Do all non-hero melee attacks do 50% damage?
Most of the soldier melee attacks seem to cause about 50% damage to another regular soldier. But other times, I am not so certain, because sometimes soldiers seem go to go down after single hit. On the other hand, perhaps they were wounded.
Can attacking the head or certain locations cause more melee damage?
Do all non-hero melee attacks do 50% damage to other regular soldiers?
Best Answer
I believe that you can head shot with a melee attack, and that makes it a one hit kill. (This is speculation)
However, I have been killed by single melee attacks, unless I was somehow lagging and never saw/heard the first hit. I have also had people one shot me from behind with a melee hit again, lagging would be the only other explanation.
In summation, I have seen one hit melee kills, so it has to either be lag causing me to not see the first hit or blaster shots, or something is causing a melee hit to be instant kill, and headshots are the only thing I can think off.
Edit: As a side note, it MAY also be back attacks as Dupree3 mentions, but if so, it must be a DIRECT back attack. I have hit many people from what i thought was behind, and had it not be a single hit kill. I had to bash them again
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Answer 2
I think it's 50 per hit, regardless of where you hit.
Answer 3
I don't know what determines it for sure, but I have definitely gotten several one hit melee kills on enemies who were at full health while playing. The melee for battlefront is a bit blocky, and hard to use, causing either a hit or even sometimes a miss. But I am positive that it is possible, easy even, to get one hit melee kills. The most simple explanation for this is the head, but I think it also may be the back.
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