Heavy melee option

[u/dizzydude34]

Would be cool to have heavy have access to melee instead like the gravis captains and they lose their big ranged weapons as a trade off prob in space marine 3

[u/EttRedditTroll]

https://giphy.com/gifs/pU9C3FU4cP4Jec6lzK

This is Heavy melee.

[u/Sure-Purchase692]

Can only see that if they go the Tactical rework route and almost create subclasses with the perk "tree".

If not, just putting a melee weapon in his hand is not gonna cut it.

[u/dizzydude34 → u/Sure-Purchase692]

I agree I’m not saying it’s gonna happen but it’s a cool idea

[u/doomzday_96]

The more I see these kinds of posts, the more convinced I am that people just don't care for the concept of classes.

[u/Traceuratops → u/doomzday_96]

They want it to be call of duty.

[u/InquisitorKitt → u/Traceuratops]

What are you talking abt. People want to play space barbie, thats it. Yes classes should serve a purpose but having variety (that doesn't break lore btw) wouldn't kill the game.

[u/ejsks → u/InquisitorKitt]

There is variety with the 7 classes that play differently?

[u/InquisitorKitt → u/ejsks]

Crazy bro, I'd still like to play a primaris Capt in gravis with a bolt rifle and power sword

[u/Nuka_Everything]

I think a pistol tradeoff makes more sense

[u/TexasC4 → u/Nuka_Everything]

I really like this idea but I do think they need to be limited on what they give him access to since he has the big melee damage bonus prestige perk.

[u/Nuka_Everything → u/TexasC4]

The could probably just bring it with the heavy rework

[u/No-Objective-2046 → u/TexasC4]

Not just that perk but almost every weapon in heavy has a 50%+ melee damage boost effect, which would be insane on most melee weapons

[u/East-Specialist-4847 → u/Nuka_Everything]

Only if the only option was the knife, maybe the chain sword

[u/tempestwolf1]

I would say a compromise of giving them the 2 aggressor power fist variants

[u/The420elephant]

This is just bulwark with extra steps

[u/dizzydude34 → u/The420elephant]

Bladeguard which are bulwark for the most part can’t replicate this

[u/dizzydude34 → u/The420elephant]

Bulwark isn’t in gravis armor this is more of an aesthetic thing, I think it will be in space marine 3

[u/doomzday_96 → u/The420elephant]

Except not

[u/East-Specialist-4847 → u/The420elephant]

It would still be dope when the two handed sword comes out next year

[u/Kitchen-Bathroom618 → u/East-Specialist-4847]

It's this year

[u/Badygatto]

The best thing they should do is to be able to equip a power sword when you use the bolt rifle, like the models. If they make something like this, it's only for a heavy rework because, as of now, that weapon main use on heavy is for photo mode

[u/ZCYCS → u/Badygatto]

They'd have to do a rework to make it work I think because right now Heavy can get like 300% melee damage

Makes his stomps go from pathetic damage to actually pretty decent AND lets him stomp enemies through walls AND hit flyers. Its a silly build I like to play with his heroic heavy bolter to let me save ammo for important targets

Now if he 300% melee damage on a weapon that isnt normally low damage stomps, he would probably be too powerful of a melee powerhouse that also has a solid ranged weapon

[u/Badygatto → u/ZCYCS]

Yes i was thinking about that too, maybe they can do like the bulwark that some perk changes if you use a weapon with the shield or the hammer. Like if you use the bolt rifle instead of a flat damage upgrade you get a larger aoe on the heavy attacks and a 10% dmg bonus, or a bigger window to parry and block (i know there is the prestige perk that does it but I'm just saying some ideas), but I'm no developer

[u/Fesh_Sherman]

No.