Making the Machete more of a "Machete"

[Holliday (DayZ) 65]

It's nice that they finally added the Machete, but one thing that really annoys me is that it looks so tiny, it almost looks like a kitchen knife.
If you look at the machete from DayZ mod it looked fearsome and dangerous. This machete is more of a gardening one, but is not even long enough to qualify for that.
I have created a poll on what people think of the machete, and if It should be made bigger. It also looks ridiculous on your back since it's not even large enough to touch your back and it's just sorta "hanging" in the air behind you. Atleast make it a little longer, like the size of the pipe wrench.

Thank you for your time, Holliday.

[Walking Wounded 199]

I see your point. It does look a little out of place hanging there. Machete are 12 inches to 18 inches roughly im not sure about it being the wrong size.. but mayeb it could be a bigger machete.

 

To be honest I think it looks terribad on your back as does the pipe wrench. surely we dont have to have every melle pinned to our backs. Can we have them on our belts?

 

Its amatuerish to say the least Mr hall!

[Holliday (DayZ) 65]

Maybe just a rope tied to it and slung across the back? I hate that the items just float on you...

[NagsterTheGangster 388]

Bigger is better as they say ;) lol

 

 

 

no homo

[JiJi (DayZ) 223]

This machete is more of a gardening one, but is not even long enough to qualify for that.

 

Could you post a sceenshot [machete in hand] ?

[srgntpepper 85]

I agree, it feels lackluster, they even gave info about how its supposed to be a mans weapon, but it feel like shit and it looks bad.  A machete is way bigger, its supposed to be about as long as your arm.  They also need to find a new place for players to carry it, instead of stuck into your back.  I mean, im sure realistically if you hacked that thing into your back it would stay and all, but, it just breaks the immersion if you know what i mean  ;) .  Also, it needs it own animation, like how the pitchfork has one, the machete should be like a downward hay-maker type swing.

Edited March 11, 2014 by srgnt.pepper

[Statik (DayZ) 2695]

In the mod it's a 2 hand sword. In the standalone, it's a butter knife.

 

Go figure.

[agouti 105]

I've never tried cracking a skull with a machete. Is it doable in one swing or two? Maybe the game accurately captures this. Honestly, I think it depends on the swinger. I should at least be able to decapitate with a neck blow.

[Holliday (DayZ) 65]

Can't crack anything. It's more or less the size of a bayonet.

[Meenos 47]

yes. Longer machete and also perhaps a bit of damage boost, if not then allot of bleeding at least. chopping anyone, anywhere with a machete causes allot of bleeding.

[AP_Norris 1018]

Would like to see them working on having arms and heads come off with the new physics.

Well placed heavier bladed weapon strike and you get two pieces of zombie.

I'd love to see a rougher almost improvised machete with a straight cut end and a rope handle.

Maybe some swords, battle-axes and war hammers.

There's castles left from back then but no weapons. :(

Blades of any kind should cause heavy bleeding.

Heavy weapons should cause more of the blunt force trauma and shock sort of stuff, as well as the awesome ability to knock someone out.

We should be able to fire select between multiple striking faces of a melee weapon (axe point and blade/ blade and hammer for splitting axe) axe gives you best of both worlds.

Whole melee in general still needs overhauling.

[Holliday (DayZ) 65]

I'd personally like a hatchet/tomahawk item in the game, just a one handed axe, survival hatchet :3

[irishroy 1347]

Let the dmg of the machete like this (maybe a little bit higher, +10-15%), and let us sharp that thing with a stone to make it OHK on Zeds 3:]

Srsly. A sharp machete with a good tip could easily stab and maybe slash a Zed-head/throat...

 

 

I want a sharp machete, not a dull butter knife

 

 

 

 

 

 

I know. Machetes may not have the momentum and power, with which a Fire-/Woodchop-axe hits.

But they are smaller, faster, and maybe even sharper.

So we should be able to swing them noticeably faster, than a heavy axe.

 

 

 

 

 

I've never tried cracking a skull with a machete. Is it doable in one swing or two? Maybe the game accurately captures this. Honestly, I think it depends on the swinger. I should at least be able to decapitate with a neck blow.

I love this guy. Got anything for any situation.

Edited March 11, 2014 by irishroy

[perforin 11]

I voted yes, but really I'd just like to see it do more DAMAGE. The fire axe is a 1 hit kill any time (maybe OP), a splitting axe takes 2, yet a machete takes about 30 hits even if some of them are headshots that knock the Z down. Doesn't make sense to me. /shrug it is an Alpha though, I do imagine tweaking of damage is something that will have it's own dedicated period of testing in the future.

[JKS-Alex 79]

i really love machete, when my group is fully equipped usually i swap for it (also beacuse the fireaxe can't be painted yet) so i've used it lot of times, i think it's big enought but the damage it's really ridicoluos, you must hit a Zed lot of times to bring him down, i really think must be more lethal then a kitchen knife something like a small and rare version of the basic axe 

[irishroy 1347]

 something like a small and rare version of the basic axe 

that's the point!

[kroms001 99]

The Machete that looks like a kitchen knife in DayZ - acts exactly like a kitchen knife.  Good luck killing zombies with them. As a weapon, it needs a complete overhaul.  If the machete gets a head shot; it should be one shot one kill just like the fire axe.  It shouldn't take 12-15 hits to kill a zombie with.

Edited March 12, 2014 by kroms001

[blackberrygoo 1416]

Ya definitely needs a damage boost its damn near impossible to kill something with a machete , when physics are out I'm sure the machete will be revamped if bone fractures are going to go Into stable (they currently exist in experimental), I only say that cuz I mean well who wouldn't wanna chop into someone with a machete breaking every bone In their body until death ??

[Capo 323]

damage boost at least, but a larger model would also be appreciated. Those things are not to be fucked with in real life, should be a similar story here. 

[mithrawndo 166]

Machete is broken and needs a complete overhaul. it's a gardening tool designed to hack away tough, green vegetation - it can sever a limb without much difficulty.

 

I have a panga(commonly used in some african countries) and it's just over two feet long and weighs easily as much as a fire axe and with a sharper blade. It's damage should really be equivalent to the splitting axe!