The Extinction of Criminality's Melee Meta

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  • Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
  • For a while, Criminality has been a game dominated by a gun meta. Why is that? Why do half of the game's weapons go completely unused by a majority of players? Diving into the history of the ROBLOX Criminality's Melee Meta, I find out why they have been completely wiped out of the question.
    This video covers everything up until V2. I didn’t cover the Brawl update as it felt unnecessary since it had no change on melee use in the main game.
    #roblox #robloxgames #videoessay

Комментарии • 237

  • @definate
    @definate  10 месяцев назад +123

    onto bigger things now, bye bye crimidality

    • @MonobearTonight
      @MonobearTonight 10 месяцев назад +7

      Join the bright side

    • @geedeejam
      @geedeejam 10 месяцев назад +5

      personally im waiting for blackout

    • @woomyyy
      @woomyyy 10 месяцев назад

      blessed

    • @CarvedFromStone
      @CarvedFromStone 10 месяцев назад

      ​@@geedeejam me too but lets be real the wait has been too long. Im not in on what happened to the original but i really dont see why what seems like such a polished project needs to stay closed still.

    • @geedeejam
      @geedeejam 10 месяцев назад

      @@CarvedFromStone it got dmca'd

  • @Niko98455
    @Niko98455 10 месяцев назад +186

    Are we not gonna talk about how they nerfed the grinding method by 100% making the game even harder to play and almost impossible to grind cash with lock picks 💀

    • @lilmanboy1435
      @lilmanboy1435 10 месяцев назад +10

      its not that hard

    • @Lvaic_
      @Lvaic_ 10 месяцев назад +19

      That is what made people kos way more and what made the game not fun anymore

    • @909-g7j
      @909-g7j 10 месяцев назад

      @@lilmanboy1435it’s not hard but 1 its time taking, and 2 by the time u finish grinding it’ll be 10x quicker to spend it

    • @kustomationstudios
      @kustomationstudios 10 месяцев назад +2

      @@Lvaic_ FR THO

    • @d_xtrr
      @d_xtrr 10 месяцев назад +2

      they lowered the cash rate ever since 1.4

  • @MonobearTonight
    @MonobearTonight 10 месяцев назад +66

    Incredible video def. It’s crazy to think the game was built up around melees but spiraled down into your average gun test game. Also Awesome cinematics and animations dud!!

  • @pro_fail
    @pro_fail 10 месяцев назад +91

    Criminality before was a gritty, harsh, "hood simulator" game that heavily rewarded and punished anyone and everyone that scraped by to survive
    Criminality now is the equivalent of a COD deathmatch server

    • @elpepetaxio666
      @elpepetaxio666 10 месяцев назад +5

      Bro its not that deep

    • @KILLERJUSTIN571
      @KILLERJUSTIN571 10 месяцев назад +1

      Why is a tc2 player playing crim??

    • @AAAAA-re6qh
      @AAAAA-re6qh 9 месяцев назад +3

      I'm really glad i experience criminality in 1.2 paid access it was so fun and the best 250 robux i ever spent

    • @liamstevo4787
      @liamstevo4787 6 месяцев назад

      @@AAAAA-re6qh paid access crim was the best icl

    • @Black_Knight1241
      @Black_Knight1241 3 месяца назад

      real

  • @HeightsOff
    @HeightsOff 10 месяцев назад +67

    criminality is the embodiment of bad decisions

    • @skedzd
      @skedzd 10 месяцев назад

      Fr

    • @ImNotFunny541
      @ImNotFunny541 10 месяцев назад +5

      Transfur Outbreak:

    • @aamonq
      @aamonq 10 месяцев назад

      @@ImNotFunny541 can u explain about outbreak? Just curious

    • @dumdum7184
      @dumdum7184 10 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@aamonqowner doing nsfw stuff on Roblox me thinks

    • @aamonq
      @aamonq 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@dumdum7184 default for rbx furry game dev

  • @ZZ-632
    @ZZ-632 10 месяцев назад +23

    Really wish that melees would have more features, like having hitting someone while firing flicking their aim, with combo weapons doing more flick stun after each hit and weapons like the sledge or fire axe just having strong flick stun

