Is firefighter axe OP

[Pokerguy12 218]

Just took a look at the blood and health damage values of the melee weapons.

http://dayz.gamepedia.com/Weapons#Bladed_weapons

 

The fireaxe does 150B and 100H all other weapons do around 20B and 20H with the exception of the machete which does slightly more damage at 50B and 40H. To put things in perspective the baseball bat does the least damage at 10B and 10H, less than 1 tenth of the damage the axe does, so a single chop with an axe does more damage to a player than 10 hits from a baseball bat????

 

Now is it me or does the fireaxe need to be balanced with other melee weapons because of how vastly it outclasses all other melee weapons with some of them being more than 10 times weaker which makes no sense.

[Judopunch 523]

Just took a look at the blood and health damage values of the melee weapons.

http://dayz.gamepedia.com/Weapons#Bladed_weapons

 

The fireaxe does 150B and 100H all other weapons do around 20B and 20H with the exception of the machete which does slightly more damage at 50B and 40H. To put things in perspective the baseball bat does the least damage at 10B and 10H, less than 1 tenth of the damage the axe does, so a single chop with an axe does more damage to a player than 10 hits from a baseball bat????

 

Now is it me or does the fireaxe need to be balanced with other melee weapons because of how vastly it outclasses all other melee weapons with some of them being more than 10 times weaker which makes no sense.

If I were to make a list of things in game that I would least like to be hit with IRL the fire ax would be at the top of that list. So no I don't think its overkill.

Edited December 19, 2014 by Judopunch

[Whyherro123 2283]

What.

 

If you get hit with an axe in real life, you are pretty much dead, especially in a world with no advanced medical care.

 

A baseball bat? Some bruises, broken bones, if you get hit in the head, yeah, you might die.

[yazar8 584]

The baseball bat should be buffed. But not to kill, to put unconscious.

[Rags! 1966]

It's damage makes it valuable and worth seeking out. It's not overpowered. 

[CJFlint 357]

Why cant we paint it anymore!?

 

But yes its a fire fighters axe! I should deliver quite a blow....

 

Did some one die by one tonight? LOL Dont be ask n to get my one shot zombie/ass-hat killer nerfed...what in thee hell is the matter with ya? :huh:

Edited December 19, 2014 by CJFlint

[yazar8 584]

Why cant we paint it anymore!?

 

But yes its a fire fighters axe! I should deliver quite a blow....

 

Did some one die by one tonight? LOL Dont be ask n to get my one shot zombie/ass-hat killer nerfed...what in thee hell is the matter with ya? :huh:

Thats fixed now, don't worry.

[Dagwood 680]

I think his point is that while it should do the most damage, it shouldn't be 3 times as effective as a machete, or 5 times as deadly as a woodcutters axe or sledge hammer.

[CJFlint 357]

Thats fixed now, don't worry.

In exp? ....Oh goody

Edited December 19, 2014 by CJFlint

[nettles 396]

The sledgehammer is fun.  My buddy and I science'd in a med building.  Suffice to say he had a bit of a headache and a jog afterward.   The machete might should do more blood damage and possibly more health damage.  I'd like to see bladed weapons get a buff.  Aren't they reworking the melee system entirely? It's not unlikely they'll fix the damages then.

[Pokerguy12 218]

I think his point is that while it should do the most damage, it shouldn't be 3 times as effective as a machete, or 5 times as deadly as a woodcutters axe or sledge hammer.

Yeah the other weapons need a buff

[VahidkinG 192]

no, it's not OP but other melees are too weak.

anyway, it's a balance problem which will not get fix till beta so deal with it :D