Sharpen a stick into a spear?

It makes me proud to say the following since I am a dedicated ninja knifer.

They don't require a stupid reload. My victims can confirm that for me as they struggled to reload while trying to dodge me in a close quarter 1v1 confrontation while I sprint literally under their gun.

Can you do a regular melee with nova knives? If not, it wouldn't be too hard to just melee NKers to death.

Well... i may be stating the obvious but since this probably isn't a serious post i'll oblige.

A pair of Nova Knifes can dish out more melee DPS than any other Weapon can.

Well now that that's out of the way.

-They're also the only weapon that can be held in both hands, and dual-wielding blades is always badass.
-They can stab people more easily than other weapons
-They are quieter than any other weapon, at least i think so.
-Easier to hip-fire than any other weapon.

That's all i got.

Keep the faith.

Name one other weapon that's silent when used and doesn't make you appear on nearby enemy mini-maps.

...and that's about it. With the right skills and buffs, you could out-DPS Nova Knives in Codex. Not sure if that's still the case now, though. Haven't checked the math properly yet. Waiting on someone who's skilled into Nova Knives to update me on the details I'm missing.

Not important.
Good luck killing anything that's not stationary and isn't blind with it.
Even if you sneak, its rare to have enough time to charge up the knife and attack one or twice before he looks around and kills you.

Well... i may be stating the obvious but since this probably isn't a serious post i'll oblige.

A pair of Nova Knifes can dish out more melee DPS than any other Weapon can.

Well now that that's out of the way.

-They're also the only weapon that can be held in both hands, and dual-wielding blades is always badass.
-They can stab people more easily than other weapons
-They are quieter than any other weapon, at least i think so.
-Easier to hip-fire than any other weapon.

That's all i got.

Keep the faith.

And yes I'm sneaking behind them but I keep missing the swing because the range is so low and the hit detection for mele attacks in general is rubbish.

Waiting on someone who's skilled into Nova Knives to update me on the details I'm missing.

Even if you sneak, its rare to have enough time to charge up the knife and attack one or twice before he looks around and kills you.

I think i've only seen one nova knifer.

It was weird. He was just running at me so I just...jumped back and kept shooting.

It'll weird you out man.

I've seen a Quafe Agent during last weeks Event doing pretty well with a Nova Knife! ;)

It makes me proud to say the following since I am a dedicated ninja knifer.

They don't require a stupid reload. My victims can confirm that for me as they struggled to reload while trying to dodge me in a close quarter 1v1 confrontation while I sprint literally under their gun.

So you saw someone in CCP using proto gear and a nova knife. Wonder how many bullets welcomed his face before he got his first kill lol

The Nova Knife, if you one-hit-kill a sniper, will give the sniper a false impression that he/she was counter-sniped by someone else and will occasionally come back to the same spot.

Who is so oblivious to not read on the top right corner what weapon killed them?

Oh well, i guess some snipers are really dense. I've seen quite a few and it's like they can't pay attention to anything but their scope, and barely even that. Good snipers are but a few, horrible snipers are everywhere.

Who is so oblivious to not read on the top right corner what weapon killed them?

Oh well, i guess some snipers are really dense. I've seen quite a few and it's like they can't pay attention to anything but their scope, and barely even that. Good snipers are but a few, horrible snipers are everywhere.

Mass driver, dodge that.

Easy, kill you before you have a chance to pull the trigger.

Well you do see a few bullets coming your way but as long as you don't get one shoted, you have a real chance of getting a kill! ;) It does wonders in extremely close combat!

So you saw someone in CCP using proto gear and a nova knife. Wonder how many bullets welcomed his face before he got his first kill lol

I could be wrong, but the last time I checked, Mass Drivers had SLIGHTLY longer range than Nova Knives.

Feel free to tell me otherwise if that's changed?

Not all mercs like to say "hi" to you from the front.

Interesting how people forget that one can come from behind, below, and from above.

Name one thing they can do that weapons can't do better.
They are the most underpowered weapon in Dust.

Name one thing they can do that weapons can't do better.
They are the most underpowered weapon in Dust.

Name one thing they can do that weapons can't do better.
They are the most underpowered weapon in Dust.

My main problem with the knives is that the hit detection for melee is already "meh", so adding a weapon system centered around that is kinda stupid if you don't fix the melee hit detection.

The Nova Knife is no longer a melee weapon and is no longer effected by melee mechanics. It is now technically a sidearm.

Also drop the price, you would think a simple blade would be less expensive than an Assault rifle with advanced systems.

The Nova Knife is not a simple blade. It uses super-heated plasma to sharpen the blade and it requires CPU/PG to operate at all. The price may be high at the moment, but it might drop once the players have full control of the market.

And also for gameplay reasons, nova knives are not as effective as a shotgun that can do everything better at this range.

Well... DUH!!! For general gameplay where you just want to pick up a weapon and kill people without putting much thought into it, of course the Nova Knife is useless. But this is a special weapon that is not tailored for general gameplay is it? It's a weapon for pros. Scrubs or Blueberries need not even touch it. Scrubs are not even worthy of looking at it. Think of it as the Law Giver from Judge Dread: can only be used by a Judge.

1000 ISK seems reasonable.
Maybe 750 ISK for standard and 1000 ISK for prototype.

Too cheap even for standard.

I personally use Nova knives. It is hard for combat confrontation. I believe its meant for stealth confrontation. I just use it for giggles.

Which is why I'm looking forward to the cloak modules. I'm already pretty good with the knife. Imagine me with the cloak.

Nova Knives are pretty great.

But they are by no means a weapon that you can just pick up and do well with. They require a lot of practice to really be able to use them well. This includes watching enemies and how they move around the map, knowing exactly how long you can sprint for and how many swipes you can take when you stop, while keeping some to spare to make a speedy exit, and knowing exactly how many swipes it will take to kill each kind of suit. Not to mention, knowing where your enemies are and where they are going so you can properly ambush them and then kill the next guy (or retreat if necesary) Guerilla tactics work wonders with a knife fit. If they know you're somewhere close to them with a knife, they aren't going to be looking at or doing much else.

For someone just picking them up to try... You are going to die a lot. Hell, even for me it's iffy. Some rounds I can go around 17-20 kills with 3-4 deaths, and other rounds I go like 13/13. If you actually care about your KDR, the knife is not a good weapon to use unless you are super meticulous and ninja-ish like my pal Maken Tosch.

But the knives are one of the most fun and rewarding weapons to use as they require the user to put real thought behind how they move on the battlefield to enable them to close the gap between them and others without being filled with bullets. Nothing is more satisfying than killing someone with a Nova Knife (Except maybe crushing people with a dropship)

Whoever tried sneaking up on me when I was giving overwatch wasn't, but I doubt it was you. Just saw a red dot show up behind me, and I was sprinting down the mountain before they could hit me.

I'm pretty sure it wasn't a scout however, since someone told me a heavy was heading my way and I heard forge shots hitting behind me on my way to cover.

Definitely wasn't me. I never use a heavy suit.

If it was me, I would've chased you down all the way into the red zone if I had to. And considering I can sprint two football fields in 20 seconds, you would not live.