    • @memes_the_dna_of_the_soul5487
      @memes_the_dna_of_the_soul5487 10 месяцев назад +6

      Frankly, some concept.
      Melee techniques.
      Unlocked by simply using melees, you gain some new attacks, abilities, and options. If you can buy attachments to makr guns better, you can spec to make melee better.
      Disarming strike.
      Forces the enemy to drop their firearm if they have one.
      Bloodlust.
      After hiting and enemy, gain increased movement speed, and not lose stamina while sprinting for 30s.
      Flechette:
      You can throw smaller melee weapons, which deal a flat 100 damage.
      The final item that would balance things
      The Ballistic sheild.
      Offering protection from low to intermediate rounds, this sheild would be heavy.

    • @SheepsAhoy.
      @SheepsAhoy. 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@memes_the_dna_of_the_soul5487imagine chilling in cafe with your friends and an entire fucking swat team rolls up with ballistic shields

    • @DeadAccount53885
      @DeadAccount53885 10 месяцев назад +2

      @@memes_the_dna_of_the_soul5487 I like how you mentioned it doesnt protect from the more powerful rounds. I am so tired of games adding riot/ballistic shields and making them completely immune to everything from a .22 to a 50 BMG.

    • @memes_the_dna_of_the_soul5487
      @memes_the_dna_of_the_soul5487 10 месяцев назад +1

      @PowerOutageGootraxian
      Yes, but when I say this, the sheild has two hitboxes.
      The glass window and the metal exterior.
      The glass window can be penetrated by 7.62x51 mm guns. Basically, Scout, Fal, Scar H, and other similar guns. It is only a very small potion. But once sufficiently damaged, it will break, exposing the slot for anything to get through.
      The metal portion can be penetrated by the BFG 50 and AWM. And if you aim it at the glass? It's lights out for whoever was hiding behind it.
      The sheild also boasts the highest stamina consumption for sprinting. But it equips surprisingly quickly for an item of its bulk.

    • @jobelplayedminecraft3700
      @jobelplayedminecraft3700 9 месяцев назад

      ​​@@SheepsAhoy.this ballistic shield is a thing in the game if im not mistaken

  • @Hikuria478
    @Hikuria478 10 месяцев назад +13

    I felt like the turning point for melees, was 1.3. This was the height when guns were Criminality’s top priority with expansion. 1.2 melees wills always be the standard for me, as they even the playing field. Now, the crate you are given feels more like “Take whatever weapons you get out this crate, and f**k up whoever is near by”. Melees just don’t feel lethal enough.

  • @berry709
    @berry709 10 месяцев назад +11

    we love our consistent uploads!!! keep em coming!!!

  • @orby5183
    @orby5183 10 месяцев назад +7

    To see my beloved melee's downfall from my time in 1.2 to now actually documented hurts more than anything else, good vid keep up the good work

  • @Pretzelsaregoodforhealth
    @Pretzelsaregoodforhealth 10 месяцев назад +20

    def,please keep up the good work with these animations. I like to wait 3-4 months for a good video with good editing then just copy paste spam videos.

  • @midnightmarshadow7916
    @midnightmarshadow7916 10 месяцев назад +2

    thanks for talking about the melee montages, I miss them and I miss montages that weren't literally all based off of one video lol.

  • @boiledbone3966
    @boiledbone3966 10 месяцев назад +5

    I was expecting the Brawl update to shake up the meta alot that or standard but melee only but noooo we got a melee anim revamp which is nice doesn't actually do much with little to no stat changes/buffs. I honestly thought Brawl would be the day of redemption for all melee mains out there but nah its never coming the glory days are over

  • @antynomity
    @antynomity 10 месяцев назад +4

    This is exactly the reason I finally quit this awful game, I waited 2 years luke a fool for a melee update, and all I got was skins and mid animations, thank you TrashVVZ.
    Now, you forgot one important thing that killed melees irreversibly and no matter what buff they'd get they wouldn't be back: lunge being nerfed.

