The developers think the zombies are now more dangerous, but they are still not a lethal threat. They have just become incredibly annoying. When you enter a town, suddenly all zombies know where you are and chase you at the speed of sound. Killing them with a gun is incredibly pointless, as the zombies respawn right away (sometimes even in front of you) and those new ones run back to you, alarmed by the gunshots. An axe is way too easy, just run around th zombies and you can easilly hit them from behind. Also: zombies seem to have developed some kind of mutated claws. It takes only one hit from a zed to start bleeding, and you don't have time to bandage yourself, as there are allways 5 zombies swarming you. The game also seems to have a problem with spawing new players. When i spawn, the screen stays in loading mode for a few seconds but my character is already in the game, attracting zombies. I died a few times from bleeding this way. I realy hope the zombies become a more prominent threat, but now they are just annoying as hell.