Best character for solo?

[Healthyveggie]

Hey, I just picked this game up, and I am wondering if there is a particular character that is good at soloing. I will be playing most of the game solo, and I heard it can get sticky.

[Spectre_Actual(beta testing)]

I like John Morgan and the Claws.

[SaLaĐiN]

All are almost the same. It doesnt matter.

[RopeDrink]

None of them are 'almost' the same - Not even CLOSE. They all specialize in different weapons and playstyles, all of which is improved by salvaging very different weapons and materials - Two ranged and, now, three melee - All with different group buffs (irrelevant to solo, but worth noting for when you go to co-op) and different health & stamina levels alongside unique Fury abilities. In terms of Riptide, they also have a lot of different things to say about questions and situations, so there's that as well.

Telling someone that the tanky Thug Life Sam B with full crowd control 'is the same' as stuck up Purna with support buffs and full ranged gunplay is as ignorant as it is stupid.

As for the actual question, I'd recommend Sam B for solo. He's the tankiest of the group and focusses blunt weapons, which are all about KO and FORCE (so you'll have fun watching zombies being launched into orbit late-game with specific mods, or enjoy his ability to endlessly crowd-control while handling himself with melee'ing 1vX zombies regardless). He's at his strongest against the lesser zeds, and the island is 80% composed of them. He has only a slighty tougher time with 'special' infected but those problems are remedied by certain weapon effects anyways - And they can't be knocked back or down but can still be KO'd.

Alternatively, if you want a squishy but high damage fury spam melee, then take Xian - If you want ranged play with a little melee mixed in, Logan is probably the best for surviving - But he needs a bit of attention during combat.

[Pekmez Pita]

Originally posted by ☢Death_SpecteR:

I like John Morgan and the Claws.

Not to mention his "Mighty Boot". You don't even need any weapons. Even Duke Nukem would be jealous of it. Sam B definitely offers the best survivability and he's my main character for the original game but John Morgan is far more enjoyable to play imo.

[Spectre_Actual(beta testing)]

Originally posted by Pekmez Pita:

Originally posted by ☢Death_SpecteR:

I like John Morgan and the Claws.

Not to mention his "Mighty Boot". You don't even need any weapons. Even Duke Nukem would be jealous of it. Sam B definitely offers the best survivability and he's my main character for the original game but John Morgan is far more enjoyable to play imo.

"Mighty Boot" FTW! :)

[RopeDrink]

I used to like knuckedusters and fist-weapons in DI1 simply because (maybe it was Sam B specific) you had fun up-close animations of back and gut punches that could break bones and looked awesome. This isn't in Riptide, even on John (unless it's based on some of his higher level skills, in which case bleh!).

Still, I did manage to kick a zombie flying off the entire island with that boot, which was hilarious, but I don't think I'd enjoy John as much as Sam B. That guy can survive anything and only has to breath in a zombies direction to knock them on their áss.