Will not be playing again until fire axe is un-nerfed

[DAUFvice 0]

Every time I see a zombie I have to run away, because it is literally impossible to hit them in the head with a melee weapon when they are attacking you.  I usually end up dying about 2 hours in as a result of the gradual blood loss sustained by zombies and the fact that all the food is generally in areas where there are also zombies. I cannot play any more until fire axe is not useless. Don't see how so many people like this new update that makes the game completely impossible.

[hombrecz 832]

Nice 1st post! 

Anyway unless server was desyncing hard or your FPS was low, it's easy to hit the zombies.

[Electi 149]

do you stand while hitting them? rofl, zombie hit me only when it's lags, because they hit air and dmg come to me.

Just walk in circles and hit in head few times

[n1kko 326]

Hit them while in first person, trying to hit them in third is not only dumb, but impossible.  Not only that, but zombies are a joke currently.  They take AGES to kill you, even if you let one feast on you.  And the fire axe is far from useless.  Its incredibly easy to kill them in one hit from it.  

[tiadashi 262]

just use your fists

[emigrates 261]

Every time I see a zombie I have to run away, because it is literally impossible to hit them in the head with a melee weapon when they are attacking you.  I usually end up dying about 2 hours in as a result of the gradual blood loss sustained by zombies and the fact that all the food is generally in areas where there are also zombies. I cannot play any more until fire axe is not useless. Don't see how so many people like this new update that makes the game completely impossible.

What on earth at you doing in order for you to take 2 hours to kill a zombie? Don't aim at it's feet, aim just above his head.

and a pro-tip.. no on cares if you decide to stop playing. Wipe the tears from your chin.

Edited May 11, 2014 by emigrates

[hells high 676]

it is literally impossible to hit them in the head with a melee weapon when they are attacking you.

 

No it isn't. Clearly other people can. Strafe in circles and watch for the blood splashes in first person, adjust your aim accordingly. Not rocket science.

[captainvette2112 84]

Go get a 357 mag and like 5 boxes of ammo.... thats the new fireaxe.  

 

Or let them chase you into a 2 story building and get glitched stuck in the stairs or otherwise just avoid them.  They are really no big deal

[Ghostflux 100]

Hit them while in first person, trying to hit them in third is not only dumb, but impossible.  Not only that, but zombies are a joke currently.  They take AGES to kill you, even if you let one feast on you.  And the fire axe is far from useless.  Its incredibly easy to kill them in one hit from it.  

Impossible? I don't usually say this, but get good. All it takes is a little practice and you'll be chopping those zombies down with a single hit, straight at the head no matter what perspective your playing.

 

Even if you're not giving headshots, circling them still allows you to dodge 90% of the hits they give. The only time zombies are not a piece of cake to kill, is when you're desynced. Also, it's easy to ditch zombies by sprinting, just don't run in a straight line all the time.

Edited May 11, 2014 by Ghostflux

[Evil Minion 943]

I am a newbie and my impression was that the Fireaxe is very much overpowered compared to the other melee weapons. I did not play before the update though so maybe its just because of the zombie resistance issue in 0.44.

[n1kko 326]

Impossible? I don't usually say this, but get good. All it takes is a little practice and you'll be chopping those zombies down with a single hit, straight at the head no matter what perspective your playing.

 

Even if you're not giving headshots, circling them still allows you to dodge 90% of the hits they give. The only time zombies are not a piece of cake to kill, is when you're desynced. Also, it's easy to ditch zombies by sprinting, just don't run in a straight line all the time.

 

I don't have a problem with it, I was talking from his perspective.  He's the one having trouble, so I was giving him advice, not myself.  Zombies are WAY to easy IMO, and "get good"  lol ok.  DayZ is a cakewalk.

[comikz 218]

Pro-tip: Don't Face-tank Zombies, learn to move out of the way and circle-strafe them while aiming about 1/2 inch above their head.

 

Honestly I have no problems downing a Zombie in 1 to 3 hits to the head with my Fireaxe, it's all about timing your swings, and moving around them in a counter-clockwise circle.

[hotcakes 348]

Lol. The FAxe OHKOs or 2HKOs zombies on headshot.

 

Use 1PP and aim left of the crosshair. 

 

If that doesn't work, you suck more than the average zombie qqer.

[sabre05 351]

Lol. The FAxe OHKOs or 2HKOs zombies on headshot.

 

Use 1PP and aim left of the crosshair. 

 

If that doesn't work, you suck more than the average zombie qqer.

 

 

That to me is the problem. Axes - sharp pointy things used to chop trees down - KNOCK OUT Zombies when you hit their head. This has happened to me with all 3 variations of axes, Pick,Splitting and Fire. Quite frankly if someone simply gets knocked unconscious from being twatted in the head with an axe, I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

[Zing Freelancer 58]

I think most people like me is just disgusted at how melee mechanics work. I like to be stealthy when dealing with zombies, in the mod I was able to do that with countless SILENCED weapons and if need be with a melee weapon. One hit kill with an axe was a fair trade as you actually had to be close to a freaking zombie. I loved sneaking through the town, coming up on zombies from the back and just removing them one by one until I make my way to a decent loot area. I mean, bullets could be sparse in the mod, especially when you are not rich, wasting ammo shooting zombies in the torso was a bad move. Especially if you were using a loud weapon like AKM or something else, the entire town would come down running.

