Melee combat is something which is becoming more popular in shooters. Being able to pull at knife and swing wildly if you are at too close a range to be able to shoot accurately has been a favoured choice by many players in several popular shooters. However, such tools were never introduced to Battlefront, something which I found severely lacking in a game entering a genre where that is quickly becoming normal.

I am sure that I am not the only person who got to close to a droid or something coming around the corner and suddenly found themselves hitting the dancing bastard as he stumbled from side to side like an angry drunk.

I wish they had included at least some melee ability as a result. Something to push them away or hit them or do something which would have provided you with a short range, viable weapon beyond possibly your pistol -- which isn't much better for close in fighting than anything else you were likely carrying.

A vibro blade would have benn neat for that kind of thing,and to defend agenst jedi.

lunge meeles would be cool

I like the kunckle-vibroblade in Republic Commando. If the developers were ever in incorporate a melee system, I think that would work the best for the Republic and maybe the Empire.

quote Dark Arcanine

I would NOT like something like CoD4

quote Dark Arcanine

I hate that game.

I was playing Mass Effect, and that game is the perfect example, in my opinion. If someone gets close in, you can smack them with the butt of your weapon to knock them back or possibly to the ground, allowing you more room to use your weapon.

Well since theres going to be close combat and long combat, they should let the snipers be able to kick people back

Not much use for snipers. All units should be able to push the enemy back, and not just the snipers in the game. I can't count how many times a computer player got in my face, and because of how the AI was made, he can aim and hit just fine while I can't even turn around to face him as he just continues to run into me.

Well i have no problem like that in PC since you can turn pretty easy. Its PS2 that i get that problem. Its really annoying to run into a droid and try to follow his movements while he pummels you with a shotgun.

A melee system would have been nice but ive never thought of it till now so i can imagine the game designers thought the same thing.