Talk:Melee Weapons/@comment-5335837-20121211195456/@comment-1366092-20121214174813

Yes and no. It's very hard if there are a lot of units, or the enemy is moving long distances (so it'll be hard to catch up), but in close range circumstances getting the jump on them normally means a kill.

If you take them face on at close range, and time your attacks right, with a bit of luck you can take them out before they can you.

However, FPS plays a very big role here - since you're close, the enemy can move round you a lot faster than you can react, and you need decent FPS in order to be able to track their movement - otherwise you'll miss or even end up momentarily losing their position.