Talk:Melee 2.0/@comment-178.204.141.87-20160205165438/@comment-71.167.163.129-20160309010445

Well, I don't know if you watch martial arts competitions (not the sparring, the kind where they just show off their prowess), but if you watch the participants, they're readying themselves to strike. Basically what the art directors were probably going for was the Tenno preparing a precision strike.

However, this really only makes sense for the lighter weapons. What makes sense for heavy weapons is the Tenno planting themselves to make a steadier base. If you've ever tried to move heavy objects or swing something heavy, you'll notice that you need to ready yourself for the exertion. If you were to try to chop down a tree, frantically running around the tree swinging at it with your axe would result in weaker swings than if you were to plant yourself and put the rest of your body into the swing (hence the flexing).

I think another explanation for flexing would be arm wresting. Ever see professional arm wrestlers? They do things a lot differently from most people. Most people would simply use their shoulders, forearms, or maybe those muscles on their back that are close to their shoulder. However, professional arm wrestlers learn how to use almost all the muscles on their torso and other places to put even more force into their arm.

So basically, if you'd ever done something physically tiring in your life, the Tenno's flexing when preparing a charge attack would make sense. Just think a bit.

Also, these charge attacks feel just about as clunky as the old charge attacks, and they were really, really not useful at all, unless you were using the Galatine, or some other similar weapon.