I play all the classes and all on damnation. And with my Vet it’s always a 50/50 chance of getting to the exit. I do not play with Camo. And i have a really good aim. So i do MY part, without being a burden to others.
But here is the point! That power sword that is constantly under attack by zealot players, does what it does because the Veteran is one of two classes or even the only one, that have no class mechanic what so ever to help in melee situations. And what ever it is that makes zealot players constantly brag about it, would be a case for some psychiatrist at this point. Because the PS got nerfed 2 times now since launch, ONLY because of zealot players constantly DEMANDING it to be as useless as all the other veteran melee options.
Zealots can basically run the immortality build. They can bring a flamer to solo clear whole rooms with up to 100 enemies inside.(And make aiming and/or hitting something impossible for any other class at the same time). But still almost every 3rd day, another zealot main comes to the forum and cries about how mean it is that the Vet has a power sword.
And if just one member of the Team steps out of line and does goofy stuff, or tries out some build that simply won’t work, it is most of the time a death sentence for my Vet. Veteran shoulders are just not made to carry an Ogryn or an Zealot that does not do their part.
Attention here comes the big point to consider: Veteran players have to shoot their guns. They WANT to shoot their guns. But most of the time the CAN’T, because they get attacked by POXWALKERS. Poxwalkers keep Vets from shooting Snipers, Gunners and Dreg shotgunners.
They have to kill these Poxwalkers fast. And since the Veteran has no melee buff what so ever, they have to use what deals with the Poxwalkers as fast as possible. Can the Vet use axes and sword? Sure he can. But he will get chip HP dmg all over while he does that. And sometimes he even gets overwhelmed with the PS. Maybe the Veteran would not have to relay on his PS so much, if especially the zealot players would not constantly run front first 3 rooms ahead to melee down everything solo. And just from time to time come and get that Poxwalkers out of the Veterans back.
At least most Ogryns appreciate a Vet in their Team and come to aid them in melee situations.
Most Veterans share their Special ability via the T3 Ability ‘‘Bio-Optic Targeting’’, So that everyone in coherency can see the shooters too. Some even use T5 ‘‘Frag Storm’’ to make grenades apply 8 blood stacks, without having ANY BENEFIT for them self from bleeding enemies! Everything the Vet has in his kid is to support the Team. In most T5 Situations with only a Veteran left alive, it is a 100% loss. Thats because the Veteran can not withstand constant non stop melee pressure on top of range pressure. The ones that CAN turn such situations how ever, not even grant the Veteran the one tool that keeps him alive in melee fights.