  • @nayeet_jr4914
    @nayeet_jr4914 10 месяцев назад +3

    I constantly used melees till I was level 50 v1.3 came and I started to use guns

  • @ImperialGaurd
    @ImperialGaurd 9 месяцев назад +1

    They should add back melees canceling gun reload and make them a lot cheaper and guns cost more

  • @brunoalvarez1551
    @brunoalvarez1551 10 месяцев назад +10

    Let's be honest.
    Criminality's skill ceiling is non-existent ever since you can just pop in an FPS unlocker with your ultra mega deluxe graphics card and have no recoil whatsoever, which pretty much equates to anyone not using a gun or an fps unlocker for the matter already way too powerless to do something about it.
    The game doesn't care for balance or for the fact that their community might plummet once Blackout or Havoc make their debut. Because it actually looks enjoyable and balanced.

    • @wedoalittletrollin
      @wedoalittletrollin 10 месяцев назад

      they fixed fps affecting recoil a long time ago

    • @uningenious
      @uningenious 10 месяцев назад +6

      ​​@@wedoalittletrollinThey didn't due to how roblox actually works. Never was fixed.

    • @uningenious
      @uningenious 10 месяцев назад +3

      Yeah, the gameplay is just dead in the water. No alternative gameplays because armor is expensive and often useless (stun grenade exists), melee is literally the topic of this video (spoiler: it's bad), so you're just left with guns, and now it's just essentially a COD deathmatch

  • @StevenMcAdams-mi8de
    @StevenMcAdams-mi8de Месяц назад +1

    The only reason they want to get melees out of the picture is cause gun mains tend to only rely on ranged because they suck with melee.

  • @thatwonguy7352
    @thatwonguy7352 10 месяцев назад +1

    Really well made video. Very accurate history of the Crim meta. Keep it up!

  • @wearenumberone1111
    @wearenumberone1111 10 месяцев назад +1

    man I remember buying a full ak kit just to be killed by a metal bat user now its almost impossible to do that

  • @undisdained
    @undisdained 10 месяцев назад

    browser history playing at the end was the icing on the documentary cake. epic video brother

  • @bebrasmachnayq5691
    @bebrasmachnayq5691 9 месяцев назад

    "Kiryu san, this is your final battle, make the most of it"

  • @tzekusbr6727
    @tzekusbr6727 10 месяцев назад +1

    im new to the channel and im kinda impressed seeing how small you are, hope you grow up alot because your editing is pretty good.

  • @JordanHasAnAfro
    @JordanHasAnAfro 10 месяцев назад

    Really High quality stuff. glad to see ur back and with such a banger!

  • @Lol-no4sl
    @Lol-no4sl 9 месяцев назад

    Find ur wings in the background was surprising but amazing

  • @awesometoastb9393
    @awesometoastb9393 10 месяцев назад +1

    As someone who has played since pre alpha, I can confirm

  • @Quallin31
    @Quallin31 10 месяцев назад

    Holy shieet. This editing is really good. Please keep it up man.

  • @ReturnerReturned
    @ReturnerReturned 10 месяцев назад +3

    5:42 lmao
    also about the chainsaw rework, the chainsaw was reworked in LATE PDS, not in V1 crim. fireaxe didnt one tap limbs either originally, while consuming 70% of your stamina (it was dogshit, not part of the meta)

    • @definate
      @definate  10 месяцев назад

      yeah i do remember that about the fireaxe along with looking back through pds footage though the detail felt rather miniscule to go back and change the voiceline so i left it as is

    • @antynomity
      @antynomity 10 месяцев назад +1

      The nerf of melee lunge was so good guys! Standard with less players even on peak hours than 1.2!

  • @CRUSAD4R
    @CRUSAD4R 10 месяцев назад +1

    Well, it only took 4 months, but he’s back

  • @explodinghammeronthe17thof36
    @explodinghammeronthe17thof36 10 месяцев назад

    This video was awesomingly amazingly edited goodly made

  • @smordus
    @smordus 10 месяцев назад

    bro how much effort you put in video is insane
    really cool vid

  • @qChronos
    @qChronos 10 месяцев назад +2

    love the editing

  • @leso122
    @leso122 10 месяцев назад

    honestly feels good to see you get huge i remember hunting u with my friend in 1.2

