Knives?

[The_Eliminator]

Is it just me or has the hit registration of the knives got worse?

I played in the beta and didnt have a problem with them at all, but since the retail release i have noticed you can stab a guy, get the animation but still not get the kill. Its the same also with the bayonets.

Im usually the one to complain at how pathetic the knife in this engine is but i would rather have it working properly than (imo) faulty atm.

[=98=]

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I don't think it's got worse, they've just made it harder to hit. CoD4 you had to simply be in close proximity whereas WaW you actually have to be close and facing the guy in order to hit.

[The_Eliminator]

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Yea i noticed in the beta i think they reduced the range a little, but im sure the retail hit reg has got worse than the beta. I have been up close at people and swung my knife just to get the hit animation and further delaying time for me to be able to swipe again.

Also, does the bayonet increase the range of the knife?

[Micster]

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Yes, that's what the Bayonet is for.

The only problems I'm having with the knife is stabbing someone from the behind while they're running away.

Other than that, the knife is so far fine for me. I've even gotten some knife kills with what appears to be a miss, but I guess the animation is too fast for even me to see what's happening.

[iQue]

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Also, does the bayonet increase the range of the knife?

It did in the beta... very useful with the trench gun. It only increases the range for the weapon with it attached though.

Havent got the retail but I had a few knife registration problems in the beta, but it only happened once or twice (slash + blood but no kill)

[=98=]

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They haven't changed anything about the knives. I suspect you had server lag or a ping problem. I have seen people trying to stuff 40 players into a small map on a low power server and it went tits up.

So much lag!

[CptainCrunch]

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They haven't changed anything about the knives. I suspect you had server lag or a ping problem. I have seen people trying to stuff 40 players into a small map on a low power server and it went tits up.

So much lag!

Thats the truth. Every server I have been on that had more than 32 spots and was full, would eventually crash.

I was on a server with Unclean and Meow that was PACKED and it was a bit of a lag fest. Fun, but very laggy.

Crunch

[The_Eliminator]

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Guess its just me

[CptainCrunch]

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Guess its just me

No, its not just you, I miss a lot too when I think I had someone. I think they just narrowed down how the knives work vs. CoD4. That and a little bit of delay makes it tougher.

Crunch

[The_Eliminator]

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I think its the fact that the range from the CoD4 engine has become shorter, BUT treyarch didnt change the range in which the animation shows. So although im too far to swing and kill him, im not too far to get the animation that i did kill him.

[absoluteczech]

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its definitely different then COD4, but i got use to it already.

[imported_Whiskey]

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No, its not just you, I miss a lot too when I think I had someone.

Same. I think it has been tweaked slightly since the PC Beta. It seemed more "automatic" back then.

[The_Eliminator]

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I think it must have been tweaked because back in the beta i never once had a problem, but in the retail something is different.

[Silenthunter8]

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On the xbox atleast ive ended up missing knives that would otherwise be hits before, so i see what your saying.

[JoMaMaz]

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They took out the massive lunge that helped nubs in CoD4 knife people, thank goodness! Who would think that you would have to actually get close to knife someone? I used to hate when I got knifed by a guy who was not even close to me, I swear.

However, I do agree that something is off with the knifing as I was right behind a guy and it looked as though I knifed him twice in the back and nothing happened. :shock: