I think everyone agrees melee seems weird, sometimes you can melee from a mile away, other times you can’t melee from a foot away.
At first I thought maybe my BR was just off, then I thought that maybe the shield down effect is visually lagging and the guy I’m shooting isn’t actually one shot, but it happens in my favor too…where I eat bullets like I have 10 overshields.
What is causing this inconsistency? It’s not aim, because they could shoot me in the toe as many times as they do, and it should be a kill (and vice versa). Some games the bullet sponge is unbelievable, other games it feels perfect.
Ultimately, I am compensating for bullet sponge by adjusting my movements and basically saying ‘forget that’ to any fair fight. If someone starts a fight with me, ill shoot once or twice, then completely reposition, sometimes running half way across map, just to get the leg up on the other guy.
TL;DR - BR is really inconsistent, and while sometimes it works in my favor, it’s still not something I’d consider ‘well done’.