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Best character for killing?
The black chick has more ammo so guns will be better, the other guy has essentially infinite throwing weapons, but then again, melee people would never run out, so who shoud i take?
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DOOM SLAYER Oct 18, 2015 @ 7:28am 
John
Originally posted by how to survive2:
John
but why
Xian Mei but that's just me XD and you know Katanas :CrossedBlades:
⛧Kairos⛧ Oct 21, 2015 @ 1:51pm 
My purna never runs out of ammo and can 1 shot nearly everything in the game. my katanna on her 1 shots infected, and 2 shots walkers. she seems to be the best because guns just 1 shot almost everything with head shots. Id recoment getting a good harpoon gun till you can find some nice weapons and enough ammo.
sadnat Oct 21, 2015 @ 7:25pm 
Sam B
DOOM SLAYER Oct 23, 2015 @ 12:11am 
Originally posted by The Major:
Originally posted by how to survive2:
John
but why
because he can crush the zombie head
kotekzot Nov 3, 2015 @ 1:37pm 

Xian has a ridiculously high damage output, great stamina recovery skills and is the best at killing, but is quite fragile. Sam B is tankier and requires less skill (longer weapon reach = safer play), but doesn't kill enemies as fast. The rest aren't even worth mentioning.

Originally posted by Craka_Rob:
My purna never runs out of ammo and can 1 shot nearly everything in the game. my katanna on her 1 shots infected, and 2 shots walkers. she seems to be the best because guns just 1 shot almost everything with head shots. Id recoment getting a good harpoon gun till you can find some nice weapons and enough ammo.
Headshots on non-boss enemies are always lethal regardless of character or perks.

Originally posted by how to survive2:
Originally posted by The Major:
but why
because he can crush the zombie head
Everybody can do that, genius.
Last edited by kotekzot; Nov 3, 2015 @ 2:05pm
lucent Nov 3, 2015 @ 7:20pm 
I play Sam B to be safe myself, solo play and all. Just a matter of timing your swings and getting a good shot with your blunt weapons. You can waste alot of stamina if you just swing wild.

I chose Lights Out by mistake but it's not that bad. KO a few enemies to the ground and you have some more time for that head stomp. Not that it's needed, if you want to spend more time kicking them to the ground.

I'm just curious, was throwing a venom axe for a while. Then to mix it up, would fight with it too. I notice you cut off arms and stuff, does that make an enemy less dangerous? I always go back to my blunt weapons because of the skill tree.

Of course knocking them out make them less dangerous. I just havn't spent enough time cutting them up, wrong character for that.

Does cutting off limbs make a big difference or is it just for show?
for me john is a durable character...he has skill to regenerate health (lifeleech)...
and group buff fury...he has 60% chance to heal a bit instead of dying...
he mastered the hand-to-hand weapon and/or barefists and kicks (bodyblow)...
Last edited by ✨Plague ㋡f Happiness✨; Nov 3, 2015 @ 10:14pm
kotekzot Nov 4, 2015 @ 12:19am 
Originally posted by lucent:
I play Sam B to be safe myself, solo play and all. Just a matter of timing your swings and getting a good shot with your blunt weapons. You can waste alot of stamina if you just swing wild.

I chose Lights Out by mistake but it's not that bad. KO a few enemies to the ground and you have some more time for that head stomp. Not that it's needed, if you want to spend more time kicking them to the ground.

I'm just curious, was throwing a venom axe for a while. Then to mix it up, would fight with it too. I notice you cut off arms and stuff, does that make an enemy less dangerous? I always go back to my blunt weapons because of the skill tree.

Of course knocking them out make them less dangerous. I just havn't spent enough time cutting them up, wrong character for that.

Does cutting off limbs make a big difference or is it just for show?
Cutting arms off thugs makes them less dangerous. Don't know about other types of infected, since the objective of a sharp weapon user is to kill them in one strike to the head.
lucent Nov 6, 2015 @ 7:04pm 
Yeah, your right...I should be going for the kill.

I cut the arms off some basic zombies and they tried to head bunt me. Then I was like thinking, why am I letting them get so close anyways.

Took the arm off a big zombie and he still knocked me down with the other arm.

