I'm not sure about the melees themselves being the problem. What I find irritating are the [u]immediate[/u] counterattacks with no consistent way to dodge. I'd kill for a side roll in this game. Make the guardians a bit more agile and skilled players will dance around their foes in a justice flurry of blows.
On a side note, there's nothing more fun in this game than a double bubble saint 14 titan duo throwing bubbles around and having melee parties. Throw a get orbs while over shield is up and maybe the orbs for melee killing hive and I'd probably spec into str at that point.
Other than this and the other situational no back up plans, I would never spec into str. Of course, if they made it so the stats increase dmg as well, that'd be a completely different story. But that probably makes to much sense for bungie.
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Omg a side roll would be amazing!
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Totes mcgoats!
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[quote]What I find irritating are the immediate counterattacks with no consistent way to dodge.[/quote] Exactly, that's what I mean by the vulnerability after a melee, you're practically guaranteed to get hit in response.