Machetes suck right now because they are basically fists with a machete glued to them

[alleycat 135]

Machetes suck right now because they are basically fists with a machete glued to them.

[-Gews- 7443]

That's an insult to fists.

[alleycat 135]

Blunt weapons are not really convincing right now. For example baseball bats:

 

-The range is too short

-You have to rubber band into zombies to properly hit them

-Swing sound plays instantly after pressing the key but the actual swing is a bit later

[DarkEquinox (DayZ) 3]

Might just be me, but I haven't had any issues so far using my machete. Fists take 5-7 hits, the machete takes three. That's a big difference.

[tulk4s 8]

To me it doesn't look like a true machete, it's just a longer and sharper kitchen knife, hopefully of miracle blade III perfect series, i bet chef tony would be proud, he never thought to put zombies into the commercial spot ahah

[louist 163]

Might just be me, but I haven't had any issues so far using my machete. Fists take 5-7 hits, the machete takes three. That's a big difference.

I can land a knockout punch before a machete will down an opponent, and a buddy of mine has adopted the screwdriver as his pre-fire axe weapon of choice simply because he seems to have a knack for taking both people and zombies out with it.

None of the people I play with are a fan of the machete. It's just underwhelming.

[Judopunch 523]

I thought fists were considered so op they needed to be nerfed (in some circles)

[trumpapet 3]

When i found my first Machete i used it in battle trying to kill a zombie, probably hit him 7-8 times without him dying. After that i havn't even picked it up, even though i didn't have any weapon at all :Z

[Grimey Rick 3417]

Might just be me, but I haven't had any issues so far using my machete. Fists take 5-7 hits, the machete takes three. That's a big difference.

 

Yeah, three shots to the head. It should take one. It's a fucking machete. Also, I hate how you have to hobble around in fists mode when using it.

[Ghostflux 100]

I tried counting the hits it would take to kill a zombie with a machete without going for headshots. I ended up with over 10 confirmed hits, yet the zombie didn't die. I threw the machete away instantly, useless piece of garbage right now.

[irishroy 1347]

Man.

I understand, that not every weapon must be stronger/more OP.

 

But†:

 

1. The Machete is just a larger butter knife
2. It takes way to long to kill anyone. Even Zeds eat more then 6-7 hits.

 

My suggestion would be:

• Machete's cutting edge (slightly) longer.
• Damage a bit higher, but not too much
• Let us sharp the machete with a stone, so they deal more dmg, and kill with 2-3 strikes. Stones are kinda rare, and so would be sharp and deadly machetes.

 

thoughts on that?

Edited February 13, 2014 by irishroy

[Mdogg2005 447]

Machetes suck right now because they are basically fists with a machete glued to them.

Title was confusing, thanks for clearing that up.

[ploulaf 89]

Also, I hate how you have to hobble around in fists mode when using it.

It also means you can run and sprint at [no weapon in hands] speed Edited February 13, 2014 by ploulaf