The combat knife must be buffed,massively.

[Jezza93 44]

The combat knife is probably one of the rarer items I've found. As such to reflect its rare status it should be good,it should be equipable as a primary weapon and should not be a silly slash movement that is as slow as a fireaxe but should be a  very quick stabbing weapon which is primarily used for stealth. I don't want a lumbering great axe on my back, I want a small knife that I only use in stealth.

 

In addition, a pipe wrench or a crowbar shouldn't be bad weapons, the pipe wrench should be slow and have a limited range but should be a 2 hit kill whilst the crowbar should be quicker but a 3 hit kill.

 

 

Who agrees with this hypothesis and has there own opinion on the subject.

Edited February 5, 2014 by Jezza93

[DropBearChick 1217]

Buff machete too

[Korsbaek 1778]

All of the melee weapons should be nerfed. Their damage values are way too low.

[Jezza93 44]

Why,how many hits is the machete on a walker?

[-Gews- 7443]

Who... has there own opinion on the subject.

Yep.

The Combat Knife is based on the Glock Feldmesser FM 81. It would be most useful as a stabbing weapon.

However I disagree that it should be good just because it's rare. A kitchen knife could be an equally effective stabbing weapon. A lot of people sometimes forget that, because they are seen as mundane objects... but they have guards for stabbing, very large, pointy and wide blades, etc.

With knives of this size and weight, damage for slashing should depend mostly on how sharp the knife is, and that would help with stabbing too.

I think ALL knives need a massive buff...

[DropBearChick 1217]

Machete takes like 4+ hits

[LaughingJack (DayZ) 767]

All of the melee weapons should be nerfed. Their damage values are way too low.

 

nerf = make weaker

buff = make stronger

 

But aside from saying Alpha and dmg of all weapons will be changed (including guns), I support the OP - expect for one thing:

 

The combat knife is probably one of the rarer items I've found. As such to reflect its rare status it should be good,

 

The "strength" (in that case: potential damage) of an item should have nothing to do with its "rareness" in the loot table (but rare as a result of "get more looted by players - yes). A combat knife should be rare (outside military buildings/tents etc.) because only a few people had one. A Crowbar or a pipewrench should not be rare in the same case, because they can be found in nearly every house.

 

And all army-combat knives are stabbing weapons - at least that's what i've been told in the army ;)

 

Edit. Goddamn, gews ninja'd me -.-

Edited February 5, 2014 by LaughingJack

[Jezza93 44]

Yes but if you stab a combat knife into a walkers head it is gonna die,realistically. I'd personally like to see 3 bullets to kill a zombie to the body to make headshots necessary.

[irishroy 1347]

the machete needs to be more dangerous, truly.

I mean, it's quite "long" and sharp as fuck.

 

People use it for chopping wood, slashing though bushes, etc.

 

Has any-1 seen "The Book of Eli"? He slashes, stabs and cuts hands off with 1 quick movement.

Here, it seems, we need to hit people more than 4-5 times...

[dallas 5195]

add melee damage to can openers too.

[liquidcactus 719]

the machete needs to be more dangerous, truly.

I mean, it's quite "long" and sharp as fuck.

 

People use it for chopping wood, slashing though bushes, etc.

 

Has any-1 seen "The Book of Eli"? He slashes, stabs and cuts hands off with 1 quick movement.

Here, it seems, we need to hit people more than 4-5 times...

yes but you cant chop off limbs so there has to be a number of hits necessary to warrant an amount of hits to kill a player/zombie.. ?? maybe a fatal slash to a head.

 

make not much sence sir

[Artophwar 42]

I fully support melee weapon buffing. The machete should be the best as it can be used a lot more effectively in real life than a fire axe on a human/zombie. 

[irishroy 1347]

yes but you cant chop off limbs so there has to be a number of hits necessary to warrant an amount of hits to kill a player/zombie.. ?? maybe a fatal slash to a head.

Well, when hitting a player to the head, or "stab" him in the chest, i'd call it a "fatal slash" ;)

 

 

i don't know, if the pipe-wrench already causes more often "unconcious", but it should, i think.

[Rudette 435]

I love melee and would like to see knives compete with fists!

>.> Two good punches and you're down! Why carry a knife other than for opening cans right?

[-Gews- 7443]

I mean, it's quite "long" and sharp as fuck.

 

Well, depends on the machete... most basic working machetes are "dull as" from the factory, it's expected that you sharpen them yourselves, brands like Tramontina, Imacasa, Martindale, Ontario, all dull. High-end ones like Condors can come razor sharp, also machetes that are more knife-like, or more weapon than tool.