We have melee weps?

[Defibrillator 132]

Hi,

 

I was checking dmr and dog ear's stun dmg per shot cuz i was tryin to stun my frnd using it. Then i stumbled upon this.

 

Did we have melee weps? I thought the knife was jus an aesthetic. Is this somethn like devlar or bunny shield or nekrova alone content?

[CookiePuss 5377]

@MurkTheMerc here's your chance!

[Frosi 722]

Melee weapons were planned back in the day but I believe they had issues balancing them.

 

 

Getting corner popped by a guy with a baseball bat and being beaten to death doesn't sound like all that much fun either

Edited December 28, 2018 by Frosi

[Rade 54]

Yes APB does have a melee weapon, it's the blow torch.

[PACwoMAN 37]

Blowtorch 

[Defibrillator 132]

19 minutes ago, Rade said:

Yes APB does have a melee weapon, it's the blow torch.

So we get a medal for that? @Aeronaut help us out here.

[owzzy 179]

Technically vehicles are melee weapons cause you are holding them with your hands.

[Zolerox 564]

This "backstabber" medal was in the game for some time but Blowtorch never triggered it.

It was patched out a while ago under g1's rule

(no we never had actual melee weapons it was planned but never made it)

Edited December 28, 2018 by Zolerox

[vsb 6171]

there was never any melee weapons in the live version, the devs tested the mechanic  and decided against it because it doesn’t make much sense to chase a guy around with a bat when you can just shoot them in the face with your gun

[Genobee 143]

Oooooold stuff that never made it even close to release during the RTW days. It was horribly broken mechanically (bugs galore!) and just plain not worth it. Plus the reasons above kinda outline why it's just a rather pointless thing for them to bother with.

Edited December 29, 2018 by Genobee

[NotZombieBiscuit 3146]

They were removed back in 2007-2008 because of gameplay issues, balancing issues, and all around stupidity.

Edited December 29, 2018 by NotZombieBiscuit

[Aeronaut 647]

10 hours ago, Defibrillator said:

So we get a medal for that? @Aeronaut help us out here.

take the blowtorch neck thingy and jab it into your enemies orifices. no need to turn on the burny function otherwise you'll create smelly smells.

 

wait, how violent can text be before it gets deleted from the forums?

[TheOppositePolarBear 93]

7 hours ago, BXNNXD said:

there was never any melee weapons in the live version, the devs tested the mechanic  and decided against it because it doesn’t make much sense to chase a guy around with a bat when you can just shoot them in the face with your gun

 

 

[Syzus 23]

A reskin of blowtorch maybe

[_chain 176]

 

[Jazeker 1082]

People forget too easy. IIRC the idea was: running out of ammo --> melee.

 

With ammo being in shorter supply than what we have now. And like, today we don't even need to visit the Joker Ammo Machine to resupply anymore.

 

TBH it wasn't really that stupid as it sounds today because the game was different. Still it was sort of silly and got removed.  :)

 

 

 

[KnifuWaifu 499]

12 hours ago, _chain said:

 

Oof that Rocket Melee bash is such a missed opportunity for something similar to the beauty in Saints Row. 

 

 

But if that's not to your liking here is something more tasteful.

 

 

Edited December 30, 2018 by KnifuWaifu

[iTzBlackout 139]

I would like to see melee weapons. And its great that there are already animations for that. There could be different models like knifes, base ball bats, batons - maybe even tradable versions or simple event rewards.

Could be a project after UE4.0... but on other side im not sure how well that works in APB. If everyone jumping around like crazy and things like that...

[MurkTheMerc 111]

On 12/28/2018 at 12:47 PM, CookiePuss said:

@MurkTheMerc here's your chance!

ThEy'Re MeAnT tO EmBaRrAsS tHe EnEmY

[Xegethra 22]

It would be annoying to have a bat or something only to get shot cus you had the wrong weapon. However, as a novelty they could make throwable knives that act much like the 8 ball and half brick.

Melee weapons could be used if fight club ever gets a melee rules mode. But in action districts they don't really seem feasible. 

[Snubnose 639]

yes.

 

only now I notice how the sledge hammer and fire axe got mixed up LUL

[CookiePuss 5377]

41 minutes ago, Snubnose said:

yes.

 

only now I notice how the sledge hammer and fire axe got mixed up LUL

interesting names for the PIG and NL9 as well

Edited December 31, 2018 by CookiePuss

[yood 345]

the soldering lamp is a versatile melee weapon for both factions .the absence of medals harms the system .

 

 

 

Edited January 3, 2019 by Yood

[Defibrillator 132]

Imagine using an osmaw to ram a door.

[yood 345]

5 minutes ago, Defibrillator said:

Imagine using an osmaw to ram a door.

imagine we're talking about a melee . 

    with the sweep in the head .