Knives. Do we really need them?

[Psykogundam]

Originally Posted by [R-DEV]Chuc

Alternate weapon functions like melee attacks are not possible as far as we know in BF2.

An idea would be to use right click to unsheath the blade from the scabbard, so that its in a deployed mode, then your free to use the slash move with left click after its ready. much like the lase projectile on SOFLAMs.

chuc, if its at all possible, please please please get rid of prone knify bullcrap, it does my freakin head in!

[Celestial1]

Originally Posted by Psykogundam

An idea would be to use right click to unsheath the blade from the scabbard, so that its in a deployed mode, then your free to use the slash move with left click after its ready. much like the lase projectile on SOFLAMs.

chuc, if its at all possible, please please please get rid of prone knify bullcrap, it does my freakin head in!

Last time I checked, I believe you could lase while not sighted into the soflams (just look at your feet, click, then right click. you should see the laze box).

[HellDuke]

Originally Posted by Seiran

I don't know how things are done in the Lithuanian Army, but in the US Army, even regular Soldier's get pistol training, without having to be in SOF to do it. Though you are correct in the saying that not all troops get them, however you would be surprised that the pistol is no longer just reserved for Officer's, Sergeant's, and Pogues.

Now I'm not saying that pistols should be used to replace the knife, was just giving a little background. And I don't have any idea to come up with a substitute.

Then I apologize for the bad information. I don't know how it's done in our army either. My source was the show "SAS survival secrets" where they said that normally a regular soldier wouldn't have fired a pistol in his career. So perhaps I misunderstood that and they ment, that they don't use them often.

[Bringerof_D]

keep the knife as 1 hit KO =, IRL you can slash anyhow you want without any actual aiming. it's allready abd enough in game you have to actually have the guy in your screen's centre

[Sgt.BountyOrig]

Right click with knife to do a powerful stab?

[7eveN]

The knife saved by life so many times. I run out of ammo, i-m surrounded, take out my bayonet, wait for the enemy to come and look for me and just stab the bastard. Also tactical wise it-s pretty good for some stealthy actions.

[Punkbuster]

Once I flanked a whole squad with a knife while my squad was shooting at them to distract them....
So know it can be very good sometimes!
Especially when you are in an enemy territory and you find an enemy RP and you want to destroy it without making noise...

[Arnoldio]

And lets say you meet an enemy really close, and both of you waste a clip everywhere but eachother...then what? stare at eachother while waiting for the guns to reload?

[[R-CON]ReadMenace]

Originally Posted by ChizNizzle

And lets say you meet an enemy really close, and both of you waste a clip everywhere but eachother...then what? stare at eachother while waiting for the guns to reload?

No, because you should have 1-5 others nearby to take care of this silly lone wolf.

-REad

[Dizakui]

I personally like having a knife on me.
As insurgent I once managed to flank a position which was suppressing people, walk up the to LMG gunner, pull my knife out, hit him... Only for him to turn round, look at me, watch me hit him again and then shoot me. Made me laugh even though it diddn't work.
I prefer having a knife or bayonet with me even if I don't really use it too often, makes me feel safer. Just wish it worked all the time.