I seem to be coming off second best quite a lot in one on one melee battles so wondering what the best technique is .. i.e. as you are both flailing/spinning around are you better off waiting until you get a clear strike (face on) or is it best to just have high repetitions since the hit detection might not be not very accurate, especially since there are a lot of high pings out there. I try to use the former approach so it may just be I am a bit unco/slow but interested in opinions :)

Just spam it, most of the time it's just luck and lag

I don't know, because none of those players were able to get that close and personal. LOL
Seriously, just spam and hope for the best. See you later today, DooM fellow! :D

DooMTUP

When using melee, move in the direction of your opponent while sprinting, doing a regular jump, and using your melee. If you land your melee, you will lunge forward at your opponent. Sometimes it results in you getting behind him super fast.

OR

If an opponent is laying into you with a melee, if you time a normal jump at the right time, you will end up literally on top of him, and get 2 easy punches to his cranium. NOTE: this does NOT work on people with high pings.

(approx. 90% of players)

Heh, yeah, especially when you're in the U.S. and on an NFOserver and there are people from across the world with 550+ pings and yours varies from 15-50.

jdb2

Thanks for the tips, I like SDub's suggestions but the first one in particular sounds like high difficulty factor so I will probably stick to SPAM but will also try the old jump on head and smack him trick :)

some people melee crouched (Midget Wrestler)

If you're in armour mode it should only take 2 hits...if youre not then it can take 3. Pretty much armour mode it & you should win most 1 on 1's. Ive mainly been playing on xbox though & there seems to be a lot more drag towards the enemy player when punching.

Depends on the fight. If the enemy is right in your face crouch around to throw them off. If they're a little bit away, lunge at 'em like SDub suggested.

Also, there's a considerable delay between melees. If you miss one, chance are your enemy will land one. for this reason, it's a bad idea to just spam it.

What I often find myself doing is meleeing, then quickly rotating to make final adjustments and track my opponent.

Also, NEVER melee from cloak (unless you have a stealthkill prompt). It drains your your energy and it does about a quarter of the damage. Uncloak, then one-two. It'll only take two hits, regardless of armor or cloak.