Quick Melee

Quick Melee is a melee strike available to all contestants, which is activated by pressing the "Quick Melee" keybind (default "V" on PC).

If activated with a full stamina bar and directed at an opponent, quick melee performs a kick attack, which will knock opponents back roughly 5 meters. If the target of the kick is interacting with an objective e.g. stealing a Cashout, the knockback is reduced to 1 meter. Stamina for the attack regenerates in 2.5 seconds.

If performed without a full bar of stamina, the contestant will perform a quick frontal elbow strike, dealing 25 damage to anything in range. It is useful for breaking through obstacles such as glass panes, or finishing off low-health enemies. Quick Melee can be performed while sliding and running without interrupting the contestant's momentum.

History

Patch	Changes
12.0.0	Updated the size and position of Quick Melee’s hit sweep, making it easier and more reliable to hit targets
11.0.0	Decreased Quick Melee damage from 40 to 25 Added a contextual Kick attack to Quick Melee. If a player has full Stamina and Quick Melees a target, a Kick attack will be performed that pushes the target back ~5m Added Stamina regeneration time of 2.5s for Kick attacks Added a modifier to control the knockback from Kick attacks when used on targets who are performing Hold interactions, such as stealing an objective. This reduces the knockback distance to ~1m