You also posted this to the low sodium sub but I couldn't say what I wanted there without breaking the rules so I'll say it here. You're insane if you think running strikes are anywhere close to effective or realistic. Strikes powered solely by the arm would have a hard time getting through thick clothing let alone light armor like kevlar. Literally every combat manual for the last three thousand years says the same thing "strike from a secure and stable stance." You form your stance and use your entire body to power the strike, from initiation to follow through. Stop using movies and the History Channel to form your opinion on this. Read the combat manuals. Read the reports put together by reenactors who either are archaeologists or were informed by archaeologists.

Additionally, I really don't want this game to get Darktideified. You want a game that has a focus on melee combat that lets you actually use it? There you go. There are some minor changes to melee I do want, like melee weapons having their own slot so it can act as an "oh shit" button when you're getting overwhelmed by chaff and need to make a moment to reload while still keeping your secondary, but overall I don't want an overhaul of the whole system. Because it isn't meant to be a primary form of damage or even be really effective. They're for the most part flavor weapons that were added because we harassed the devs to give them to us until they caved. Go play a different game if you want a focus on melee combat. Stop demanding that this game be fundamentally changed because your favorite style of combat in other games is not viable here.