  • @yusufkaanpvogameplay5542
    @yusufkaanpvogameplay5542 10 месяцев назад +3

    sweats saying melees suck before complaining about dying to a bat with an aks 🔥

  • @Sh_ed11
    @Sh_ed11 10 месяцев назад

    i still cant believe how def is so criminally underrated. great vid

  • @RealChompa
    @RealChompa 10 месяцев назад +1

    I hope our trade appears in the video ( I traded 1 banana sawn off for your banana sawn off)

  • @KR-ql8gl
    @KR-ql8gl 10 месяцев назад +1

    melees started their downfall when all guns were made so muuuch cheaper, a glock which back then was cracked costs only 250 dollars that makes you able to fight at a solid range playing it more safe

  • @ZEEINSAMKEIT
    @ZEEINSAMKEIT 10 месяцев назад

    On PDS however, the meta was katana, machete, metal bat and bayonet.
    At the start of PDS, you couldn't buy ammo, so the ammo system was added.
    Recoil also didn't exist.
    The charge up attacks didn't exist until Pre-Beta.
    The real reason why melee system fell apart was because GDI.
    He wanted a gunged game.

    • @definate
      @definate  10 месяцев назад +2

      i didn't know recoil didn't exist, i only remember the version of pds where shooting one glock bullet sent your screen to the sky

    • @ZEEINSAMKEIT
      @ZEEINSAMKEIT 10 месяцев назад

      The recoil in guns was made since the ones that were in the game sucked.
      So they buffed gun dmg and buff recoil so it'll be balanced, also the Tec-9, Mac-10, AKU, and Revolver weren't in the game originally until the buff.
      The AKM was meant to be only for the URM, before the M4A4 became the main gun for RCU, the FAMAS was the first rifle, the SSG did exist but it got deleted.
      Taiga was also meant to be only for the URM, as a faster machete but without blocking.
      And the UTS was known as KSG.

  • @Khanical
    @Khanical 6 месяцев назад +1

    I’ve always disagreed with this statement, I always see melees as a high skill high reward weapon. Against solos or small groups melees can STOMP even the most prepared duo (except for tier 2+ helmets)
    My only gripe with melee is the sheer skill difference between guns and melees. Guns you can pick up pretty easily, just point and shoot. Melee has a much steeper learning curve, especially blunts where you have to account for physics and stuff for that sweet double stun combo.

    • @mcbusteanims6619
      @mcbusteanims6619 15 дней назад

      but i feel like melees are way too neglected, it can feel straight up unfair to fight against people with guns.

  • @afrotheartist
    @afrotheartist 9 месяцев назад

    i hope melees get buffed, like you run faster with melees so you can catch up to gun users but i don't think they should be as good as guns, but pretty close and more cost efficient

  • @mistasilly
    @mistasilly 10 месяцев назад +1

    the thumbnail goes so hard

  • @f.entanyl
    @f.entanyl 10 месяцев назад

    This is why Aethelbeorn/blood engine was made

  • @papelhat4265
    @papelhat4265 10 месяцев назад

    dam this editing went hard 🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @juggernut1418
    @juggernut1418 10 месяцев назад

    LIKE HOW do you edit your videos to be soo good its a 10/10

  • @JifStuff
    @JifStuff 10 месяцев назад

    PDS was also in 2019 I remember playing it in August.

  • @downergamin
    @downergamin 10 месяцев назад

    I remember playing oof combat
    such a nice game though, it was funny, but hard and kind of ubalanced.
    And y'know what? That was fun. Miss being frickin' balsted out of the cannon.

  • @unit_roblox
    @unit_roblox 8 месяцев назад

    how to buff melle ig
    step one: reload get cancelled by melle
    step two: every finisher give 5sec rage
    step three: limb that are cut off by melle give perm debuff like walk slower are worse recoil
    step four: profit

  • @kittarded
    @kittarded 10 месяцев назад

    Criminality stumbled so Blackout could sprint

  • @YSleepish
    @YSleepish 10 месяцев назад

    blackout paid early access is out, the tutorial is free though so id recommend checking that out

