Melee is a boring playstyle

[XBuX]

I know the title is controversial, but it summarizes my feelings.

I am not saying it is weak, but for a caster it is rather uninteresting from an active combat gameplay standpoint.

Aside from hack and slash, the melee playstyle is rather limited. The reason, of course, is that it is weak.

EDIT:
This thread will be probably closed now but let me make it a bit more obvious for you:
https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthrea...-melee-destiny

Originally I thought that more people will realise what's going on and join the fun but seeing so many of you here being all serious and disagreeing with the statement in the OP actually served me even better and proved the point of this whole thread.

Please don't forget that the diversity is a very important element. Especially in the entertainement industry.

Love,
XBux

[MindCakes]

I know the title is controversial, but it summarizes my feelings.

I am not saying it is weak, but for a caster it is rather uninteresting from an active combat gameplay standpoint.

Aside from hack and slash, the melee playstyle is rather limited. The reason, of course, is that it is weak.

Well, I'll grant you one thing, playing a weak and ineffective melee who just stands there with auto-attack activated certainly is uninteresting. I'm not 100% sure the issue is with melee though.

[Azarddoze]

I know the title is controversial, but it summarizes my feelings.

I am not saying it is weak, but for a caster it is rather uninteresting from an active combat gameplay standpoint.

Aside from hack and slash, the melee playstyle is rather limited. The reason, of course, is that it is weak.

What's fun with an action RPG is that you have the power to maximize every second if you want to. With EDs and enhancements, there is usually a short amount of downtime unless you decide to not use the abilities at your disposal. While I found them a bit boring back in time (except twitching/CCing/Insta killing with a monk), I found out that well built melees are not so boring nowaday if combined with an active gameplay.

I agree though that if you're thinking in term of mobility and button smashing, shiradi is on a whole other level. (Edit: One could say though that those buttons are in a limited number and that is kinda boring... which I kinda agree too - nonetheless very active gameplay)

It's just that melees are a bit harder to master in action games compared to casters when it comes purely to "How to DPS". It's also more gear and build dependant.

Caster DPS = button smashing with some basic positioning
Melee DPS = button smashing + positioning + speed at which you will swap to the next target

But yeah... casters are better anyway heh. But not really stronger.

[Bridge_Dweller]

You're doing it wrong.

[Chauncey1]

i know the title is controversial, but it summarizes my feelings.

I am not saying it is weak, but for a caster it is rather uninteresting from an active combat gameplay standpoint.

Aside from hack and slash, the melee playstyle is rather limited. The reason, of course, is that it is weak.

ha!

[relenttless]

I know the title is controversial, but it summarizes my feelings.

I am not saying it is weak, but for a caster it is rather uninteresting from an active combat gameplay standpoint.

Aside from hack and slash, the melee playstyle is rather limited. The reason, of course, is that it is weak.

You have no idea what you are talking about.

[krimsonrane]

I know the title is controversial, but it summarizes my feelings.

I am not saying it is weak, but for a caster it is rather uninteresting from an active combat gameplay standpoint.

Aside from hack and slash, the melee playstyle is rather limited. The reason, of course, is that it is weak.

Melee is a broad statement. everyone from fighting sorcs to LD bards are melee nowadays.

[Angelic-council]

It certainly boring in terms of dramatic action like you see in other mmo games: cool effects and such, but melee could be fun in DDO too. I think it's all about how you customize your character in this case.. -.- I think some melee characters deserve AoE CC skill etc

[MadCookieQueen]

If you like your melee you can keep your melee.


Fair enough?

^^

[Rykka]

I know the title is controversial, but it summarizes my feelings.

I am not saying it is weak, but for a caster it is rather uninteresting from an active combat gameplay standpoint.

Aside from hack and slash, the melee playstyle is rather limited. The reason, of course, is that it is weak.

If you identify yourself as a "caster" then yeah your not gonna like melee builds. They aren't caster builds. Caster builds also have the luxury of doing massive AOE damage with the "limitation" of a SP pool. The main advantage to casters, at the end of the day, are SP pots. You can just buy your way to victory though superior firepower. I don't find that fun but some might.

[XBuX]

ha!

[Powskier]

mages are the closet locked marys of the battleworld,god forbid you contact an enemy in melee..all a player need to beat one up is spellabsorb item;and they are as common as dressing on salad.At least FS can take a hit or two

[Powskier]

i have a caster and it is the most Boring style yet.Easy kills w aoes, 1-2-3 dead room of monsters..or the ever dull blade barrier kite on real high hp mobs.

[Robai]

The only time I have a true joy playing this game is when I play melee toons.
My most powerful toon is Wizard (the only one who can reliably solo EEs), but I'm using him just for farming stuff for my melees.

EDIT:
By melee I mean using a weapon (i.e. non monk melee).
My ranger is playing melee too (TWF), but sadly he is more powerful with a bow, but I melee 95% of time anyway since it's fun.

[HastyPudding]

Melee is weak and people complain about it. Melee then gets buffed and people say it's too boring. There should be a manual to melee in DDO titled '1001 Ways to Left Click'. It's not difficult to make a functioning, viable melee build with even a modicum of research into feats and enhancement trees.

Seriously? Eat yer damned cake and be happy it doesn't have bugs in it.

[Robai]

... Seriously? Eat yer damned cake and be happy it doesn't have bugs in it.

It does have bugs!

[Qhualor]

i have a caster and it is the most Boring style yet.Easy kills w aoes, 1-2-3 dead room of monsters..or the ever dull blade barrier kite on real high hp mobs.

I would think this is more boring. it looks like it to me from the outside anyways. casters/divines round up mobs and BB/wail or run along and use insta kill or high damaging spells that practically insta kill mobs. if people are playing melees and all they do is hit auto attack and click the left mouse button, than they are either a god or doing it wrong.

[Blackheartox]

Yes melle is weak, we need more buffs moreee buffssss moreeeeeeeeeeee bufffffffffffffffs morrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeee bufssssssssssssssssssss because we are weakkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk.
Paladin is autoatack, monk is autoatack we aREEEE WeAkkkkkkkkkkk more buffffssssssssssssssssss










Sigh

[Lifespawn]

lol lots of people missed the point of the post




nice parody

[Hendrik]

i have a caster and it is the most Boring style yet.Easy kills w aoes, 1-2-3 dead room of monsters..or the ever dull blade barrier kite on real high hp mobs.

Yep.

Talk about boring, spamming a few spells over and over.....

Literally, 4-5 spells over and over.

*yawn*