Was there ever an answer to why melee was not as good as mount & musket?

[PsychoPigeon]

a change was made to melee gameplay during development of NW and it seemed less responsive, but there was never an explanation from the developers at the time of release.

[USE4life]

I think they wanted NW melee to stand out rather than it just be an awlpike copy.

[PhonieX]

Though Use.. You must admit, awl-pike melee was awesome

[USE4life]

I'm not saying it isn't but you'd just play Native in that case. NW needed to stand out and if it was just shooting then nobody would play it for more than two weeks.

[Reindly]

I think they wanted NW melee to stand out rather than it just be an awlpike copy.

This.

[AlekoTheGreek]

TBH, the main reason you find NW melee worse is because you were used to m&m melee not because the "new" melee is objectively worse

(NW melee seems more historical and more "gentle" to me, it is pretty much a matter of taste)

[OttoFIN]

What was MM melee like?

[Killington]

Like awl pikes in Native, I think.

[Olafson]

Exactly, it was stupid. Hitting someone with the barrel of your musket. Wtf?

[Killington]

Exactly, it was stupid. Hitting someone with the barrel of your musket. Wtf?

If it does not work you can always hit them with it.

[Coconut]

Exactly, it was stupid. Hitting someone with the barrel of your musket. Wtf?

gameplay>realism/practicalism

[PhonieX]

I still can't get over the fact, that you can block a down stab by holding your musket vertical._.

[Riddlez]

I still can't get over the fact, that you can block a down stab by holding your musket vertical._.

OMG, yes.

[MaHuD]

Exactly, it was stupid. Hitting someone with the barrel of your musket. Wtf?

Musket Madness was worse, wtih the side swings
But atleast it had banana republica

[Olafson]

I didnt like MM melee. it was stupid and retarded.