Weak Melee weapons

[TheDibb 0]

I feel as though my DayZ experience with dayz has been slightly ruined by the latest patch.

For me i cannot kill a zombie without getting hit at least once and it takes at least 6 hits with the fire axe before I can get a clean shot on its head.

So when there are several zombies I leave bleeding and with my equipment damaged.

Another problem is zombies seem to hit me even if they are several steps away or facing the opposite direction.

The only way I can efficiently counter this is by shooting them. This is a weast of ammo considering the number of zonbies; it Is difficult for fresh spawns Who don't have Guns or sufficient ammo and it also attracts even more zombies.

This whole problem ended in my SKS ammo to be ruined , my arm broken and bleeding with all my bandages ruined. Then to top it off a zombie hit me on my back and everything in my backpack went from pristine /worn to damaged.

Any help on how to stop my misery?

[Daemonkid 493]

Learn to swing the axe, move around, sidestep and dodge really. The zombies are more fun now.

Learn the axes swing arc so you can aim it properly and drop it onto their heads. Precision weapons like the machete knives bayonets ect are incredibly effective right now and allow quick follow up shots and are easier to aim with. 

[liquidsnake 275]

A zombie has never even damaged my gear. Don't know why it does happen to others

Btw, on experimental it's back to normal, so all you have to do is endure it 'till next patch

Edited April 26, 2014 by The End.

[Mullraugh 1151]

Pretty sure zombies shouldn't instantly die after getting hit in the arm or leg with a firemans axe

Edited April 26, 2014 by mullraugh

[randomspawn 215]

A zombie has never even damaged my gear. Don't know why it does happen to others

Btw, on experimental it's back to normal, so all you have to do is endure it 'till next patch

yeah. I notice more zombies hitting me even if they are facing away from me. Could it be lag? It blows in the current state, but should be normal again soon.

[Daemonkid 493]

A zombie has never even damaged my gear. Don't know why it does happen to others

Btw, on experimental it's back to normal, so all you have to do is endure it 'till next patch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please leave the zombies alone devs. They're fine health wise.

Edited April 26, 2014 by Daemonkid

[liquidsnake 275]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please leave the zombies alone devs. Their fine health wise.

Kinda disappointed myself. I liked how killing zeds was a royal pain in the ass if you didn't want the entire town knowing you're there. Guns were the only viable way, with the disadvantage of compromising your position. Seemed logical and gameplay enhancing to me, but oh well

[Irish. 4886]

Aim for the head and learn what aiming for the head means.. I constantly take them down in 1 swing on stable servers by walking up behind them, and head shot with my axe.. down the go every time. 

 

When being attacked, same thing.. aim for the head. Go youtube how to headshot with melee. Then profit. 

[artisan661 13]

it took me a bit to get head shots down with the axe, but now i can get them down fast. When they run at me i just side step at the last sec and aim for the head and lead them and bang down,if i miss then i run in circles and get close, lead and aim for the head works eventually lol.  but ya i undestand they are annoying till you get the right method to take them down. After that its not bad.

 

also notice when you swing the axe cause it doesnt hit on the dot, then compensate for each hit. I think each weapons hit spot is a little different.

[TheDibb 0]

I don't mind them marking the zombies harder; it just seemed stupid that they seemed so hard to kill. I just need to learn how to use the axe properly I guess (I'm a bit of a noob)

[sloshtt 17]

One hitting zombies with fire axes is lame I like the fact that multiple zombies attacking you is potentially life threatening just practice killing them with blows to the head, I know the melee is clunky but my friends and I have figured it out well enough.

 

Zombies should be scary during all points of the game, they are zombies after all, there always should be a thought in the back of your mind am I about to get ravaged by some flipped out crack head who isn't a player??

Edited April 27, 2014 by Sloshtt

[scriptfactory 620]

Btw, on experimental it's back to normal, so all you have to do is endure it 'till next patch

 

So disappointed. I don't know what they are thinking. Zombies are great now.

[jurionov37 22]

Yeah the zombies are now finally a threat, and not just one-hit punchbags... just fix the immediate respawning and im okay with them

[Nighthaunter8 4]

Only issue with them its the 3 foot long nails they seem to have. Its simply not fun being behind the zombie and being hit. And no, its wasnt lag. Theres some issue with the hit detection.

 

On the other hand the respawn seems to have been fixed, since they no longer spawn next to me. At least this as been my experience.

[Ghostflux 100]

There's a large difference between zombies being dangerous, and zombies being an annoyance.

 

Zombies being dangerous - Good

Zombies actually taking some skill to kill now - Good

Zombies taking multiple headshots to kill - Bad

Zombies making no sound - Bad

Going through walls - Extremely bad

 

It's an alpha, but during the alpha I'd rather see zombies being nerfed than being a huge annoyance until some basic features are atleast in.

Edited April 27, 2014 by Ghostflux

[C0bbler 17]

And as a freshy just punch in the head. Couple of proper hits and they're done. Fists are far too good at killing zombies for them to be a pain to spawnlings.

[Whyherro123 2283]

Pretty sure zombies shouldn't instantly die after getting hit in the arm or leg with a firemans axe

They shouldn't "die", but their limb should be broken at the very least.

Do you know how much force an axe head exerts? A metric shit-ton. Centrifugal force is the reason why a sling can lob a rock over half a mile at 300mph, why a hammer can crack a skull with only a slight swing, etc. 

An axe (or any melee weapon for that matter) should be difficult to use, but cause devastating damage when it hits.

You should also be able to perform different swings with different weapons. For example, an axe can be swung, or the head can be thrust into the enemy, to push them away/off balance, to gain more room for the swing. Or, a knife can be horizontally slashed, to cause light bleeding in a wide arc, or stabbed straight on (difficult to aim) to cause massive damage in a wide arc.

RL example: I can swing a hammer in at least 3 different styles (and with 3 different "effects") without changing my grip or foot-positions.

[Leto (DayZ) 72]

I have given up on using melee against zombies. Ruger 10/22 and .22 pistol are the way to go. Too bad the magazines are so goddam rare.

[Nighthaunter8 4]

I have given up on using melee against zombies. Ruger 10/22 and .22 pistol are the way to go. Too bad the magazines are so goddam rare.

 

I carry a saw off just for them.

[Sparkplug (DayZ) 3]

It would be cool if you could chop off there arms so atleast they can't scratch you or attack. :lol: It might take a couple of blows but Hey it would be kinda cool.

Edited May 26, 2014 by Sparkplug