then use the momentum to hit them with a spinning kick. It wouldn't make any actualy diffference to gameplay, but it would look damn cool.

p.s. For damage distribution, if you got shot in the floot with a sniper rifle, it would blow off your entire lower leg. Are you gonna keep fighting with half a leg?

[Edited on 6/30/2006]

  • 06.30.2006 7:39 PM PDT
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Ya we need some variety. Just enough so that u can have an interesting melee battle, instead of ... punch, punch, punch, punch, dead.

  • 06.30.2006 7:45 PM PDT