The Combistick

[Nick123q23]

The Combistick is a honored, classic hunting weapon, that's almost as iconic as our plasma caster and wristblades.

In lore, we decorate it with the etching of our kills, each Hunter's combistick is unique to them and them alone.

It can fill a variety of functions, acting as a medium range javalin, to being a deadly quarterstaff and spear up-close

So why's it so underwhelming in game? Am I using it wrong?

Does anyone use the combistick? How do they use it?

[Jay Burns]

I use it for its rng block(also blocks bullets), paired with wrist scimitar, it's good with dealing with multiple runners trying to screw you over, also it's a pretty damn robust throwing weapon if a xeno is running away (xeno only, it impales humans which is a good way to lose it)

[Boltersam]

I tried using it once, but it's really not to my taste. It's very defensively focused and the melee isn't all that good. The combistick in the lore is pretty much the jack of all trades weapon and it'd be a bit overpowered to have a weapon that could block bullets, be used expertly like a combination of a bo-staff and a spear to rip opponents to shred in melee with sweeping strikes and piercing thrusts, AND be a powerful throwing weapon (Doesn't actually seem to do much, but it's hard to tell with Xenos)

[Heckenshutze]

Combistick is a backup, medium range weapon, works more as a shield or when you wanna make a more defensive approach towards your prey.

Saying this, it has insane RNG chance againts humans, it can and it will insta ko a marine/pred with a hit to the head

[Karmac]

I've had good RNG with the wrist scimitars one-hit wonder'ing marines in the past, protip: The scimis do about as much damage as the sword.

[Renomaki]

I've had good RNG with the wrist scimitars one-hit wonder'ing marines in the past, protip: The scimis do about as much damage as the sword.

Only downside is their attack rate is much slower than the sword, and while that might not be a problem with drive-by attacks, chaining up them combos takes a lot more effort, at least for me...

Shame they don't have the stun of the sword too, that would make them so much more useful and allow for more weapon choices while still having something to fight xenos with.

[Karmac]

I hope you're aware that the Scimitars have a much faster attack rate than the sword, and even ramp up in speed every hit.

[Boltersam]

Yeah, if you have wristblades/scimitars in each hand, and you keep attacking with only one, they can ramp up to hit as fast as you can clickspam

The "Frenzy" does stop after a few seconds of not hitting anything, but it can become ludicrous. If scimitars had the stun of the sword, what would be the point of the sword?

[Shyguychizzy]

Combistick is pretty good but now a days, I see it not really good if Xenomorphs mainly just go for tackles and cheese spam that. Realistically, its good defense against xeno who is aggressive with force however with tackle spamming (Yes many say no RNG and takes longer I say thats a tad BS bein amount of tackles that is capable of landing and amount of tackles able to attempt), though we able to get up a bit more quicker but still literally one tackle and pred can be doomed with multiple tackles or single/Two tackle. Combistick maybe could use a buff mainly perhaps a feature that can fight this perhaps or something. Sorta has lost its feel, what I feel even with it.

[Heckenshutze]

Combistick is a backup, medium range weapon, works more as a shield or when you wanna make a more defensive approach towards your prey.

Saying this, it has insane RNG chance againts humans, it can and it will insta ko a marine/pred with a hit to the head

This has changed. Combi stick is now actually reduced to a very good throwing weapon but the weakest of all the weapons.