So yeah, I should be crackin them in the head or hitting them from behind with my blunt skills.
Last edited by lucent; Nov 6, 2015 @ 7:05pm
Honor Guard Nov 6, 2015 @ 7:28pm 
Logan is a overall balenced guy

Infinte throwing for his fury


Sam B specilazes into blunt weapons ,is tanky

Purna specilazes in ranged weapons

John is llike logan but more fitted to unarmmed combat so you can techly go forever no weapons

xian specliztes in Blades ,she can get some great damage out



I generally pick Login or John due to they can be used in almost ALL situtions due to how balenced they are

If your a mainly range guy use Purna


All have there uses ,none are UP

if any are OP i would say John is due to his overall power
Honor Guard Nov 6, 2015 @ 7:34pm 
Originally posted by kotekzot:
Originally posted by lucent:
I play Sam B to be safe myself, solo play and all. Just a matter of timing your swings and getting a good shot with your blunt weapons. You can waste alot of stamina if you just swing wild.

I chose Lights Out by mistake but it's not that bad. KO a few enemies to the ground and you have some more time for that head stomp. Not that it's needed, if you want to spend more time kicking them to the ground.

I'm just curious, was throwing a venom axe for a while. Then to mix it up, would fight with it too. I notice you cut off arms and stuff, does that make an enemy less dangerous? I always go back to my blunt weapons because of the skill tree.

Of course knocking them out make them less dangerous. I just havn't spent enough time cutting them up, wrong character for that.

Does cutting off limbs make a big difference or is it just for show?
Cutting arms off thugs makes them less dangerous. Don't know about other types of infected, since the objective of a sharp weapon user is to kill them in one strike to the head.


Infected have a weakness when they run IF you time it right with any weapon ,a strike to the head either kills them or knocks them down (and drains most of there HP)

Walkers become less dangerous like thugs without arms since they can't grab you anymore and get there range reduced

Sceamers no comment

Rams are weak to top of the head (guns and thrown) as well as the back

Floaters are weak to back ,and weak to fire damage


gas zombies/toxic zombies are easy to kill with 1 hit from anything with fire

the super zombies (like rydar white at end) are weak to same idea of infected but to alot lesser extend

crushers I have no clue been awhile since i fought one
kotekzot Nov 6, 2015 @ 7:44pm 
Originally posted by Honor Guard:
Logan is a overall balenced guy

Infinte throwing for his fury


Sam B specilazes into blunt weapons ,is tanky

Purna specilazes in ranged weapons

John is llike logan but more fitted to unarmmed combat so you can techly go forever no weapons

xian specliztes in Blades ,she can get some great damage out



I generally pick Login or John due to they can be used in almost ALL situtions due to how balenced they are

If your a mainly range guy use Purna


All have there uses ,none are UP

if any are OP i would say John is due to his overall power
In what situations is John superior to Xian? I just don't think any character can beat the combination of virtually infinite stamina with the highest DPS in the game.
Honor Guard Nov 6, 2015 @ 7:51pm 
Originally posted by kotekzot:
Originally posted by Honor Guard:
Logan is a overall balenced guy

Infinte throwing for his fury


Sam B specilazes into blunt weapons ,is tanky

Purna specilazes in ranged weapons

John is llike logan but more fitted to unarmmed combat so you can techly go forever no weapons

xian specliztes in Blades ,she can get some great damage out



I generally pick Login or John due to they can be used in almost ALL situtions due to how balenced they are

If your a mainly range guy use Purna


All have there uses ,none are UP

if any are OP i would say John is due to his overall power
In what situations is John superior to Xian? I just don't think any character can beat the combination of virtually infinite stamina with the highest DPS in the game.
A when you have no weapons or fury

B your weapons are on low durablity

C John has CC which helps with crowds to help others get kills or you

D more HP

E more of a all rounder charater

F easy to level

ETC Fun , easy to use , More of the weapons he suppose to use are more accesable early-Late game


He is more balenced ,also stamina is no issue when the enemy is on the ground or when your able to just make a way through a solid horde,He can easily win fights vs bosses and such without fury

Xian is a good dps charater but not very tough
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