Hatchets takes shitload of space in 1.7.1.4

[murhis 4]

What if we have a hatchet in our gadget inventory from before the patch? I have ZERO need for the hatchet as a melee weapon; I have survived this long without needing a melee weapon and I definitely don't need one that takes up 10 slots. All I need is something to get wood. Will those of us who already have hatchets in our gadget slot lose our primary weapon' date=' or will crazy shit only happen if we try to drop it and pick it up again?

I have looked all throughout the forum, and I haven't found anyone discussing this... Does no one have a hatchet from before .2?

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Your hatchet just disappears. I've been passing up great hunting opportunities because I can't cook the meat :(.

Yep no hatchet... plus we couldn't even use them. Everytime we tried to "take" them or move them from backbag to primary weapon slot it disappeared. We have gdamn 33 raw meats waiting for cooking... :dodgy:

Though OT who is actually playing in our group managed to get one of those working. Too bad when he logged off we couldn't get another one working.

Back to the topic. I really don't think this is really balanced either making any sense for melee weapon to take such an enormous amount of slots. That is equal amount of slots which M249 requires. Though at other hand wheels, engine parts or even helicopter rotor taking less space. So please some consistency with those slot requirements.

Hatchet is just a melee weapon which you wouldn't want to use unless it is absolutely must or you want to chop other player in half like a bawz. It is definately not that effective like somebody has suggested. Besides when we are speaking about those slot requirements, how much it makes sense when a pile of wood taking 5 times less space than a hatchet? Also like somebody already mentioned you dont have to stuff axe or your weapons in your backbag. You can attach them with slings and strings.

I dunno about the engine limitations, but why hatchets could not work like flares? Like pressing "F" to use it. It would be much better for usability.