Pistoleer Archive
Thread: Status of Melee Defense?
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Dorius_Bildigdo
Tue Sep 02, 2003 8:45 am
#1
Hi everyone. Just wondering how good melee defense is these days? I remember reading about it a couple months ago being nerfed. Is melee defense 1 still better than melee defense 2?
Also, does pistol whipping a creature damage your weapon? WHat kind of pistol is best to use when pistol whipping? Thanks!!
YetiIronfist
Tue Sep 02, 2003 10:20 am
#2
PMD1 still has a melee range KD, but it has been nerfed along with all other KDs. Therefore it now has much higher HAM costs, and in the near future will have the 30 second timer that they're adding.
PMD2 has no KD and is pretty useless.
Most people say that using pistol whip does damage your weapon faster than normal. Personally I don't see any difference between pistol whip and using any other special, but since most people say it does, I would still recommend that you don't use any weapon you consider highly valuable for it.
The best pistol to use is going to depend on your target. Because the KD nerf added a HAM multiple on it, the starting HAM of your weapon becomse important. Whenever possible I'd go with a low HAM weapon like a Scout, but if your opponent is AR2 with 20% to most resistances, but vulnerable to acid... then I'd use a DX2 even though it's going to hurt HAM-wise. Some folks like to use a CDEF for the very low HAM costs and immediately switch to a regular pistol for damage afterwards, but I don't like this method because Pistol Whip is capable of doing a fair amount of damage itself, and you give most of that up using a CDEF.
PMD2 has no KD and is pretty useless.
Most people say that using pistol whip does damage your weapon faster than normal. Personally I don't see any difference between pistol whip and using any other special, but since most people say it does, I would still recommend that you don't use any weapon you consider highly valuable for it.
The best pistol to use is going to depend on your target. Because the KD nerf added a HAM multiple on it, the starting HAM of your weapon becomse important. Whenever possible I'd go with a low HAM weapon like a Scout, but if your opponent is AR2 with 20% to most resistances, but vulnerable to acid... then I'd use a DX2 even though it's going to hurt HAM-wise. Some folks like to use a CDEF for the very low HAM costs and immediately switch to a regular pistol for damage afterwards, but I don't like this method because Pistol Whip is capable of doing a fair amount of damage itself, and you give most of that up using a CDEF.
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