Zombie types

[RavenFur013 0]

Ive been playing DayZ for 2 months now and I fell in love with my first zombie kill much as all of you did.

but one thing has been bugging should the zombies really be running?

what I was thinking is maybe there are much more zombies but they run at half speed or a jog?

a good example being The Walking Dead only faster.

I dont find the game very hard especially after you find a weapon which if you know what youre doing takes like 30 mins.

Please tell me what you think this is my first post at like 5 in the morning so im sorry if i do not get my point across well. :)

[Hugues (DayZ) 38]

I just don't think that they should run so fast and in a zig-zag motion. Just reminds me of noobs of FPS games that zig-zag so you can't shoot them.

Edited July 22, 2012 by Hugues

[Drblodski 53]

I think the engine is supprting as many zed as it can handle without performance problems. So no more zed for the moment.

I think they should be more of a threat. More of a random threat and less predictable.

[RavenFur013 0]

they MLG side step you (halo nerd) lol its just you would have some adrenaline flowing and dead people just dont so i dont see why they can keep up with you, so i thought more zombies would be balanced in terms of difficulty and maybe counter balance th non running performance wise

[kalmisto@gmail.com 2]

Slow zombies should die only from a headshot. Perhaps they would slow down to a crawl from any other wound? I really would like to see DayZ get rid of these Usain Bolt-zombies, zombies should not run faster than a survivor. It's really annoying at the beginning when you have 6 zombies running after you for a good 5-10 minutes and no means to kill them.

[RavenFur013 0]

Slow zombies should die only from a headshot. Perhaps they would slow down to a crawl from any other wound? I really would like to see DayZ get rid of these Usain Bolt-zombies, zombies should not run faster than a survivor. It's really annoying at the beginning when you have 6 zombies running after you for a good 5-10 minutes and no means to kill them.

you sir have helped me put my thoughts together greatly. Here are your beans.

[razzi 25]

.... just reminds me of noobs of FPS games that zig-zag so you can't shoot them...

Erm. Offtopic: Is it a non-noob a.k.a. pro if it runs directly to you so you can shoot them?... Back to the topic: I agree with you at the fact that the infecteds aren't a challenge. I disagree to make them slower, that would make them easier?

[razzi 25]

I think the engine is supprting as many zed as it can handle without performance problems. So no more zed for the moment.

I think they should be more of a threat. More of a random threat and less predictable.

I don't think it is, I was on this one server wich had zombies 1800/2100 (alive/total). It worked fine and I don't have high-end PC, I run on lowest texture settings. But that was just before 1.7.2.3.

[kalmisto@gmail.com 2]

I disagree to make them slower, that would make them easier?

If you make zombies die only from a headshot it wouldn't make them easier to kill. I agree that in DayZ it would be probably impossible to have only crawling Romero-zombies. I suggest that zombies should just run slower than survivors and also stop that silly zig zaggin'.

[Worrun (DayZ) 108]

They should run 75% of the speed of the player.

[Womb Raider 92]

There already are different types of zombies?

Ones that crawl, ones that hobble, ones that hobble/run and ones that can run.

[PK Richie 507]

Zig zagging i can deal with but it's them pesky zombies that have the ability to walk through objects i hate, You run ahead ready to turn and shoot and they come through the wall behind and try to give you a love bite :lol:

[Zeromentor 169]

Erm. Offtopic: Is it a non-noob a.k.a. pro if it runs directly to you so you can shoot them?... Back to the topic: I agree with you at the fact that the infecteds aren't a challenge. I disagree to make them slower, that would make them easier?

Pros take cover and usually run from one bit of cover to another, so as not to expose themselves too much. Running in the open is a great way to die.

Although, I get called a "Camper" when I do this in COD games. I love it.

Anyhow, I think zombies' speed should be toned down, but still a little faster than survivors so they can catch up. But their extreme speed is one of the things that causes their odd running paths. But to balance it out, I also think the zombies should have a little more health.

[mrbean 4]

i like the idea, but if you slow them down you will have to give em another abillity, like causing more damage and more chance of bleeding, and also make them harder to kill, and not just a single shot anywhere on their body that will kill them. that will make headshots actually useful ON ZOMBIES.

[deltaforce11 29]

Ive been playing DayZ for 2 months now and I fell in love with my first zombie kill much as all of you did.

but one thing has been bugging should the zombies really be running?

what I was thinking is maybe there are much more zombies but they run at half speed or a jog?

a good example being The Walking Dead only faster.

I dont find the game very hard especially after you find a weapon which if you know what youre doing takes like 30 mins.

Please tell me what you think this is my first post at like 5 in the morning so im sorry if i do not get my point across well. :)

If you have seen rocket's presentation and opinion on the matter, he stressed that the in-game enemies

were not indeed "zombies" but instead "infected" therefore there is a difference and hence this is

why they run. However i do believe that there should be some zombie variants!

Rocket's Presentation

Edited July 22, 2012 by deltaforce11