  • @ShopC0ins
    @ShopC0ins 10 месяцев назад

    upload days always fire

  • @keppelin1527
    @keppelin1527 10 месяцев назад

    Besides camp, to me its like bringing gun to a random Melee fight

  • @oaaaahahahahhaha
    @oaaaahahahahhaha 10 месяцев назад

    public dev server era was the best era btw and im pretty sure it came first

  • @UltraV12
    @UltraV12 10 месяцев назад +4

    1.2 was the last and best version of crim. 2.X and above are the worst versions ever, coming besides with 1.3

  • @abstrakt_13
    @abstrakt_13 10 месяцев назад +2

    Shovel is still not dead but u need to aim for the head (the target must not have tier 2 tier 3 helmet)if u hit the 1st time in the head u won if they goin on solo

    • @kustomationstudios
      @kustomationstudios 10 месяцев назад +1

      Unless you get soloed by a gun user who can just run away. I hated that.

  • @therandomguywhoplaysroblox7520
    @therandomguywhoplaysroblox7520 7 месяцев назад

    My favorite wonder weapon is the blundergat

  • @redfoxtheman8533
    @redfoxtheman8533 10 месяцев назад

    ozone layer guy here : nice video mate keep going

  • @SputnicWasTaken
    @SputnicWasTaken 8 месяцев назад

    The knockdown for fist was removed 😢

  • @TheBeanBandit309
    @TheBeanBandit309 10 месяцев назад

    As one gaben said it was definitely worth the wait

  • @Blob1_2
    @Blob1_2 9 месяцев назад

    Bluetunes escaped criminality lobotomy

  • @Brandonthebarber764
    @Brandonthebarber764 10 месяцев назад

    The goat is still posting

  • @RiotRBLX
    @RiotRBLX 10 месяцев назад

    Joined back in pre bata took a break for a year and im only level 46 because of it now i only play every once and awhile and i get a few thousand xp whenever i do man i miss the pit :(

  • @Maso_scream
    @Maso_scream 5 месяцев назад

    Im a melee knife rambo main since im bad with guns and i love scream aka ghostface

  • @cool.robloxdude8949
    @cool.robloxdude8949 10 месяцев назад +1

    Love the animations!

  • @hazardous_cowth
    @hazardous_cowth 10 месяцев назад

    When melee buff im tired of using ithaca/s-shorty or semis

  • @Cactuswithadangeriousweapon
    @Cactuswithadangeriousweapon 10 месяцев назад

    Most people rather have a gun than a knife

  • @Ruziqyl
    @Ruziqyl 10 месяцев назад

    babe wake up def posted

  • @s1olereal
    @s1olereal 10 месяцев назад

    god damn i fucking love the editing i wanna have a relationship with ur editing good lord

  • @natplayz1989
    @natplayz1989 10 месяцев назад

    Melees are the only good thing and the only thing i like about crim but guns made them mostly useless even after the brawl update, guns still outpower melees. All the brawl update did was revamp melee animations, added more child gambling and a new gamemode. I was hoping that the brawl gamemode will be like normal crim but what we got was a gun game like aresnal...

  • @kustomationstudios
    @kustomationstudios 10 месяцев назад

    Criminality is on the verge of extinction itself.

  • @Ongezellig_American
    @Ongezellig_American 10 месяцев назад +2

    How in hell are you able to get sll these 1v1 clips for the background footage in standard? All that happens when i try standard is i just get 4v1d by a zerg of furries

  • @KILLERJUSTIN571
    @KILLERJUSTIN571 10 месяцев назад

    Loved the animation ❤

  • @misterpoogiesthecat3469
    @misterpoogiesthecat3469 7 месяцев назад

    bro... come back please...

  • @Nooby291
    @Nooby291 10 месяцев назад

    also the fact that the guns were made ULTRA CHEAP made melees useless. (for perspective before the uzi costed 1750 u can now buy an AK with that now)

    • @Limo35
      @Limo35 10 месяцев назад

      Yeah the AK literally has the same price as 1.2 magnum and fnp-45

  • @podpivas11
    @podpivas11 10 месяцев назад +2

    we just gotta admit it that criminality is turning into cs go😔😔

  • @dingodsdkaswodw
    @dingodsdkaswodw 10 месяцев назад +1

    The animations were on point. Keep it up

  • @Koykio
    @Koykio 10 месяцев назад

    the man can finally rest

  • @zaneplayx3176
    @zaneplayx3176 10 месяцев назад

    i mean i wouldn't really worry too much abt the state of crim balancing since blackout's releasing and it'll definitely be better than crim

