Melee shouldn't do 30 damage

@1unown1 

If melee did 5-10 dmg per hit with the same rate of fire then the DPS would be 9-18, and they might as well remove it entirely. Melee has SIGNIFICANTLY lower DPS than ANY other gun in this game. We are talking  about approx 54 damage per second if you hit every single hit. Compare this to P2020s 126 DPS and R99s 216 DPS.

So if you get any gun and your opponent does not and you still lose that 1v1, then you messed up. Sorry but there is no other way around it. I do that sometimes as well ofc but then I dont think melee is too OP; I think that I messed up and try to learn from it.  I think most players lose vs melee because they panic and started to jump around and hipfire without aiming OR forget that they also have melee attacks that they can use instead or in combination with the gun. Sometimes its better to let him hit you once and really land the following burst as you are knocked back and he is locked in the melee animation. And sometimes its better to not reload but empty the mag and then start swinging yourself. If you did it right, you should be in a damage lead and therefore win.

And if you think its stupid land in a boxing fest where 4-8 players are randomly swinging at everything that moves, well then don't drop so hot =) But I agree that the lunge can be a bit random, especially if you are hit by a high ping player.

They removed the lunge once, the community had such a massive backlash that they decided to nerf it heavily rather than deleting it completely.

Even then, Melee is mediocre at best.

If you die to a Melee, it's on you. People have guns which allow you to damage them on any range (Plus many legends are slowed down by bullets)

It's pretty much in a good place, no need to change anything.