 

In stand alone it has become REALLY difficult to kill zombies with melee weapons and its ULTRA easy to kill them with fire arms, especially when you can find ammo so freaking easy. This is what puts me off the game, I can't play it my way, I have to use a gun to eliminate zombies efficiently. 

[Ghostflux 100]

Luckily for the whiners about the fireaxe, the melee damage to the body will be restored in the next patch if I'm not mistaken. May I remind you of the fact that this is an alpha and you're free not to play the game while it is feature incomplete. What you however could also do, is play the game, accept the bugs, and instead of complaining about them, head to the bugtracker and start adding bugs that haven't been reported yet. You can also vote for the bugs that are most annoying to you, so they get resolved faster.

[emigrates 261]

May I remind you of the fact that this is an alpha and you're free not to play the game while it is feature incomplete.

Can I use this in my signature? ;-;

[Hopix 44]

do you stand while hitting them? rofl, zombie hit me only when it's lags, because they hit air and dmg come to me.

Just walk in circles and hit in head few times

 

Please stop unduly defending the game. The devs have said the current models, behaviors and damages are placeholder only.

[hotcakes 348]

Luckily for the whiners about the fireaxe, the melee damage to the body will be restored in the next patch if I'm not mistaken. May I remind you of the fact that this is an alpha and you're free not to play the game while it is feature incomplete. What you however could also do, is play the game, accept the bugs, and instead of complaining about them, head to the bugtracker and start adding bugs that haven't been reported yet. You can also vote for the bugs that are most annoying to you, so they get resolved faster.

You got the right mentality. I report things to the bug tracker but most of the issues are already there.

 

In stand alone it has become REALLY difficult to kill zombies with melee weapons and its ULTRA easy to kill them with fire arms, especially when you can find ammo so freaking easy. This is what puts me off the game, I can't play it my way, I have to use a gun to eliminate zombies efficiently. 

 

It's not even remotely hard. If I asked for a video of how you usually handle zombies, we might just have a field day.

[calabam 55]

I feel your pain but it sounds like you need to get some practise in game with the melee weapons/fists it isnt really that difficult but the way the zombie glitch about make me wonder why they even bothered nerfing melee in the first place , saying that the melee system is so bad its not true the way you move resembles something that you would see on an 8bit video console game how anybody can defend the way it is currently needs their head looked at.

[kakysas666 191]

Won't play the game until they add rockets and space ships!!!

[Ghostflux 100]

Can I use this in my signature? ;-;

 

Feel free.

Edited May 11, 2014 by Ghostflux

[Zing Freelancer 58]

Well, if DayZ is going to push realism into my face, I might as well start expecting zombies not to fucking run through walls? Maybe have some proper zombie physics and AI, make it so actually running through garbage or a bunch of obstacles will trip that zombie on your six, giving you a chance to escape?

You know what, let just start with wall glitching, if that is fixed, then we can start looking at the shitty, glitchy animation. Who the fuck made that animation? I mean one of the animations literally pushes the player character around, what often can result in player stuck on the inside of the building and the worst part is, zombies just follow on with you. Oh right, I recall Dean "Rocket" Hall wearing a mocap suite....

 

How about when I hit a zombie in a body with a freaking fire axe I send it flying or knock it down on the floor?

How about when I hit a zombie in a leg, it breaks the leg and forces zombie to crawl instead?

How about being able to push zombies away with your gun or axe, knocking them down off their feet or just stunning them for half second giving you a chance to hit their head?

[SHR119 28]

Pro-tip: Don't Face-tank Zombies, learn to move out of the way and circle-strafe them while aiming about 1/2 inch above their head.

 

Honestly I have no problems downing a Zombie in 1 to 3 hits to the head with my Fireaxe, it's all about timing your swings, and moving around them in a counter-clockwise circle.

^^ This.

 

The fireaxe isn't useless. You are. Adapt or die. 

[sabre05 351]

Honestly I have no problems downing a Zombie in 1 to 3 hits to the head with my Fireaxe, it's all about timing your swings, and moving around them in a counter-clockwise circle.

 

Re-read this please. 1-3 hits to the head? To. The. Head. Fuckers should go down in 1 shot to the head with everything except your fists and maybe a Bassball bat. Anything that is shart, or heavy and blunt should surely bludgeon or cut through the brain in 1 good swing. But instead what happens is you twat them in the head with an axe and they fall over for 2 seconds, get up, brush themselves off and then come right back at you. This is in no way realistic, nor is it fun.

 

Especially if I am in the set of 3 apartment complexes above Cherno, getting 12 FPS and 10,000 desync with zombies agroing from 100 meters away.