  • @axer1672
    @axer1672 10 месяцев назад

    The fire axe in question:

  • @flakehats6221
    @flakehats6221 10 месяцев назад

    They added old map to ps 🤯

  • @DrippyCreep
    @DrippyCreep 9 месяцев назад

    i will never stop using melee im so sigma

  • @moefoekoa900
    @moefoekoa900 10 месяцев назад

    no mention of sawed off being the second best melee???
    (beaten by the wrench)

  • @itsmewhite_forge6673
    @itsmewhite_forge6673 10 месяцев назад

    Are devs not gonna buff melees then?
    I don’t understand why devs dont buff things that are unusable, its so weird. Wont be me when i become a dev

    • @kemmybelleuwu
      @kemmybelleuwu 10 месяцев назад

      the devs dont care abt the game lol

  • @romstergr3011
    @romstergr3011 10 месяцев назад

    Amazing unique video.

  • @skooterthekid8069
    @skooterthekid8069 10 месяцев назад

    It got nerfed because it had something called 'FUN' and the devs didn't like that.

  • @caughtin144p7
    @caughtin144p7 10 месяцев назад

    Bro somehow didnt talk abt the fact that boxes spawn on you when you spawn and it has a high chance of giving u a gun. To me that complwtely killed melee as there is absolutely no reason to get melee when guns are basically free

    • @selfdetriment
      @selfdetriment 10 месяцев назад

      didnt think id see anyone mention this, playing back then id search loot and itd give me a melee or cash, and occasionally a gun when it was red tier i believe, i miss when it was much harder to find guns and i actually had to save up money, but coming back to the game weeks ago, the first time i spawn it was next to loot and found a gun immediately

  • @MarRobMat
    @MarRobMat 10 месяцев назад

    omg, NEW DEF UPLOAD

  • @harddriveharddrive6615
    @harddriveharddrive6615 10 месяцев назад

    сould you please tell the name of the music in the end? and this video is very cool!!!

    • @definate
      @definate  10 месяцев назад

      browser history by graham kartna

  • @devolution456
    @devolution456 7 месяцев назад

    Hello def, plz add link to discord, in the old video it expanded.

  • @shelly._
    @shelly._ 10 месяцев назад

    Really good video

  • @KOIsAFurryLOL
    @KOIsAFurryLOL 10 месяцев назад

    i wonder if people will make melee montages on brawl hmmmmm.

  • @martinv5315
    @martinv5315 10 месяцев назад

    Nice editing

  • @wowthatscool878
    @wowthatscool878 10 месяцев назад

    YOUR BACK

  • @lnfernoDivision
    @lnfernoDivision 10 месяцев назад

    he came back.

  • @Mentelgen-1337
    @Mentelgen-1337 10 месяцев назад

    god the charge up bit... i love the csgo song.

  • @loscampesinosnr1fan
    @loscampesinosnr1fan 10 месяцев назад

    the extinction of fun, you mean

  • @ryanplayz684
    @ryanplayz684 10 месяцев назад

    Just a question where did you find the Criminality map in the animations you or whoever made

  • @CarvedFromStone
    @CarvedFromStone 10 месяцев назад

    guns to cheep now. thats it. thats why. Ak used to cost what 3K? now u can buy one with a few decent floor drops. beretta used to cost what like 2x what it is now. you used to be too broke to afford guns especially good ones now its dirt cheap and getting money seems to be easier than ever at least since the last time i even had to farm. The game dosnt feel fun anymore especially when almost all of my game time is on melee (barely played since the huge update to the map) Waiting for blackout to release before i ever play a crim-like game again

  • @blockster0
    @blockster0 10 месяцев назад

    the lore is the peoplew that didnt pray today were melee haters and were threatenig rvvz with a day without praying to buff guns a bunch thats why

  • @Blaz3yt1
    @Blaz3yt1 8 месяцев назад +1

    🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @mashabonnie
    @mashabonnie 9 месяцев назад

    What's the music in the vid?

  • @Nooby291
    @Nooby291 10 месяцев назад

    worth the wait ngl