Are Fire Axes really rare or is it just my luck?

[Undefined]

I've come across them, but not at a good rate. I've found Crowbars to be a lot more common than Fire Axes and they're about the same tier for their respective weapon type.

So is it just my luck or are Fire Axes rare?

[dustbiter]

Off zombies, crowbars seem to be more common than the fire axe, but you can also find the hand axe on zombies.

[VANGUARD]

I've also seen way more crowbars than fire axes.
My guess is crowbars simply have more places where they can spawn hence they're more abundant.
As for zombies it seems crowbars have a spawn chance advantage there as well.

[Ashley]

Crowbars are more common and found in more places.

Start Rosewood with lucky on tho my current playthrough I think I found like 5+ fireaxes at the fire department

[Helios]

Originally posted by dustbiter:

Off zombies, crowbars seem to be more common than the fire axe, but you can also find the hand axe on zombies.

Ive seen a video where someone was saying some zombie loot is bound to the passed days as example the katana can be found after 70 or 80? days maybe its same with fireaxe then at same time in noticed crowbar apearing on zombies after first month but no fireaxe so far.

[dustbiter]

Originally posted by Helios:

Originally posted by dustbiter:

Off zombies, crowbars seem to be more common than the fire axe, but you can also find the hand axe on zombies.

Ive seen a video where someone was saying some zombie loot is bound to the passed days as example the katana can be found after 70 or 80? days maybe its same with fireaxe then at same time in noticed crowbar apearing on zombies after first month but no fireaxe so far.

The wiki does mention the the crowbar appearing on zombies before the fire axe (10 vs 15) but 5 days difference isn't much of an issue. IIRC i once found a crowbar off a robber zombie within the first few days.

[DarkFenix]

Fire axes are actually just rare, I find crowbars stuck in zombies every few days in game, I can't remember the last time I saw a fire axe on a zombie.

[|H|H| Fr3ddi3]

I'd say the crowbar is easier to simply stumble across when out in the world, either in / on a zombie or in a random house ... but 2 handed axe's have more reliable spawn locations and thus can potentially be easier to obtain if you are dead set on getting one

By which I mean, I have never gone to a firestation and NOT got at least 1 axe, I have however gone to a tool shop and failed to find a single crowbar.

But I don't think either are that rare in all honesty, not like a Katana of M16.