Melee is useless in DUNE, of all places. Episode 14 REPOST from r/duneawakening
“Melee is useless in DUNE, of all places,” reads Sp1ceRub’s post. He explains the clip: he’s playing a level-six character facing a high-level opponent in endgame gear — T5 powerpack, T5 shield — with low armor and HP. According to him, a consistent knee charge or a slowblade should finish him off, but the kill never lands.
That inability to land a finishing blow is precisely his complaint: melee fails to function as expected. He links a longer YouTube video where he directly addresses the developers on “how to fix melee” in the survival MMO. The core recommendation is to revert the nerfs to Crippling Strike and Suspensor Blast — but he also proposes additional adjustments.
Solution to Funcom’s Melee issue. – YouTube
Sp1ceRub recommends removing the ability for Crippling Strike and Suspensor Blast to stack stamina debuffs. “Strike shouldn’t stack on itself. Suspensor Blast shouldn’t stack on itself either,” he says. Allowing those effects to stack creates extreme stamina penalties; preventing stacking would address the exploit while preserving melee’s baseline viability.
He also suggests going further: remove the stamina debuff from Suspensor Blast entirely. It’s a concise proposal, and while the system-level implications are more complex than a quick fix, it’s a narrowly targeted change that players have repeatedly highlighted.
Funcom is also addressing other problems — including NPCs that became more difficult after what developers described as “undocumented changes” following patch 1.2.20.0. The team has indicated they’ll revert some of those adjustments, and the game’s third chapter is in development, so there’s reason to hope for ongoing improvements. Read more on the NPC changes.
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Source: gamesradar.com
