Wait, there are melee blocks?

In the video linked below, it looks like the player blocks an enemy melee at 3:02, similar to Reach’s sword block. Both spartans melee eachother, but the player comes out unharmed while the opponent loses his shields.

Was it a bug? Is this old news that I’ve missed?

Vid: http://youtu.be/YopGc7oi9ZE?hd=1&t=3m2s

I don’t think so, he probably had some sort of perk/ability on that made him take less shield damage.

> I don’t think so, he probably had some sort of perk/ability on that made him take less shield damage.

But he doesn’t take less damage, he takes none at all. You can just see the health bar at the top of the screen.

> I don’t think so, he probably had some sort of perk/ability on that made him take less shield damage.

Actually he may have missed/hit to early.

Melee block!? Oh no! D:

> > I don’t think so, he probably had some sort of perk/ability on that made him take less shield damage.
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> Actually he may have missed/hit to early.

Yeah if you look closely the guy trying to hit him didn’t lunge or anything, Id say it was just he missed, so I doubt there is melee blocking, cause you would of still taken damage.

I’d say this is indicative of much less melee magnetism. Less than reach at least.

he defintely missed the melee

Yep, he hit too early.

Hit to early As you can See if he would of Hit him he would of flung towards him like the blue guy.