Starfield Quietly Made A Huge Change To Melee Combat, Just In Time For Shattered Space
's DLC seems poised to change many aspects of the game. However, Bethesda is not waiting until its launch to fix one of major issues: melee combat. Players who started their first playthrough as a Ronin and were unpleasantly surprised by the poor quality of close-quarters combat will be ecstatic to learn the official release of the trailer was not the only thing published by Bethesda that day.
On June 9, 2024, the first official trailer for the DLC was shown to eager fans who were watching the Xbox Showcase. This trailer revealed that the DLC would focus on House Va'ruun, the mostly absent member of triumvirate of greater factions. Those who have run across a Zealot are likely to be aware of their preference for melee combat, especially with the game's most powerful dagger, the Va'ruun Painblade. Bethesda sought to reignite players' own passion for knife-fighting with a surprise update, which was overshadowed by the release trailer on the same day.
Starfield has plenty of captivating tales and dynamic mechanics that make it an epic science fiction adventure — and an instant classic.
Gun-toting Spacefarers are likely already aware of the tiered firearms available in. While each gun has a basic variant, they can also be found in Calibrated, Refined, and Advanced varieties as the player gains levels. These tiers affect the value and, more importantly, the damage of the weapon. A basic Razorback can be found from the start of the game, but it will only do 51 damage. At level 46, however, the player can start finding its Advanced version, which deals 140 damage. This damage is amplified further with skills like Ballistics and Pistols.
Unfortunately for the berserkers among the fanbase, the same tiers were not initially available for melee weapons. This cemented the Va'ruun Painblade as the only viable option beyond the player's first few levels, and it has a damage rating of only 62. One of the few ways this could be increased was with the Dueling skill, which only
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