Knife Kills

Germz · 2012-08-02, 07:29 PM

I'm sure this has been presented already, however I don't have the patience to surf the forum. How will knife kill mechanics be implemented?

will they be modeled after streamline FPSs such as BF or COD? or will it carry over from planetside 1?

Noctis · 2012-08-02, 07:31 PM

The only thing you should be able to kill in one hit are Infiltrators and Light Assault, The latter will need some certification specialized in melee weapons usage.

Germz · 2012-08-02, 07:32 PM

thanks. that makes sense.

Noctis · 2012-08-02, 07:39 PM

You will never go around 1hitkilling everything in knives, infiltrators will probably get particular boosts for them, but once they pop out of invisibility they are dead unless they are after lone targets.

Imagine knives as a Counter-Sniper weapon, last resort, or for suppression of lone targets.

ArmedZealot · 2012-08-02, 07:42 PM

Knife+ damage boosting stuff should have a lower TTK than any pistol, ES or otherwise. That is all I care about.

Should also have the option of knife kills not showing up on killspam.

adddemon · 2012-08-02, 07:45 PM

the real question is will knife attacks include a lunge?

OnexBigxHebrew · 2012-08-02, 07:54 PM

Originally Posted by Noctis

The only thing you should be able to kill in one hit are Infiltrators and Light Assault, The latter will need some certification specialized in melee weapons usage.

Source?

Noctis · 2012-08-02, 08:00 PM

Has been spotted a certification related to melee damage for infiltrators. Check all over the streams. =_=

Liwen Diamond · 2012-08-02, 08:00 PM

My question is will knives include an assasination one hit kill move when stabing someone in the back of the head, up to and including MAXs? That would be quite awesome. Maybe just huge damage on the MAX but not one hit kill if he's at full health?

Let's face it, if someone catches you at point blank shot right behind your back, you're probably gonna die regardless so might as well may it awesome.

Right?

*Awaits angry flails from the community*

ArmedZealot · 2012-08-02, 08:02 PM

Originally Posted by Liwen Diamond

My question is will knives include an assasination one hit kill move when stabing someone in the back of the head, up to and including MAXs? That would be quite awesome. Maybe just huge damage on the MAX but not one hit kill if he's at full health?

Let's face it, if someone catches you at point blank shot right behind your back, you're probably gonna die regardless so might as well may it awesome.

Right?

*Awaits angry flails from the community*

Not MAXes. Most have shown not to have exposed spots in the armor around the head and neck.

Salad Snake · 2012-08-02, 08:04 PM

Originally Posted by adddemon

the real question is will knife attacks include a lunge?

For a large game like this is would make sense along with increased run speed, but that might unbalance indoors combat.

Hamma · 2012-08-02, 08:10 PM

It's your standard quickknife but it's not instant kill.

Gugabalog · 2012-08-02, 08:20 PM

Thank goodness. Means I get to own an especially nasty brand of CoD kiddie. The Knifer.

*Plink Plink* "Huh what's that?" BLAMBLAMBLAM WUB WUB

ArmedZealot · 2012-08-02, 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by Gugabalog

Thank goodness. Means I get to own an especially nasty brand of CoD kiddie. The Knifer.

*Plink Plink* "Huh what's that?" BLAMBLAMBLAM WUB WUB

No offense meant or anything, but if you let a dude get that close to you, you deserve to die.

Originally Posted by Hamma

It's your standard quickknife but it's not instant kill.

I don't really understand this. NC can get a 1S1K rifle, but a backstab can't 1S1K?

Gugabalog · 2012-08-02, 08:33 PM

Originally Posted by ArmedZealot

No offense meant or anything, but if you let a dude get that close to you, you deserve to die.

I don't really understand this. NC can get a 1S1K rifle, but a backstab can't 1S1K?

I know. I'm just kidding around. I really, really don't like CoD kiddies is all. I played 700+ hours of it but that's only cuz I got addicted. Frigging hated the community.