Hold melee to heavy attack option

[(XBOX)CryAndReportMe]

I know I'm one of the few people that likes to hold the melee button to heavy attack, but I can't find an option to turn it on again. I thought there was an option for this a few patches back, and I'm really sad that they removed it if there was one. I enjoy using the shoot button for meleeing and I'm happy you guys made it an option. I'm a console player, so buttons are limited when it comes to fluently playing this game, and I feel that having the option to hold the melee button to heavy attack made it easier to combo light and heavy attacks together. It feels clunky to me now because I have to spam two different buttons since I mainly use gun blades. Before this Change, when you held the melee button with gun blades, you would light attack first then finish with a heavy attack right after. This was very fluent, and very nice for my play style and since this change I honestly don't feel like playing this game.

I understand most people don't like this, however I think if there was just an option to turn it on or off would suffice this issue on both sides.

I really appreciate the time you guys put into Warframe, and it is truly my favorite game. Have a nice day and be safe out there!

[Tiltskillet]

It was intentionally removed, presumably because they couldn't figure out how to fix the issue with players accidentally activating heavy attacks.  I never had  as frequent a problem with it as many had, but it was such a drag when it did happen that I personally have been much happier with melee ever since it was removed.

I still hope that they'll fix it to work properly some day to  give players like you the option back.  But...DE didn't hint they were still working on the root problem when they removed it, and AFAIK they've been totally silent on the subject since.

[(XBOX)CryAndReportMe]

On 2020-03-26 at 11:44 PM, Tiltskillet said:

 

I humbly understand why they removed it, you can easily waste your entire combo because your attack speed was too high. I hope they bring it back as an option in the menu one day. It feels so off trying to time my gun blades attacks perfectly so I don't end up standing there for a second like a dummy because I pressed the heavy attack too soon.

Why timing is so important for my gun blades, is because I use Nidus' spaghetti ball, (make sure you use High Noon stance and stand still) then I hold the melee button to first burst fire two light attacks with my Sarpa, and it automatically ends with a heavy attack. Essentially giving you a 3 attack combo with a single press of a single button. And usually you can get up to 3 separate sets of these combos by the time you noodle ball drop your enemies.

If you run max efficiency you can build up combo faster than you expend it, and get a permanent 7-9 combo counter while spamming heavy attacks every second. It's even better if you realize that the two light attacks build up status effects then you finish with a beefy CO heavy attack.

To be fair, I think I am one of the few that have this specific play style and build, but I just hope that I can have my old wombo combo back.

 

Edited March 31, 2020 by (XB1)CryAndReportMe