Guns are the worst weapon

[Nokzen]

will this always be the case? i mean, its suicide to use a gun, so having no weapon is better than a gun/shotgun/rifle (anything that shoots)
are they only in the game as noise makers? or they just not balanced?
also screwdriver and you are set for life.

[Yuna]

I agree I wish they added silencers for the game without you needing to get a mod.

[Roverboef]

I can see guns being more useful now the vehicles are in. Shoot & scoot when you get into a nasty situation while looting, if your base is far enough you wont drag the whole horde to it. Also, when a horde does find your safehouse and breaks in the shotgun is one of the few tools that might allow you to escape.

[WillieSea]

Who needs vehicles? All you need is Athletics and you can run without stopping clear across the map.

[Roverboef]

Wouldn't vehicles be a fair bit faster still? And they'd also allow you to transport more and heavy loot / furniture.

[Roverboef]

I think that when it comes to guns they should really be more of a last resort weapon though, when you need to keep the horde off for just a bit longer or really need to get through that hallway.

[Death]

Originally posted by Roverboef:

I think that when it comes to guns they should really be more of a last resort weapon though, when you need to keep the horde off for just a bit longer or really need to get through that hallway.

Exactly. This is how I've always felt about guns in Zomboid. This game isn't supposed to be a power fantasy where you can just go blasting zombies left and right without repercussions. They even use them as lures in TWD albeit it's very situational when it actually draws large hordes, but it really only makes sense that guns are a last resort and not a goto.

[Nokzen]

Its just, if i found a locker full of rifles, miniguns, rocket launcers, pistols, chainsaws (we need chainsaws btw) and a butter knife. I would go with the butter knife, much more powerful weapon.

[JasonB]

Kind of makes sense though. In a real zombie apocalypse, using a gun would be suicide just like it is in Zomboid.

Guns do have their place in the game, though. In PvP and eventually when hostile NPCs are added, you will have no choice but to bring a gun to a gunfight.

Also, when there's a horde between you and something you need, sometimes the only option is to pull out a shotgun and your ammo stockpile and mow through.

People have this weird attachment to the idea that guns should be the "ultimate" weapon, an attachment that I think comes from playing other games. Which sure is true if you're fighting other living people that also have guns, but against zombies it's a terrible weapon. Limited ammunition, loud noise... inconspicuousness reigns supreme because zombies are only a threat if they notice you.

[nolanritchie]

Pick veteran occupation, and use the silencer mod. Then you will have OP guns.

[DeadlyDanDaMan]

Originally posted by Nokzen:

Its just, if i found a locker full of rifles, miniguns, rocket launcers, pistols, chainsaws (we need chainsaws btw) and a butter knife. I would go with the butter knife, much more powerful weapon.

There is a mod for chainsaws.

[print]

ORGM or ORGM-lite (aka GUNZ) are at least a more fun way to die from using guns

[Kahpy]

Originally posted by Nokzen:

will this always be the case? i mean, its suicide to use a gun, so having no weapon is better than a gun/shotgun/rifle (anything that shoots)
are they only in the game as noise makers? or they just not balanced?
also screwdriver and you are set for life.

It's mostly for PVP because they know that guns are crazy loud. But when you get really far into the game when there are more zombies, it can be worth taking a few potshots to clear a path so you don't lose progress.

[Varagyr Frederick]

Guns are most useless thing ingame. Inaccurate, waaay to loud, hard to level skills and with very limited amunition.
They don't have any positives, except for shotgun which thanks to hail of pellets has improved accuracy but that's about it.

And no, they are not great noisemakers for moving zambambos around, they are troublemakers. Better is to use sound-decoy devices like that one that can be crafted with electrician skill (easier to level then accuracy...) or simply alarm clocks which give you some time before starting to emit sound or hell, even yelling is safer...

[AlexDE]

Guns are more useful in multiplayer and NPCs. Outside of that they might be useful in some cases but they're pretty dangerous so... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Yuna]

Originally posted by Cool Beans:

Guns are most useless thing ingame. Inaccurate, waaay to loud, hard to level skills and with very limited amunition.
They don't have any positives, except for shotgun which thanks to hail of pellets has improved accuracy but that's about it.

And no, they are not great noisemakers for moving zambambos around, they are troublemakers. Better is to use sound-decoy devices like that one that can be crafted with electrician skill (easier to level then accuracy...) or simply alarm clocks which give you some time before starting to emit sound or hell, even yelling is safer...

I completely agree and wish they had silencers or something that makes them less pointless.