Melee Weapon Ideas

[CaptainSleepy]

Several ideas.

1. Fist drill. It's like a slower furax, that hits multiple people in front of you. Rather than bifurcation upon charge attacking, enemies will have holes poked into them or sides carved out of them. Charge pops the drill out and throws it a ways plowing through a few enemies, and to continue using it you have to pick the drill up.

2. Spear. Normals have great reach but are single target unless you line enemies up. Charge is a sort of windmill attack with short range that hits in all directions.

3. Flail. Normals build speed as you swing because of momentum. The momentum stacks up, and when you charge the stack adds bonus damage but gets used up.

4. Nun-chucks. Basically the flail but faster with lower damage.

5. Greatsword. Normal is a long, wide arc that is great for stunning. Charge is an overhead single target strike.

6. Mace. Middle damage but high stun on normals. Charge is a big swing that knocks enemies back.

7. Pile Bunker. Like the drill. Charge does massive damage in front of you, but causes attacks to do less damage for 10-15 seconds afterwards.

8. Gaunlets and boots (matching). Normals are a flurry of kicks and punches, all single target. Charge is a backflip kick. Aerial is a rider rick that combos right into normals. Slide is a handstand spinkick that again combos into normals.

9. GLAIVE.

[Blatantfool]

+1

More melee weapons with actuall effects and unique traits is welcome.

Pile Bunker and the Gauntlets/Boots would have me buying, personally. Those are my favorite ideas.

Edited February 2, 2013 by Blatantfool

[Abzu]

+1

Can we have spears? They're my favorite types of weapons.

[Rynax]

+1

GREATSWORDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(btw scythes)

[3XT3RM1NATUS]

8. Gaunlets and boots (matching). Normals are a flurry of kicks and punches, all single target. Charge is a backflip kick. Aerial is a rider rick that combos right into normals. Slide is a handstand spinkick that again combos into normals.

Yes, please!!!

[Blatantfool]

Back to the top with this thread. This sort of talk is great.

Game needs more weapons with flavors all their own. Special traits or interesting effects for different weapons could expand the melee weapons pretty drastically.

Edited February 2, 2013 by Blatantfool

[KaranVess]

+1 for spears.

Also halberds or similar, I love polearms.

[Ikgrid]

+1

Though the only ones I would like to see are 4 and 7-9; I just can't picture a Tenno wielding a LONG weapon. The pile bunker would have to be big, though (LP2-esque). If polearms were done, it might be that they fold when on your back.

[CaptainSleepy]

I would any amount of money for a drill. I'd kill for it. I'd just play this game from jail.

[TinyRaccoon]

Looks great. +1

[Bl4cklisted]

Greatswords and drills have my vote - Let's pierce the heavens.

[Foxbyte]

I totally want a shockspear, have the tip spread out and start sparking up a storm as you do a charge attack then KA-CRACK, crispy fried grinners.

[Casepb]

Two handed swords are always awesome. I would really enjoy seeing the glaive from Dark Sector, I'm pretty surprised it's not already in the game. Tapping melee would attack at close, while holding down melee could throw it, or something along those lines.

[MyHeroPatrickSwayze]

+1 for pile bunker. Let's get some mellowlink up in this ma'

Also wouldn't mind a generic non-weapon curbstomp attack, since we already have a knockdown mechanic.

Hell, add dash/hover/jet boots and make curbstomping the aerial attack.

[SkyllianBlitz]

Two handed swords are always awesome. I would really enjoy seeing the glaive from Dark Sector, I'm pretty surprised it's not already in the game. Tapping melee would attack at close, while holding down melee could throw it, or something along those lines.

Throw a glaive? 0.o

*looks up Dark Sector*

Kinda neat but this is a real glaive.

It's a polearm so complementary to the spears and stuff. There's also the asian variants like the guan dao or the naginata.

If we're going for the esoteric stuff, there's always the Macuahuitl.

Aztecs never had proper metalworking so instead they stuck bits of obsidian (nasty stuff with an amazingly sharp edge) in a hunk of wood and beat people over the head with it with predictably messy results. Though if you want something more refined, there's always the falcata.

Actually, I lie. That particular one is amazingly crafted but falcatas and the various similar swords are basically axes in sword form. The forward curve hacks through armour and limbs quite well.

And yes, this was just an excuse to post pictures.

[CaptainSleepy]

Yeah, the whole falcata/kukri forward weighting thing is really cool, and could be a good addition.

[Tyrian3k]

I'd like to see a katar.

I think it would fit in pretty well.

Edited February 4, 2013 by Tyrian3k

[VashTheStampede]

I second the scythe and two handed sword suggestions.

[Linarian.]

I don't know about you guys, but am I the only one that would like to have more than 1 melee weapon equipped at the same time?

If it were possible, I'd like to sport at least two melee weapons, possibly replacing the rifle with a second melee weapon. Sporting my melee weapon of choice with some run animations would be GREAT!

[Disthe]

8. Gaunlets and boots (matching). Normals are a flurry of kicks and punches, all single target. Charge is a backflip kick. Aerial is a rider rick that combos right into normals. Slide is a handstand spinkick that again combos into normals.

YES, plz.

And dont forget to make it Tenno style.