Zombies are seriously too fast.

[Worrun (DayZ) 108]

I think that the Zombies are seriously too fast, the fact that I can't kill a Zombie without first finding a gun is crippling enough but the Zombies are actually FASTER than the player.

I'm trying to outrun this dude for like 15 minutes while he CONSTANTLY stops to attack and just catched straight up to me.

If you're going to fuck us over by making us helpless atleast give us a chance to escape them.

[kentk94 194]

zombies are not the problem if you know how to avoid them, which is pretty easy.

Also, buildings are your friend. They walk indoors.

Barns are also awesome, cause hatchets take out zombies in 1 swing.

In short, it's not hard, just need to do things smarter.

I've only been playing this game for like 3-4 weeks and right now my current character is on 8 days survived. It's not hard.

Edited July 19, 2012 by kentk94

[denkart 198]

You can escape them easily... It's called taking a sharp turn around a corner. Or running through a building with 2 entrances. It's not that hard at all.

[xX_fr0st-w0lf_Xx (DayZ) 343]

Yea make them run slower please cause I have trouble outrunning them too. Also make it so they only take 1/12000 health because they are too strong. Also make there be less zombies because they are tomany, and one last thing they hear me when ever I sprint by them make it so they cant detect me when I run by too.

[Addicted (DayZ) 32]

I think that the Zombies are seriously too fast, the fact that I can't kill a Zombie without first finding a gun

Just one glorious word.

Hatchets.

[herd 69]

Just one glorious word.

Hatchets.

You bleed on every hit.

[Worrun (DayZ) 108]

Well I'm stuck in the middle of nowhere and I looked around this small farm town and found only a few Soda cans. Now I have miles of forest around me, 2 Zombies chasing me and not a Hatchet in the near by radius.

I have no problem sneaking about Zombies I entered my inventory while sneaking and he auto-sprinted and wouldn't stop so it was a total accident, but even though they are not a problem to me I still think it's a problem in general.

[jetao2008@hotmail.com 175]

It doesn't matter if they are easy or not to avoid, the thing is that the zig-zagg moving is ridiculous, and i really think it should be changed in future patches.

By fixing the way they move, i couldn't care less about their speed, we just need a way to shoot them while we're outside of buildings, when they are running at us.

Edited July 19, 2012 by Fenrig

[Necrofix 16]

I sense a serious case of the bads

[Addicted (DayZ) 32]

You bleed on every hit.

Erm, no you don't. I managed to rack up about 15 silent zombie kills the other day in Elektro with no injuries sustained using just the hatchet.

You're doing it wrong.

[Worrun (DayZ) 108]

Erm, no you don't. I managed to rack up about 15 silent zombie kills the other day in Elektro with no injuries sustained using just the hatchet.

You're doing it wrong.

Yea you can easily kill Zombies without getting hit, especially at night time when you have a torch. The Hatchet is counted as a gun and just has an Axe model and the bullet-range as like 5feet or something. Go try it, swing your Axe at the ground and aim further and further away.

[Necrofix 16]

Yea you can easily kill Zombies without getting hit, especially at night time when you have a torch. The Hatchet is counted as a gun and just has an Axe model and the bullet-range as like 5feet or something. Go try it, swing your Axe at the ground and aim further and further away.

Good to know :)

[Jaycat 10]

You bleed on every hit.

you're using them wrong :\

[01da 218]

Make them slower, increase the number of them and make them headshot kill only.

[Whattteva 32]

Damn, lots of Steve Jobs here....

You're posting it wrong!

[Rick Johnson 0]

Yea make them run slower please cause I have trouble outrunning them too. Also make it so they only take 1/12000 health because they are too strong. Also make there be less zombies because they are tomany, and one last thing they hear me when ever I sprint by them make it so they cant detect me when I run by too.

No.

[Disgraced 1123]

Make them slower, increase the number of them and make them headshot kill only.

Nope. Those not in the know make this suggestion just about evy day.

Despite the fact that it's a zombie survival game and that we refer to them as zombies, these are more like 28 Days Later infected, not Romero-esque slow zombies.

Unless the developer has a huge change of heart, your suggestion will go nowhere.

As to the original post, they are not too fast. I can easily keep clear of them and aggro them on purpose. My latest technique involves leading them away from where I want to go, them losing them at a far enough distance that I just run back, grab what I want and keep moving.

In the "old days" where they chased you forever.... It was a pain. You had to sneak, or kill them. I think at this point that they are too easy.

Edited July 19, 2012 by Disgraced

[Rising (DayZ) 99]

If anything i think they should be able to grab you and slow you down when chasing you.

[Shard (DayZ) 24]

No but seriously. They do run too fast.

Its a big pain. And despite being able to avoid them using buildings. It's something that needs to be fixed. They can just add more zombies to make up for that. Or make only certain ones capable of running that fast

[Worrun (DayZ) 108]

Nope. Those not in the know make this suggestion just about evy day.

Despite the fact that it's a zombie survival game and that we refer to them as zombies, these are more like 28 Days Later infected, not Romero-esque slow zombies.

Unless the developer has a huge change of heart, your suggestion will go nowhere.

I too don't agree with headshot only but I still think they need slowing down significantly, I just got a 50 foot range away from one running full speed and it takes him <4 seconds to catch right back up again, it's pathetic.

On the other hand I wouldn't mind if there were 10x more Zombies, just please slow them down =/

[Worrun (DayZ) 108]

No but seriously. They do run too fast.

Its a big pain. And despite being able to avoid them using buildings. It's something that needs to be fixed. They can just add more zombies to make up for that. Or make only certain ones capable of running that fast

Take all my fucking Beans bro <3

[01da 218]

You can still outrun then. And they are easy to lose now anyways.

[Worrun (DayZ) 108]

You can still outrun then. And they are easy to lose now anyways.

Absolute bull-fathom-shit bro. You are either blind or haven't played for some time because I am playing right now and I cannot possibly dream of outrunning these fat-ass Russian Farmers with an insatiable taste for my blood!

[01da 218]

Absolute bull-fathom-shit bro. You are either blind or haven't played for some time because I am playing right now and I cannot possibly dream of outrunning these fat-ass Russian Farmers with an insatiable taste for my blood!

Try running instead of walking next time?

[Max Planck 7174]

Absolute bull-fathom-shit bro. You are either blind or haven't played for some time because I am playing right now and I cannot possibly dream of outrunning these fat-ass Russian Farmers with an insatiable taste for my blood!

I outran several last night, they are also real easy to lose in buildings now.

I'm not blind, by the way.

Edited July 20, 2012 by Max Planck