Good time to start Stabbing Boars

[Nanoth]

Now I for one have never gone melee, and also for one never gone far into hunting for an active 'living' but of late I have gotten the drive to up my MC skill. Now I know punching is 'better' over MC but I wanted to give it a go...

But still whats the best time to be able to go out and actually hunt Melee Combat style. I have UA of 20 and MC of 35. Am I even able to fight a Fox with that???

[Potjeh]

You can take a fox if you do it right, but stay away from boars for now.

[Lahrmid]

40 MC is a good medium for fighting foxes. At 50 it shouldn't be hard at all.

I'd say 80+ for boars.


Also, punching need not be better than Melee, just because it's easier.

[Gedrean]

Screw boar, stab a Bear! IN THE FACE! DO IT!

POST SCREENSHOTS!

Sooooo Epic!

[Nanoth]

You can take a fox if you do it right, but stay away from boars for now.

Anychance for any clues on what 'Right' means???

[Zamte]

If you understand the combat system. Too many newer players think they can't kill things because they spam the hell out of things like charge and their defense is gone and they're being hit within a few rounds. Balance your defense, use some slide and dash if you need to, and try to build up a decent number of IPs for use with flex, sting, and valorous strike.


In the old world I was able to take on level 4 and 5 boars and level 6-7 foxes with 40 melee. Wasn't until around 70 or 80 melee that I was able to take on the level 10 foxes. Boars now ought to be of similar level to the ones I fought at 80 melee, so that's likely a good number to shoot for. However it's largely dependant on equipment, and the q92 soldier's sword I had then gave me a lot of benefits you likely won't have with the new smelting formula.

EDIT: Accidentally typed unarmed in place of melee in there at one point. Sorry for any confusion.

[Dataslycer]

I reiterate that you won't get hit if you keep your defense bar up in my guide I think. You should be fine with 80 UA or MC if you keep your defenses up and the advantage balanced at least. Armor helps a lot if you mess up, no take that back, armor saves your life.