MORE MACHETES PLEASE

[LordeKilly]

Summary (a quick, 2-3 sentence summary):

Machetes are cool, therefore we need more or atleast available to more standards.
Benefits (How this will benefit the server and game as a whole):

Standards are cookie cutter and adding more machetes would change the variety up a little more.
Details (Description of how you think this would work, the benefits, etc):

They aren't brokenly OP, so I don't think it'd be that big of a problem
Implementation (Optional, if you have an idea how to implement it):

Add to squad prep

[Rey]

Hacking the vending machine perhaps?
Or have the SL have a few spares he can give out to those he deems worthy.

I'm indifferent on this suggestion for now, but just some ideas.

[Boltersam]

Machetes are standard issue for high vegetation areas, especially a jungle.

Well, they're probably not, but this would equip the standards with something to clear vegetation, and a last resort close combat weapon slightly better than the knife used by others. +1 I don't really see a reason to be opposed to this.

[Sargeantmuffinman]

Needs to be field tested agaisnt xenos,other people and preds.

[Logi99]

Machetes seem to be a rarely seen item, therefore we should get more. +1

[Minijar]

They're deliberately sparse seeing as they have higher damage values then the standard combat knife.

[MrJJJ]

No
-1
you guys have enough machetes, you can't hoard them, as much as you like them, there is a limit

[Jack McIntyre]

Okay, there is only three available on the sulaco, that surely would seem crazy even for marines who are landing on a jungle planet, I get their stats, but at the same time, it gets crazy during a high pop round and you are trying to snag one and you find they are all out after getting geared. Just my two cents anyway, I get both sides, but with only three of them it seems it is a bit low.

[Halinder]

Eh, maybe upping machetes from 3 -> 4, but no further than that. Sure, they're cumbersome, but consider this (based on monkeys).
Throwing knives do 10 melee damage, not impressive.
Marine combat knives do 25 melee damage, fit in boots.
Machetes do 35 melee damage, can block bullets, can block spit, and can block slashes/tackles. They're basically high-damage riot shields with the exception that they don't inhibit movement when you're set to anything other than help intent, so you're unprotected against pounces/ravager charges.

Making these available to just anyone seems like a really, really bad idea to me simply due to their utility. Hell, I'd like them to be moved to specialist vendors instead of being available at the RO line.

[MauroVega]

Maybe be able to order them in cargo? like crates of 3 for 100 points?

[Deadlymight]

Everyone has a Standart marine combat knife. If we have more machetes everyone will just use them and forget knives. Yeah, they may be good and all, but too much is not good. They should be an exotic item in my opinion.
-1

[Jack McIntyre]

Well seems they need to be fixed on stopping acid and bullets, but I can understand that as well. Four I could understand since I could see a point man for each squad having a machete since they would have to clear the underbrush thus needing a machete, I wouldn't mind five either, but I don't think it needs to go over five. I just think three is a bit limited.

[forwardslashN]

The number of machetes isn't likely to change. Denied.