How to attack with knife

[Voss]

I can't seem to just attack with a knife. 

It always seems to want to grapple with first.

Is there a way to run up and just starting slashing?

[nshanny73]

for xbox one

Left Trigger to aim... you can use either the Right Trigger or the "B" button to attack... or you can just use the Right Trigger or "B" button in close quarters

with a little distance between you and the victim or a running start, you will execute a takedown... once your victim is taken down, you will be presented with a menu in the bottom right corner, which will display your options... I believe "B" is Execute

 

[ZLion]

nshanny nailed it

If you are still having issues, try another controller. Sometimes if a controller is malfunctioning, it can affect things like this in games. 

[Voss]

17 hours ago, nshanny73 said:

for xbox one

Left Trigger to aim... you can use either the Right Trigger or the "B" button to attack... or you can just use the Right Trigger or "B" button in close quarters

with a little distance between you and the victim or a running start, you will execute a takedown... once your victim is taken down, you will be presented with a menu in the bottom right corner, which will display your options... I believe "B" is Execute

 

I'm just not getting a execute menu option. Just beat or dismiss. 

If I dismiss I still have the knife, but back into hand to hand combat.

It's like I'm not getting an advantage for attacking first.

[nshanny73]

strange... a menu should pop when in combat with an npc... against a human player, you have to go through a "subdue" button mash