The blade...

Is it just me or is this thing really useless? Except for killing people that are comatised, then I don't know what it has for purpose. I would rather see the buckler or the grappler take its place.

It's supposed to be useless. It's for SP when you run out of ammo, you still have some kind of weapon. It's in MP for continuity. It's not supposed to be the SL. Have a good day.

I can see it before me, yes I can. Buckler replacing the "blade slot"... :D

I can see it before me, yes I can. Buckler replacing the "blade slot"... :D

then what does the med get as it's armor specific weapon?

then what does the med get as it's armor specific weapon?

Med you say...? Please explain to the n00b... :D :roller:

Med's should get the rocket pods as armor specific....

Being this late in the game's development, it wont happen though.

Oh he ment med as in medium armor, thought he was on about medics or what have ya... :D Anyhow..., having the buckler as a specific weapon was wrong way to go I think. Compared to the other two specific weapons, then it isn't tha big of a deal. Not enough for people to pick medium armor over the lights. But yeah, making the rockets the "meds" specific weapon would solve that. :)

Lights already have the Sniper Rifle and Heavies have the Mortar. They do not need a weapon as powerful and as versatile like the Buckler to spawn with them everytime.

Lights already have the Sniper Rifle and Heavies have the Mortar. They do not need a weapon as powerful and as versatile like the Buckler to spawn with them everytime.

I see the buckler more as an secondary weapon(the spare gun you got in the boot...) :)

I see the buckler more as an secondary weapon(the spare gun you got in the boot...) :)
Then you see it wrong.

Well if it's a primary weapon then it surely needs tweaking, cause it gets stuck alot... :D

It gets stuck whenever it hits something solid (wall, terrain) on its way back. It's a feature.

I see the buckler more as an secondary weapon(the spare gun you got in the boot...) :)
Then you see it wrong.
Indeed. The Buckler is an awesome weapon. I didn't think much of it at first then I actually played with it. I always have it in my Medium loadouts and I find myself using it more than the Spinfusor.

B0n0, for effs sake just stop talking. You ruin it for every other member.

they need to make killing someone with the blade more noticable to help magnify the humiliation.

You should get a couple style points for a blade kill. And replacing the blade with the buckler is a definite no. Not only is it a nice unique item for the mediums but if it became standard equip it'd have to be nerfed down quite a bit which would suck... I'd rather have the useless blade then have the buckler be made useless.

they need to make killing someone with the blade more noticable to help magnify the humiliation.
Style points of course :D

Indeed. The Buckler is an awesome weapon. I didn't think much of it at first then I actually played with it. I always have it in my Medium loadouts and I find myself using it more than the Spinfusor.

Didn't say that the buckler was useless, just that it gets stuck to much for it to be an effective and "primary" weapon...

B0n0, for effs sake just stop talking. You ruin it for every other member.

No no no...

Put the grappler in default, in place of the blade. A grappler isn't even a weapon!!

Didn't say that the buckler was useless, just that it gets stuck to much for it to be an effective and "primary" weapon...



No no no...
Then you are no good with the Buckler. If you know how to handle the weapon then 90% of the time you can get it back to you no problem.