Does anyone else have the problem with third person melee combat? When I'm moving sideways and attack it will send my character forward instead, when I'm moving back it will make my character stop, but in first person I can move around freely while attacking, kind of annoying since I prefer third person most of the time

It's just how the character moves. That's not an issue. The character steps forward with the melee. I don't think it's a mistake.

It's bad when you side step to hit something and your character goes past it, if it was meant to be like that wouldn't it happen in first person as well?

I guess so. That's a good point. I guess until it's fixed you don't side step when you melee.

Sounds like they've tried to add presence to the 3rd person view. Moving forward as you attack could be an attempt to add heft to any particular blow.

I guess it's not in 1st person as you don't really have a body to consider - not that they left it out, just that without the corresponding body movements the pauses etc. don't make as much sense (not saying they do in 3rd though... just a guess. My install didn't work so I haven't had the chance to try it out).

Yeah I guess that's an aite explanation, still annoying trying to fight multiple enemies and swinging forward hitting my poor dog ?_?

I hope it gets fixed at some point though o.o