The way I see it. CoD is O.P. when it comes to using a knife & halo has the hit or assassinate from behind.
During the beta I had to stab a titan in the back of the head 3 times & a warlock 2 times to kill them. I'm a huge fan of being rewarded when I get the drop on some one. It feels like I'm only rewarded for shooting instead of being sneaky.
*edit for clarification:
performing a melee strike, while flanking your target, should be treated like a skill shot (all classes).
time wise: 1hit vs. 2-3 hits
(outside of beta cap & hunters sub class)
destiny is a game trying to not define a class for specific rolls. people can play all classes as: snipers, shot gunners, grenaders, melee juggernauts & sneaky assassins
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At first I thought yes, but after considering the direction the game is going I don't think so. It would have the Halo assassinations thus making it more similar to halo. This game is very skill based besides grabbing heavy ammo. Giving someone the ability to one shot in destiny kind of breaks the mechanics of the game