It takes 3 hits if you have no energy, I believe. It still is 2 if you have energy and are not in armor, I THINK!

I thought of something else. If you have a secondary weapon out, you melee faster. So if you have time to pull out your Nova, for instance, you will hit faster.

On the flip side, if you're using a big ol' DSG or something that's great at hipfiring (a grendel) if you fire FIRST and then melee, it goes in rapid succession and you can almost insta-gib someone, provided you actually land your hipfire (with a DSG you practically have to put the barrel in his mouth).

Ask Tony how much he likes my DSG+melee combo :D

btw I find it hilarious when me and Crow are meleeing each other, and we're both crouched LOL

PS. thanks for that melee with Nova tip! I didn't know that...

If your latency is low enough you can try running/jumping away after the very first melee hit (or if they miss). Sometimes I manage to escape melee spam by simply running away and turn around to see my target still flailing around trying to melee, kill them with my gun :Pj

But yeah latency differences can really screw everything up.

Press melee button firmly once. Wait a moment. Wait a moment. Do a 180 degree turn. Wait a moment.

If he doesn't die by the time you've completed the 180 degree turn he is wall hacking.

Ahh the good good Fistol.... I think I will go do that now.