This has been “bothering” me for a very long time:
The melee command button does not function according to the button set up.
I have melee set to the middle mouse button and ‘on press’.
Which means the melee should take place as soon as this button is pressed.
But it does not work that way: melee actually takes place on release of the button.
Which is another option to select, which I have not.
Selecting ‘on release’ makes the button function the exact same way as ‘on press’.
The same thing happens when using the melee weapon as primary weapon; melee only takes place on release of the ‘fire’ button, not when pressing it.
Please note that the ‘fire’ button does properly work ‘on press’.
Same thing also happens when trying to melee with a firearm as main weapon; melee only takes place on release of the ‘fire’ button, not when pressing it.
Sure, there may be only a short delay in the melee action, but it bothers me much for example when I step into a room and find a bunch of soldiers there, I try to hack them to death but I need to spam my MMB like crazy because I know I dont actually melee when I press the button, but on it’s release.
This delay can perhaps get me killed by a bot with a quicker melee without delay.
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I always thought ever since the Devs lessened the melee cooldown something still felt off. However, none of the youtubers or anyone had mentioned it, so I thought I was the only one or that my mouse button was broken. Turns out it is a real problem.
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I know what you are talking about it feels like you are not charging. For me its Shift and it takes a second.
Melee charge works fine (in this topic I dont mean the known failing of melee charge).
Normal melee does not work fine, no matter using a gun or knife/axe etc.
It only melees on releasing the button, not on pressing it.
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I guess that I do not follow. I melee people all the time (3 kills easy badge). Especially if I can get the drop on them like spider monkey with a sword. The time it fails is if I time it wrong or AI all of a sudden get matrix level cat like reflexes and levels me with a bolt action at 2 feet. Knives suck, shovels suck, axes have limited range, swords can go on a run if you are fortunate to time it right. The German officer sword, seems better than the Japanese swords. When you attack you do not use the primary atk button?
I get melee kills too.
But the issue is, that the soldier does not melee when the button is pressed, but when the button is released.
So there is a small delay before the melee takes place.
This happens both with melee weapons and fire arms.
You can easily test/reproduce this, go to the practice area, try to melee with either any gun or melee weapon by pressing your assigned button and hold that button pressed.
The soldier will not melee until you release the button, even though the button is set up for “on press” and not “on release”.
For comparison, this does work properly when firing: that happens “on press”.
That mechanic is used in both manners in video games, usually the hold and release is wind up release or powerup and release.
