Been Gone About 10Months Is Melee A Viable Skill Now

[Taiki]

I remember when I quit melee mods only had about have the damage mods that guns had has it been changed

I really like to melee but In the past is was so bad compared to the guns

 

also any cool melee weapons been added latlly thanks

[LukeAura]

How do you like whips and jet propelled hammers?

Melee isn't viable yet but it is definitely one of the next big overhauls coming. A lot of word and detail about it in the livestreams. It's been delayed a little to make sure it's all polished up 100%. Should be coming in the next month or two.

[Grimgrip]

Melee is still S#&$ with only a few weapons worth looking at.

Melee 2.0 is due to come out soon but I have little faith in it.

[Ameretat]

Soon™

[Arunafeltz]

Funny cause melee is the next thing to be overhauled. Sit tight.

[Ameretat]

Just around the corner.

[Warriorrogue]

Month early here.

[Ryjeon]

If you worry about whether things are "viable" in the content we have then you better stick with something safe like a Soma or Ogris.  Meanwhile I'll be 1-shotting Corprus with Orthos Prime slide attacks an hour into Pluto survival.

[Terrornaut]

Melee is viable with the right frames. There are countless times I've outdone everyone in a mission with a warcry-boosted Valk only using melee attacks.  As usual, it comes down to speed of engaging target, then damage.  Some people may pack great damage weapons, but there are countless people who are extremely slow to get to those targets, or to aim to those targets in an effective way.

[Monolake]

Melee is good with Ash/Loki invis, 4x damage is not a joke. On other frames its ok for under-30 levels. There are more melee mods (unless you missed the event) and Steelcharge aura got buffed.