Are melee ATs slowly becoming obselete??
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Bindweed,
Posted on: 2008-08-14 09:05 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
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You do realise that the words are synonymous, right?
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"Debate" and "Argument" fit into the same broad category of "disagreement", but one is a rational discussion of opposing views, where as the other... well.... isn't.
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Which is a good thing - arguments don't make the forum look very good to new players - plus, it's just nicer to be nice.
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These are still the most friendly, newbie-kind boards of any MMO that I've ever seen. You want a good example of "likely to put new players off", go and see the AoC boards.
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The AoC boards are pretty awful O.o
These board arguments are like... cuddle wars in comparison 
The only place melee AT's are obsolete is PvP and thats down to the unique movement type this game has.
Tanks,Brutes,Stalkers,Scrappers are lowest of the low in the PvP food chain due to lack of proper powers that close distances fast and cause effects that give chance to use melee with the exception of TP Foe which is useless anyway because it has no lockdown effect.
Considering that games that do not have such unique movement in PvP combat, feature such powers for melee classes (Rush blows,Harpoons etc etc) CoH lacking such powers is just another sideffect of PvP being added later in game.
In PvE they aint obsolete and this kind of weakness doesnt really show due to low level of difficulty. (Because you know AV's dont hop like easter bunnies or superspeed like 99% of softies do in PvP nowdays).
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oh shoot me LOL. You do agree that the overall point does include Tankers? In that they are of of the primary melee groups?
And that becoming obselete isnt a million miles away from being obelete?
So did i say anything not pertaining to the question?
Semantics. And those that pick up on them. Sheesh.
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Are tankers obsolete/ obsolesent is certainly a much better topic for discussion, since reasonable arguments can be made on either side, whereas The original "Melee ATs becoming obsolete" is plainly silly.
Unfortunately, it's just so much more fun to wind certain people up than have a sensible discussion.
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These board arguments are like... cuddle wars in comparison
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These board arguments are like... cuddle wars in comparison
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*hugs Neko*
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Eeew!
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Play nice, children. Another fabulous doom post fattened out by bickering forumites.
As long as teams are still happy to see Tanks, Scrappers, Brutes and (even) Stalkers I cannot see them becoming obsolete. Not to mention the soloing Scrappers, Brutes and Stalkers I see flying/running/bouncing around across the landscape in play.
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Eeew!
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Darn filthy vikings... wash yourself if you gonna hug me!
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*looks at soap on a rope*
Hmmm.
*swings it around*
Hehehe.
*smacks Neko with it*
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The AoC boards are pretty awful O.o
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I think they're just getting in to the spirit of things 
As for the opening post, I'm not sure the devs look at it the same way, as the latest new power set we got was a melee one.
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You do realise that the words are synonymous, right?