I main a warlock if I completely miss with my ranged melee I lose the charge. it's the same with the hunter throwing knife. And the Titan melee is way stronger and is available in every subclass!
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They loose it when they die, also we Titans use SC to manuever around the map. Bungie once removed it and realized this was a mistake. You would know all of this if you actually played on your Titan.