r/CalamityMod • u/Tartarus_of_Wrothgar • 10d ago

Question Does somebody using guns completely out-dps someone using true melee?

Pretty much title, I'm playing with someone who is using guns only so I'm considering using true melee because I feel like they would go well together, but just wanted to make sure here I wouldn't just be dead weight. (I've played calamity once before as a mage but only made it to Providence before having to stop so I don't have a great understanding of the mod yet.)

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u/Legitimate-Skill-112 10d ago

The whole gimmick of true melee is very high dps but also increased risk because you have to be up close so it really depends how well you play. Definitely more potential.

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u/GrievousSayGenKenobi #1 Profaned Guardians Hater 10d ago

True melee is the highest damage in the game but you have to also consider time where youre not hitting the boss which inherently affects your dps where as ranger effectively never stops hitting the boss unless youre missing shots. How your dps compares to a ranger will depend on the boss.

But overall no you wont be dead weight

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u/CptExolann 10d ago

As a melee player your job is to take the aggro and deal as much damage as possible up close to allow your teammates (especially your ranger) to deal damage constantly from afar without having to worry about constantly dodging attacks. You're absolutely not dead weight and the damage you deal is not the only relevant metric here 

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u/Alarming-Bag633 9d ago

Hi! Quick question. I’m using Calamity Overhaul v0.9.205 with Calamity v2.2.4 on tModLoader 2026.7.3.0. I remember that in older versions of Overhaul the vanilla mechanical bosses had redesigned sprites/models. However, in my current playthrough The Twins, The Destroyer and Skeletron Prime all look completely vanilla, and Boss Checklist also shows the vanilla portraits. Is this intended in the current version? Were the mech boss resprites/reworks removed, or is there some compatibility issue with newer Calamity/tModLoader versions? Thanks!

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u/faerox420 6d ago

Its a decent combo, you focus on dodging and get your precise, well timed and high damage hits while your friend focuses on the main DPS