If a zombie kills you, you should become a zombie, with all your gear.

[Cydone 41]

Most zombie lore has it that if you get bitten or otherwise come in contact with a zombie, you will become a zombie yourself.

 

So why not have players become zombies, if they are at least killed by a zombie?

 

Imagine having all this zombies running around, that used to be players!

[andrestor 78]

I would like this idea altho maybe it wouldnt fit with the "story"? Zombies are infected people, so maybe the survivors are immune?

[n1mble 10]

Rocket has said that this will not happen. They have made a decision and I agree with it, though it would be cool to be a zombie. The surivors in this game are immune to the virus.

[IkaikaKekai 1957]

Players are Immune to the zombie virus.  Also this isn't the normal 'dead people' zombies, these are 28 days later zombies that are alive, just rabid.  Dead is dead, which is why two shots to the chest will kill a zombie same as it will with a player.  Dean has said several times there will be no player zombies, not even players coming back as NPC zombies.

[Element47 2481]

we have enough player zombies, mindlessly running towards balota moaning "Guuuuuuunnnns....."