OK, don't expect a Bladedancer to be a whirling beat of melee death. That only happens when your super is going. At all other times you will be using your gun of choice. The 1st item to dispel is that Bladedancers do not have a massive advantage in close combat. Your blade "will not" 1 shot people if you stab them in the face, but the enemy who has a shotgun "will" 1 shot you at that range. Sooooo if you want to use your blades as your primary source of damage, I am afraid you will be in for a bit of a let down. You will get into the mode of, shoot while closing the gap, knife them in the face, strafe, finish them off with a 2nd stab, at the same time you will be hoping that they will not 1 shot you. Which, I am sorry to say, is exactly the same as all other classes. No matter how well you gear, or how you spec, you knife will do exactly the same damage, where as people can and will slowly be getting better and bigger guns, while you blade is totally stuck at the same lvl. Oh and stay away from Titans.... Seriously, stay away from them.... never go near them... you will never win 1 on 1 against them.